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6EDF.S MOINES SUNDAY REGISTER December 30, 1990 Visionary Moses Asch triggered the folk music revival of the '60s I If I 1 1 a Gonntl Nw Srvlrt CHRIITOPHIR TAR A DAVIS DAVIS By DANIEL BUCKLEY TuctanCIIUM Folkways Records, a small independent record company, changed the world forever. Operated almost single-handedly by a folk visionary Moses Asch, Folkways triggered the folk music revival of the 1960s. Everyone from Judy Collins to Phil Ochs, from Peter, Paul and Mary to The Limelighters and the Kingston Trio, mentions acquiring a copy of Harry Smith's "Anthology of American Folk Music," a three-record set on Folkways. Much of the repertoire they sang was learned from that set. When the major labels recorded those singers, and the folk revival came into full swing, the music traveled around the globe, setting off similar revivals in Britain and Ireland, which in turn spun off to the rest of the world.

Think of how rich and diverse our lives are because of interest in global pgr-v rrP LUNO KRUSILUND HJND-KRUSE M. Pete Seeger was recorded by Folkways' Moses Asch In 1940. (v-f m- 'J I Lni fW'VA ALAN SHARON Jt m. 1 STRAND ITRANO flrAJ Jl i li Li RICHARD HOCHSTITLIR IHLAMARII HOCHSTITLIR HOCHSTETtl GOODWIN thla Mane Goodwin and Richaid Dean Hochs-tetler, both of Des Moines, were united in marriage Nov 30. The bride is the daughter of Ira Goodwin of 808 1 lth St.

and Lillian Goodwin of 2305 Amherst St. The groom is the son of the late Clifford Hochstetler and the late Altabelle Hochs-tetler. The bride works for the State of Iowa, and the groom is employed by The Des Moines Register. The couple will live in Des Moines. ALBAUGH JENSEN Lisa M.

Jensen and Jordan L. Albaugh, both of Johnston, exchanged wedding vows Nov. 23. The bride is the daughter of Darrell and Wilda Jensen of 2424 50th and the groom is the son of Melvin and Melva Albaugh of 5660 lakepoint Circle, Johnston. The bride is a student at the Mercy School of Nursing and the groom is employed by Albaugh Truck Line, Elkhart The couple will live in Johnston.

WILLIAM HAMMOND MILANA HAMMOND HAMMOND MUR1L1.0 Melana Maria Murtllo and William Joseph Hammond, both of Hartford, were marned Oct. 13. The bride is the daughter of Kathy Murtllo of 4840 N.E. 31st St and Jack Murillo of Marshalltown. The groom is the son of Gerald and Sandy Hammond of Hartford.

The bride works in the purchasing department of the State of Iowa and the groom is employed by Waldinger Corp. The couple will live in Hartford. MARY BATES BATES ARNDT Mary Lou Arndt and Duane Alan Bates, both of West Des Moines, were married Nov. 10. The bride is the daughter of JoAnne Arndt of 1002 Polk and the late Louis Arndt.

The groom is the son of Paul and Linda Bates of What Cheer. The bnde is employed in the trust department of Valley National Bank and the groom works for Armstrong-Blum of Chicago. The couple will live in West Des Moines. ROBERTS COLLINS Susan Collins and Ben Roberts, both of Urban-dale, were married Nov. 10.

The bride is the daughter of Harry and Nena McKinzie of San Francisco, and the groom is the son of Lyle and Leah Roberts of Mesa, Ariz. The bride is employed by Holmes, Murphy and Associates and the groom works for Alliance Medical Inc. The couple will live in Urbandale. Wed 74, 73 years Archie and Vera Hoskinson, Jefferson Manor, Jefferson, formerly of Grand Junction, will celebrate their 74th wedding anniversary Dec. 3 1 Glenn and Verna Hillman, R.R.I, Box 248, Grand Junction celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary Dec.

24. ADEL Marvin and Ruth De Camp, R.R.3, Box 78, 67 years, Dec. 23. ADEL Lyle C. "Jack" and Lucile Ramsey, 430 N.

Ninth 60 years, Jan. 3. Card shower. ADEL Gale and Bonnie Thompson, Route 1 Box 34, 5 1 years, Jan. 1 AFT0N Bob and Virginia Rutledge, 409 W.

Filmote 55 years, Dec. 28. BRITT Bob and Helen Hoover, 479 Second St. S.E., 60 years, Dec. 24.

CARLISLE Owen and Grace Penick, 135 Main 52 years, Dec. 31 CEDAR RAPIDS H.P. and Martha Macklin, 1715 Texas Ave. N.E., 50 years, Dec. 7.

CLEAR LAKE Guy and Marge Caf-frey, 2501 S. Third 68 years, Dec. 23. DES MOINES Alton and Louise Alle-ly, 1706 Sixth 55 years, Jan. 1.

DES MOINES William and Lorene Bollenbaugh, 2909 E. 38th St. Court, 55 years, Dec. 31. DES MOINES James 0.

and Helen Brown, 2522 Logan 56 years, Dec. 29. Card shower. GRIMES Loren and Edith Truman, 645 S. Ewing 50 years, Dec.

