Richard Carlin

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Richard Carlin
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NationalityAmerican
Years active1975-present

Richard Carlin is the author of several books on folk, country, and traditional music. He plays English concertina. [1]

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Writing

Carlin worked for Folkways Records as an independent producer from 1975 to 1980, before becoming an editor for Music at Pearson Prentice Hall. [2] In 2008, Carlin published Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways. [3] In 2016, he published Godfather of the Music Business, which is a biography of Morris Levy. [4]

Carlin lives in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. [5]

Bibliography

Discography

References

  1. Binkovitz, Leah. "Beyond Riverdance: Enjoy Classic Celtic Music for St. Patrick's Day". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  2. "'Worlds Of Sound' A Tribute To Folkways". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  3. "Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways: A book by Richard Carlin in association with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings". Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  4. "Interview with Richard Carlin, Author of The Godfather of the Music Business: Morris Levy". The Vinyl Press. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  5. "Richard Carlin". HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher. Retrieved 2019-03-10.