{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/presentation/3/context.json","id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/iiif/696zw1b99p/manifest","type":"Manifest","label":{"en":["The Legacy of Funnyman \"Ragtime Bob\" Roberts"]},"logo":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/organizations/logo_images/000/000/019/original/ARSC_Full_Logo_RGB_K.jpg?1605438091","metadata":[{"label":{"en":["Agent"]},"value":{"en":["David N. Lewis (Presenter)","Rebecca Forste (Presenter)","Leah Biel (Videographer)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Date"]},"value":{"en":["2016-03-17 (Created)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Format"]},"value":{"en":["Video"]}},{"label":{"en":["Description"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003e\"Many collectors of vintage records need no introduction to Robert S. \"Ragtime Bob” Roberts, one of the most charismatic and mysterious figures in the early phonograph industry, his name appearing on nearly 500 discs and cylinder releases. Researcher Rebecca Forste and David Lewis have been looking into the Bob Roberts story from the context of his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio and have made new discoveries in the life of this key entertainer. Forste and Lewis have discovered a new birthdate for him and have made inroads into his family history, particularly in regard to his illustrious father, minstrel show entertainer and circus entrepreneur Nick Roberts (1841-1905). This will be a joint presentation where the Nick Roberts-related material will be presented by Rebecca Forste, with David “Uncle Dave” Lewis joining in on Roberts’s recording activity, and later, career in early radio.\"\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDavid N. \"Uncle Dave\" Lewis has been an ARSC member since 1999. He has presented at several ARSC Conferences since giving his first talk in Santa Barbara in 2002 on the subject of the obscure bandleader, Harry Spindler. Lewis ran the underground record label Hospital Records out of Cincinnati in the 1980s and has had a long presence in public radio, appearing in years-long programs on WAIF (Cincinnati) and WCBN (Ann Arbor, University of Michigan). He worked as a classical music buyer for West Coast Tower Records and Virgin Megastore locations in the 1990s and spent a decade as an editor for the All Music Guide, now RoviCorp. Today he presents monthly lectures at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County on topics relating to the music and recording industry in the Ohio Valley, and is an historian and producer for WVXU, the NPR affiliate in Cincinnati. His radio piece on bandleader Earl Fuller won an \"Excellence in Journalism\" award from the Society for Professional Journalists.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRebecca Forste has worked as a contributor and editor for a variety of publications, including ARSC Journal. Her background and interest in sound recordings is largely the legacy of her late mother, who was an audiophile and longstanding collector.\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Publisher"]},"value":{"en":["Association for Recorded Sound Collections"]}},{"label":{"en":["Rights Statement"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eCopyright Association for Recorded Sound Collections\u003c/p\u003e"]}}],"summary":{"en":["\u003cp\u003e\"Many collectors of vintage records need no introduction to Robert S. \"Ragtime Bob\u0026rdquo; Roberts, one of the most charismatic and mysterious figures in the early phonograph industry, his name appearing on nearly 500 discs and cylinder releases. Researcher Rebecca Forste and David Lewis have been looking into the Bob Roberts story from the context of his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio and have made new discoveries in the life of this key entertainer. Forste and Lewis have discovered a new birthdate for him and have made inroads into his family history, particularly in regard to his illustrious father, minstrel show entertainer and circus entrepreneur Nick Roberts (1841-1905). This will be a joint presentation where the Nick Roberts-related material will be presented by Rebecca Forste, with David \u0026ldquo;Uncle Dave\u0026rdquo; Lewis joining in on Roberts\u0026rsquo;s recording activity, and later, career in early radio.\"\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDavid N. \"Uncle Dave\" Lewis has been an ARSC member since 1999. He has presented at several ARSC Conferences since giving his first talk in Santa Barbara in 2002 on the subject of the obscure bandleader, Harry Spindler. Lewis ran the underground record label Hospital Records out of Cincinnati in the 1980s and has had a long presence in public radio, appearing in years-long programs on WAIF (Cincinnati) and WCBN (Ann Arbor, University of Michigan). He worked as a classical music buyer for West Coast Tower Records and Virgin Megastore locations in the 1990s and spent a decade as an editor for the All Music Guide, now RoviCorp. Today he presents monthly lectures at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County on topics relating to the music and recording industry in the Ohio Valley, and is an historian and producer for WVXU, the NPR affiliate in Cincinnati. His radio piece on bandleader Earl Fuller won an \"Excellence in Journalism\" award from the Society for Professional Journalists.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRebecca Forste has worked as a contributor and editor for a variety of publications, including ARSC Journal. Her background and interest in sound recordings is largely the legacy of her late mother, who was an audiophile and longstanding collector.\u003c/p\u003e"]},"requiredStatement":{"label":{"en":["Attribution"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eCopyright Association for Recorded Sound Collections\u003c/p\u003e"]}},"provider":[{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/aboutus","type":"Agent","label":{"en":["Association for Recorded Sound Collections"]},"homepage":[{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/","type":"Text","label":{"en":["Association for Recorded Sound Collections"]},"format":"text/html"}],"logo":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/organizations/logo_images/000/000/019/original/ARSC_Full_Logo_RGB_K.jpg?1605438091","type":"Image"}]}],"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/collection_resource_files/thumbnails/000/257/094/small/THELEGACYOFFUNNYMANRAGTIMEBOBROBERTSpresentedbyDavidN.LewisandRebeccaForste.mp4_1732487985.jpg?1732487985","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg"}],"items":[{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2105/collection_resources/138693/file/257094","type":"Canvas","label":{"en":["Media File 1 of 1 - THE_LEGACY_OF_FUNNYMAN_'RAGTIME_BOB'_ROBERTS_presented_by_David_N._Lewis_and_Rebecca_Forste.mp4"]},"duration":5323.7551,"width":640,"height":360,"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/collection_resource_files/thumbnails/000/257/094/small/THELEGACYOFFUNNYMANRAGTIMEBOBROBERTSpresentedbyDavidN.LewisandRebeccaForste.mp4_1732487985.jpg?1732487985","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg"}],"items":[{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2105/collection_resources/138693/file/257094/content/1","type":"AnnotationPage","items":[{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2105/collection_resources/138693/file/257094/content/1/annotation/1","type":"Annotation","motivation":"painting","body":{"id":"https://aviary-p-arsc.s3.wasabisys.com/collection_resource_files/resource_files/000/257/094/original/THE_LEGACY_OF_FUNNYMAN_'RAGTIME_BOB'_ROBERTS_presented_by_David_N._Lewis_and_Rebecca_Forste.mp4?1732487984","type":"Video","format":"video/mp4","duration":5323.7551,"width":640,"height":360},"target":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2105/collection_resources/138693/file/257094","metadata":[]}]}],"annotations":[]}]}