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“They don’t do that anymore,’’ he said, adding the same show with modern music would not be quite possible.
While his love for e«Ci disc in las basement is obvious, his special attention is devoted to ihe 1920 and 1930’s.
“That was the golden era,” he said. “You have to hear it. You will feel the same," he said with pride, explaining that at that time there was little conformity among artists or studios; each musician performed as an individual.
“Those that were famous in the ’20’s were famous a lifetime,” he said, drawing attention to stars like A1 Jolson, Eddie Canter and others. “They were mega-stars,” he said in comparision to our superstars of today. '
Superstars of today do not interest Mr. Pierson, though he said he does buy Country Gentlemen albums and has listened to The Judds.
“The flavor is right but the tempos are all wrong.”
His basement collection, 'the “cream of the crop,” as he refers to it, also includes recordings from around the world — foreign language recordings from as far away as Brazil and Russia.
“It’s amazing,” he said, carefully replacing another disc in its sleeve. “The names are forgotten, but the songs go on. They keep the artist alive. People always remember the music.”
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