King Records Legacy
Each term, we invite local authors to share their latest books. These multi-media presentations make a fun evening filled with information and great stories. At the end of the class, you will receive a copy of their book and a deeper appreciation of the subject matter.
King Records Legacy
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$29 / One Class
Location: VPC Lecture Hall
King Records was an independent recording studio, founded in 1943 in the Evanston neighborhood of Cincinnati. It was at one point the sixth largest record company in the United States, representing artists such as James Brown, Bonnie Lou, The Stanley Brothers, and Otis Williams and The Charms. Though the company closed in 1971, the site still stands, and was even given a historical marker by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008. The Cincinnati musical community and the Evanston neighborhood community wished to revitalize and restore King Records’ legacy, leading the UC's School of Architecture and Interior Design to participate in a design studio experience to research King Records’ history and to submit design proposals to repurpose the King Records site.
The result is a fascinating illustrated documentation The King Records Legacy: Acts I, II, III, providing an encapsulating history of King Records’ influence in America’s mid-twentieth century music culture, as well as the visions of eight renovation design proposals for the King Records historic site.
About Your Instructors
Stephen Slaughter
Stephen Slaughter is an Assistant Professor in the UC DAAP School of Architecture & Design
Henry Hildebrandt
Henry Hildebrandt is a Professor in the UC DAAP School of Architecture & Design
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