3 1 vi IKi 51 JORDAN LISA ALiAUOH ALIAUOH IW-iiw ifj DUANE BATES HONDA AX HO AXHOJ-STORM Rhonda K. Storm of Omaha, and Kristen P. Aihoi of Charlotte, were married Nov 23. The bride is the daughter of Ronald and Izola Storm of Wei, and the groom is the son of Peter and Marion Aho of Oneonta, Y. The couple will live in Charlotte, where the bride is employed by Arthur Andersen and the groom works for KPMG Peat Marwick.

4. 1 RON MILL KIMBIRLV MILL MILL-RILSKR Kimberly Reeser and Ron G. Mill, both of Johnston, were married Nov 17. The bride is the daughter of Jerry D. Burgett of 6207 Second St and Patricia J.

Rorfnquez of 3603 W. 14th St. The groom is the son of William and Minnie Mill of Johnston. The groom is employed by Noel Electric. The couple will live in Johnston.

Becky Sue Williams of Des Moines and David Van Johnson of Avoca, Neb were united in marriage Nov. 18 The bride is the daughter of Darlene Wilson of 4333 Parkndge Pleasant Hill, and the late Darrell Wilson. The groom is the son of Elmer B. and June Johnson of Avoca. The couple will live in Des Moines, where they are employed by US West Communications.

NELSON-BEELER Cindy Beeler and Robert L. Nelson, both of Des Moines, exchanged marriage vows Nov. 18 The bride is the daughter ot William and Mariorie Cau- dill of 591 Marlou Parkway. The groom is the son of Doris Nelson of 5008 S.W. Eighth St.

and the late Clyde Nelson. The bnde works for Mid Iowa Computer Center, the groom for John Deere, An-keny. The couple will live in Des Moines. Study backs three theories of near-death People who nearly die and people who merely think they are about to die 'experience strikingly similar sensa-. "tions, including a feeling of well-being and clarity of mind, researchers have found.

The scientists from the University of Virginia studied the medical records and personal accounts of 28 patients who would have died without medical intervention, and another 30 patients who were not in danger of dying but who thought they were. Both groups reported strikingly similar experiences, although those who -really were near death were more likely to report an enhanced perception of light and enhanced cognitive ability. The study, by J.E. Owens, E.W. Cook and I.

Stevenson of the division of personality studies, is reported in Jhe current issue of The Lancet, a Brit ish medical journal. The researchers said the findings appeared to lend some support to each of three theories that have been proposed to explain near-death experiences: the transcendental theory argues that these experiences provide a glimpse of the hereafter; the physiological theory suggests that they are the result of biological states that accompany the process of dying, and the psychological theory says that they are a response to the perceived threat of dying. They said the psychological theory was supported by evidence that patients who believed they were near death had experiences similar to those of people who really were dying. The physiological theory was supported by evidence that patients who were near death had experiences that occurred more frequently than among those who were not dying. The transcendental theory, they said, was supported by evidence that dying patients reported enhanced cognitive functions despite the likelihood that their brain function had diminished.

"We need more studies like this before we can draw conclusions," said Bruce Greyson, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut who has also studied near-death experiences. "But it's possible that a near-death experience can have psychological, physiological and transcendental aspects." KKItTfN AXMOJ jtv' i Sl DAVID tiCKV JOHNSON JOHNSON JOHNSON WILLIAMS The Smithsonian has been insistent about royalties. The Smithsonian turned to anthropologist Tony Seeger (nephew of Pete Seeger) to serve as curator of the Folkways Collection and director of Folkways Records. The younger Seeger's introduction to the label came in the sixth grade when he acquired a recording of music of India for a paper he was writing and became fascinated by the music. The label might, in fact, be responsible for his eventually speciality in the music of South American Indians and living in Brazil for 10 years studying that music.

"For me, it was a departure since I didn't really grow up in the record industry," he says. "It's been tremendously interesting as an intellectual challenge, coming into something that you don't know anything about and then figuring out how it works and trying to do it. That's what anthropologists do, but we usually do it in remote societies. "The first thing with Folkways was to get it all available again," he says. Smithsonian accomplished this primary goal by setting up a desktop publishing operation out of it's Washington, D.C., main office.

The other job was to get these sounds back into the commercial network, by reissuing some of the great performances on Folkways and by bringing out new sounds to give record stores an interest in carrying the back catalog. For that, Smithsonian needed help. At first it turned to Birch Publishing, a group outside the recording industry. After a year or two, it was obvious that that arrangement was going nowhere fast. Seeger then began a search for the perfect partner and in 1988, found it in the Cambridge, independent label Rounder Records.

"We were very excited about it," says Ken Irwin, one of the original trio that founded Rounder Records 20 years ago. "As distributors for Folkways (prior to Asch's death), we had been frustrated when they ended up with a distributor (Birch) who knew nothing about the music and seemed not to care about it. I think Moe's commitment to recording the sounds of life was one of the most important decisions of this century. You sort of wonder if there JAMIS LISA DAUSJLNSLN Tara Lynn Jensen and Christopher Michael Davis, both of Noblesville, exchanged marriage vows Nov 10. The bride is the daughter of George and Lora Jensen of Arcadia, Ind The groom is the son of Roy F.

