Joe Bussard, historian of old-timey music and legendary 78 RPM record collector, RIP

Joe Bussard, a legendary collector of 78 RPM records and historian of old-timey American roots music, has died at age 86. I learned of Bussard through the exquisite 2005 CD box set Fonotone Records: Frederick, Maryland (1956-1969) that he compiled in collaboration with the fine folks at the Dust-to-Digital record label. — Read the rest