DIS Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 I advertise mysel as a "music sleuth and conservationist," primarily helping people to find out-of-print and unpublished big-band arrangements. Today, however, somebody came to me with an unusual request: Can I help them find and acquire old-timey audio recordings by the Roland Cumberland Orchestra? How would one go about doing this? Are there repositories of older recordings that I might contact and search? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy T. Frog Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Huh,a Google search shows he was a Washington DC-area band leader, and founded a precision ball bearing business, died in 2011. A link to his obituary in the Washington Post won't work for me, and won't let me embed it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIS Posted January 28 Author Report Share Posted January 28 Thanks for your.response. Actually I know a little bit about the man. I played a few society dance gigs with Roland in his elder years. My question is a little more generic: How does one go about searching for older recordings? I've tried Google search, ebay, Discogs, Amazon, Dusty Groove. Are there places where I can search inventories? Are there any other options than journeying to thrift shops and stores that sell but don't inventory second-hand CDs and vinyl recordings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 21 hours ago, Hoppy T. Frog said: Huh,a Google search shows he was a Washington DC-area band leader, and founded a precision ball bearing business, died in 2011. A link to his obituary in the Washington Post won't work for me, and won't let me embed it here. I can’t seem to find a link to any sort of WashPo obit for him — but my wife and I are WashPo subscribers. Also, searching on “roland cumberland“ on the WashPo app doesn’t seem to bring anything up. But if you or anyone can provide a link, I’m glad to get behind their paywall and share what I find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 3 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said: I can’t seem to find a link to any sort of WashPo obit for him — but my wife and I are WashPo subscribers. Also, searching on “roland cumberland“ on the WashPo app doesn’t seem to bring anything up. But if you or anyone can provide a link, I’m glad to get behind their paywall and share what I find. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/2011/08/23/gIQA6Z6XeJ_story.html I believe. But I'm also a WAPO subscriber, and can't open it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 2 hours ago, felser said: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/2011/08/23/gIQA6Z6XeJ_story.html I believe. But I'm also a WAPO subscriber, and can't open it. Yeah, opening that link triggers my WashPo app to open — but no story appears for me. I’ll try on our laptop at some point (maybe tomorrow), but I sorta doubt it’ll work any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 27 minutes ago, Rooster_Ties said: Yeah, opening that link triggers my WashPo app to open — but no story appears for me. I’ll try on our laptop at some point (maybe tomorrow), but I sorta doubt it’ll work any better. I was doing it from a laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy T. Frog Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/j-cumberland-obituary?id=5973432 @DIS Maybe you could ask around any Washington DC record stores, or Second Story Books? Maybe these guys? https://www.facebook.com/iajrc/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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