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Chris Strachwitz

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German-Silesian-born American record label executive and record producer

United StatesMusiciansLived 1931 to 2023 · aged 91
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Christian Alexander Maria Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz was a German-born American record label executive and record producer.

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2013Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement Award for Executive

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About this person

Christian Alexander Maria Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz was a German-born American record label executive and record producer. He was the founder and president of Arhoolie Records, which he established in 1960 and which became one of the leading labels recording and issuing blues, Cajun, norteño, and other forms of roots music from the United States and elsewhere in the world. Strachwitz despised most commercial music as mouse music.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 2023 · aged 91
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6 languages

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