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Passages through World War II

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In their 15^th publication, MEMORIES MY GREAT UNCLE LEFT BEHIND, Antonio Cassone shares old photographs his Great Uncle Ralph Fritschen had in his possession at the time of his death that were thought to have been lost forever.  They were found by Cassone’s niece and the story, told primarily in the restored, edited family photographs from Cassone’s maternal side.  It is a look at ancestry and the backdrop includes Fritschens’ travels as he served in World War II and middle American life before, during and after the war with captions and musings about family life by Cassone.

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Fellow Countryman

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In the Field

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Northern Gentleman

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Brothers In Arms

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my Great Uncle is 3rd from the left... I thank him and his brothers in arms for their service!

Loaded

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Surreality

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This photo is so cool that I couldn't stop looking at it.  Like what happened here?

GRAMMY WATCH – Package, Album Notes and Historical Album Categories – My Picks and Predictions

Here is the artistry behind the music…

Best Recording Package
• Alagoas
      Alex Trochut, art director (Alagoas)
      [Better Problems]

• Bush
      Anita Marisa Boriboon, art director (Snoop Dogg)
      [Doggy Style/ Iamother/ Columbia Records]

• How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Deluxe Edition)
      Brian Roettinger, art director (Florence + The Machine)
      [Republic]

• My Happiness
      Nathanio Strimpopulos, art director (Elvis Presley)
      [Third Man Records]

• Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys
      Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds and Dick Reeves, art directors (Asleep At The Wheel)
      [Bismeaux Records]

My Pick and Prediction: BUSH

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Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
• Beneath The Skin (Deluxe Box Set)
      Leif Podhajsky, art director (Of Monsters And Men)
      [Republic]

• I Love You, Honeybear (Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl)
      Sasha Barr and Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty)       [Sub Pop]

• The Rise and Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32)
      Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood and Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
      [Third Man Records / Revenant Records]

• Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe Edition)
      Stephen Kennedy and James Tilley, art directors (The Rolling Stones)       [Universal Music Enterprises, A Division Of UM]

• 30 Trips Around The Sun
      Doran Tyson and Steve Vance, art directors (Grateful Dead)       [Rhino]

• What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World (Deluxe Box Set)
      Jeri Heiden and Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)
      [Capitol Records]

My Pick and Prediction: STICKY FINGERS

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Best Album Notes
• Folksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946
      James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists)
      [Dust-To-Digital/University of Wisconsin Press]

• Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
      Jeff Place, album notes writer (Lead Belly)
      [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

• Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced
      Joni Mitchell, album notes writer (Joni Mitchell)
      [Rhino]

• Portrait Of An American Singer
      Ted Olson, album notes writer (Tennessee Ernie Ford)
      [Bear Family Productions]

• Songs Of The Night: Dance Recordings, 1916-1925
      Ryan Barna, album notes writer (Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra)
      [Archeophone Records]

My Pick and Prediction: LOVE HAS MANY FACES: A QUARTES, A BALLET, WAITING TO BE DANCED

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Best Historical Album
• The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11
      Steve Berkowitz, Jan Haust and Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Peter J. Moore, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan And The Band)
      [Columbia/Legacy]

• The Complete Concert By The Sea
      Geri Allen, Jocelyn Arem and Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Jessica Thompson, mastering engineer (Erroll Garner)
      [Columbia/Legacy]

• Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, And Country 1966–1985
      Kevin Howes, compilation producer; Greg Mindorff, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
      [Light In The Attic Records]

• Parchman Farm: Photographs And Field Recordings, 1947–1959
      Steven Lance Ledbetter andNathan Salsburg, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
      [Dust-To-Digital]

• Songs My Mother Taught Me
      Mark Puryear, compilation producer; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Fannie Lou Hamer)
      [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

My Pick: NATIVE NORTH AMERICA (VOL. 1): ABORIGINAL FOLK, ROCKA AND COUNTRY 1966-1985

My Predicition: THE BASEMENT TAPES COMPLETE: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 11

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GRAMMY WATCH - Package, Notes & Historical Album Categories - Picks & Predictions

This next set of categories in my Grammy Award preview is for the packaging of recordings and Historical Album. These usually cover those big, bawdy, awesome packaged, multiple CD/DVD sets, some with books, all artistically manipulated to give music fans an 'ooh and ahh' experience in their journey.

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Best Recording Package

Not sure why it took 5 people to create the packaging for Eggs by Oh No Ono, it was so simple.

My pick & prediction:

HADESTOWN

Brian Grunert, art director (Anaïs Mitchell)

[Righteous Babe Records]

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

My pick & prediction:

UNDER GREAT WHITE NORTHERN LIGHTS (LIMITED

EDITION BOX SET)

Rob Jones & Jack White III, art directors (The White Stripes)

[Third Man/Warner Bros.]

Best Album Notes

My pick & prediction:

ALAN LOMAX IN HAITI: RECORDINGS FOR THE

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, 1936-1937

Gage Averill, album notes writer (Various Artists)

[Harte Recordings]

Best Historical Album

My pick:

ALAN LOMAX IN HAITI: RECORDINGS FOR THE

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, 1936-1937

Jeffrey A. Greenberg, David Katznelson & Anna Lomax

Wood, compilation producers; Steve Rosenthal & Warren

Russell-Smith, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

[Harte Recordings]

My prediction:

THE BEATLES (THE ORIGINAL STUDIO RECORDINGS)

Jeff Jones, compilation producer; Paul Hicks, Sean Magee,

Guy Massey, Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers

(The Beatles) [Capitol/Apple]