Recent content by billhart

This is the second in a series of essays written for the National Recording Registry, addressing Hoodoo Man Blues, the great Junior Wells (and Buddy Guy) LP that was released in 1965. It is a significant record in several respects, and I was fortunate to get input from Bob Koester, the owner of...

I recently received an invitation to contribute an essay to the National Recording Registry. The Registry, maintained by the National Recording Preservation Board of the U.S. Library of Congress, chooses certain recordings each year that reflect the richness of the American recorded sound...

I've been running a Kuzma Airline for a long time and like it. The one sore point for me has always been the compressor, which is supplied by Silentaire. It works fine, but, because it has a relatively small surge tank, it has to kick on fairly frequently (the Kuzma arm sees about 65 psi). Over...

I've been around some of the audio fora for years, but the 'shark' is new for me. I see a lot of familiar names here. For those who don't know me, I was a long-time NYC copyright lawyer, did decades of stuff in the music industry and on Internet law as outside counsel. Now retired, living in...