Sonny Smith -Anthology of Unknown Music Volume 1

 

• anthology of unknown music volume 1 is a collection of rare and obscure musical works by unknown artists from Berkely fingerpicking virtuoso Merriweather Bradley to Appalachian banjo player and travelling mystic Vondalee Cheavrant aka Blood World. the LP features twenty unheard of songs from the past and sometimes future. this chapbook contains the biographies and backstories of the artists who created these songs.
  
  

  

  
  

  many years ago i made an art project called 100 Records in which i made up bands and made the music for the made up bands and artists made the record covers for the made up bands. 
  
  i continued it this last year and the opening reception is January 22 at Minnesota Street Projects, 6-9pm.
  
  The show is called ANTHOLOGY OF UNKNOWN MUSIC Vol. 1 and it is accompanied by a beautiful LP, with individual silk screen covers, and twenty songs. 
  
  And many of my favorite artists have contributed to this show, above is just a small sample. 
  
  I also made a jukebox to play all the songs. Also a zine with all the backstories and bios of the made up bands.