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Starr-Gennett Foundation, Inc.
33 South 7th Street
Richmond, IN 47374
Phone: 765-962-2860
Fax: 765-966-0882
info@starrgennett.org
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The Starr-Gennett
Foundation is dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacy of
Gennett Records and its parent organization, the Starr Piano Company.
The Foundation is working to save this important legacy and foster
worldwide appreciation for this remarkable piece of American popular
music history.
Once headquartered in Richmond, Indiana, the Starr Piano Company
launched a recording division in 1915 that recorded, manufactured,
and distributed 78 rpm phonograph records, the majority of which
featured the company’s Gennett record label. The legacy of the
Starr-Gennett enterprise can still be heard in the popular music
world of today.
Many popular music pioneers including Louis Armstrong, Uncle
Dave Macon, Thomas A. Dorsey, Charley Patton, Duke Ellington,
Gene Autry, the Mills Brothers, and even Lawrence Welk recorded
in the Gennett studios. The number and importance of these early
jazz, blues, gospel, and old-time country artists is astonishing.
These artists helped shape American popular music, and the Starr
Piano Company helped spread their innovative music. Gennett
also recorded ethnic music, Tin Pan Alley-style popular songs,
classical music, sound effects, and even famous speeches. This
important legacy forms the basis for the Starr-Gennett Foundation’s
programs and future goals.
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