Starr Piano Company
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The Starr Piano Company was an American manufacturer of pianos from the late 1800s to the middle 1900s. Founded by James Starr, the company also made phonographs and records and was the parent company
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Starr Showroom, Richmond, Indiana, 1906
Starr Piano factory 1893
The remains of the Starr factory
King Oliver
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Joseph Nathan "King" Oliver was an American jazz cornet player and bandleader. He was particularly recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of mutes in jazz. Also a notable composer, he
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…Gennett's new lateral cut records became a popular jazz label, recording artists such as Jelly Roll Morton, Bix Beiderbecke, New Orleans Rhythm Kings, and King Oliver's band, including some of Louis Armstrong earliest commercial recordings. At the height of the Starr's manufacturing, they made 25,000 pianos, 15,000 phonographs…
Oliver, c. 1915
Joe "King" Oliver's Draft Card, signed September 12, 1918, in Chicago