Begin forwarded message: > From: Ryan Barna <ryansrecords1 at hotmail.com> > Subject: New Billy Murray website > > (Hi Loran, I tried to send this message at 8:13 PM last night to > phono-l at oldcrank.org but I haven't seen it posted. If you could > forward this to the list, I would appreciate it.) > > > Hello all, > > For the last few months, I've been working to develop a website to > make my research on Billy Murray available. It is now up for > viewing at: > > www.denvernightingale.com > > I'm still pretty new to this whole web mastering thing, so I > welcome any tips or suggestions on how to improve it, or perhaps > make it more user friendly. As you can tell, it's still undergoing > development, but keep checking back because I update it every few > days. > > Of great interest is a highly detailed and near complete > discography of his Edison Disc masters. This includes his solos, > quartets, and choruses drawn from the Edison studio cash books. > Toward the end of this month, a similarly detailed discography of > his directly recorded Edison Wax and Blue Amberols will be posted. > I'll probably be working on his Zonophone records next. > > And there'll be other great things to come! I'll try to have all of > the details regarding Murray's travels with the Al G. Field > minstrels (1902-1903) within the next week. Following that, I'll > also have detailed sketches on each one of Murray's family members. > This will include the entire story behind the drowning of his > father Patrick Murray, and the sole surviving photograph of Billy > Murray's sister, Mae. Many of these facts came directly from the > surviving relatives of Murray's siblings. (Perhaps you could call > this the official website?) Also keep your eye open for Jimmy > Martindale's letters from the Library of Congress (Jim Walsh > collection), a photo gallery of the many record labels Murray > appeared on, and more! > > I'll have more photographs and documents posted as soon as I can > get the permissions granted. Until then, spread the word, put it on > your links or favorites page, and most importantly, get involved! > If you see any errors, or anything you'd like to share, this is the > perfect place to do it. I'm always open and looking for more > contributions to make this the most complete and accurate site > regarding Murray's life and career. Again, I'm still starting out, > but once everything gets going this will be a monumental tribute to > him. > > -Ryan Barna > www.denvernightingale.com