Davis III of 1708 Francis Ave. and Darlene Bealo of 218 Lyon St The couple will live in Noblesville, where the bride is i student at the Indiana Business College and the groom is employed by the United Parcel Service. LeAnn Kruse of West Des Moines and Ben Lund of Des Moines were married Nov. 10. The bride is the daughter of Sylvester and Thelma Kruse of Hillsboro and the groom is the son of Lloyd and Ruth Lund of Slater.

The couple will live in Des Moines, where the bride works for the Patterson law Firm, the groom for Gilcrest'Jewett lumber Co. STRAND ELLIS Sharon Kim Ellis of Johnston and Alan Leslie Strand of Urbandale were united in marriage Nov. 10. The bride is the daughter of Ray and Rate Ellis of 7212 Townsend Urbandale. The groom is the son of Bonnie Strand of 3512 64m Urbandale, and the late Raymond Strand.

The bnde works for Iowa Physicians Clinic, the groom for Deluxe Check Printers. The couple will live in Urbandale. Lisa Mane DeBok and James L. Hofer, both of Overland Park, exchanged marriage vows Oct. 13.

The bride is the daughter of Herb and MaryLou DeBok of 7213 Ridgemont Drive, Urban-dale. The groom is the son of Robert and Roseann Hofer of Ames. The bride is employed by Kemper Insurance Group, Overland Park. The groom, a recent graduate from Rockhurst College with a master's degree in business administration, works for Woodbridge Riverside, Mo. The couple will live in Overland Park.

Announcement guide To get your wedding announcement published, Des Moines Register form must be filled in completely and received no later than sin weeks after the wedding. For a form, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Wedding Announcements, Newsroom, The Des Moines Register, Box 957, Des Moines, la. 50304. If you include pictures of the bride and groom, they should be glossy prints of good quality. No pictures can be returned.

This service is free. No announcements can be accepted over the phone. JOHNSTON F.L. "Roy" and Nina Crowell, 6320 Merle Hay Road, 66 years, Jan. 3.

LEWIS Harold and Berniece Robinson, Box 52, 52 years, Jan. 1 LONE TREE L. Leroy "Roy" and Gertrude E. Strong, Box 191, 50 years, Jan. 1.

MALC0M Virgil and Grace Adams, R.R.1, Box 96, 50 years, Jan. 1. Reception, 7 to p.m. Jan. 5 at Grinnell Elks Lodge.

Dance following. MONTEZUMA Don and Norma Jean McKee, R.R.1, 50 years, Jan. 2. 0GDEH Wilfred and Irene Pentico, Box 224, 55 years, Dec. 24.

OSCEOLA Lon and Leona Williams, 2 10 E. Cherry Drive, 69 years, Dec. 24. SCRANT0N Bill and Madge Gibson, R.R.1, 55 years, Dec. 25.

SHAMBAUGH Kenneth and Allene Hazleton, Box 6, 56 years, Dec. 25. WEST BEN0 Henry and Mildred Dahlhauser, R.R., Box 119c, 50 years, Dec. 26. Reception, 2 to 4 p.m.

Dec. 30 at SS. Peter and Paul's parish hall. WEST UNION Ronald and Lucille Grafenberg, R.R.2, Box 123, 50 years, Jan. 1.

WINTERSET Aaron and Lola Howell, R.R.4, 60 years, Dec. 27. Reception, 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 30 at Earlham City Hall.

Announcement guide The Des Moines Register will publish wedding anniversaries of 50 years or All information, including first and last names, address, number of years married and anniversary date, should be submitted in writing. Send to: The Des Moines Register, Anniversaries-Newsroom, Box 957, Des Moines, la. 50304. Deadline is Tuesday noon before the Sunday you want the item published 1 1 hadn't been a Folkways label, how many other independent labels never might have gotten At Irwin's suggestion, waiters, an American Studies graduateof the University of Texas at the job of operations director, at Smithsonian Folkways. It is now his job to oversee the daily details of licensing the recordings to museums, film producers, educational institutions and the myriad of others that use the recordings.

It's also his job to handle all royalties from the label something the Smithsonian has been a great deal more insistent upon than Asch was. "The challenge is for the label to be self-sufficient and solvent while trying to acquaint people with the rest of the catalog," Walters says. To do so, he and Tony Seeger have very methodically combed through the catalog to decide which of the 3,000 recordings should first be reissued commercially on compact disc and cassette. SMOKING 0cttifrill! Uniii, Jmmoj 1, 2:00 pm WOMHoMirlM-tSOfi AhW (to 223-0490 Or. Srtt Stitti Hypttit Cf ED WEIGHT feel grtill Loot grull Sunday, Jin.

12:00 noon WDM Holiday Inn let Attend the best! Mo: 223-0490 Or. Oreo Stelet Hypnotit CHnict GO NEWYEAR'S EVE: forty Fovon NoistMckerv 1991 Bonnm NovdMt lop Hoh MrTimCniimhfltol 9 Open Today Noon 5 SZ fr ors mines A THEATRICAL fcHllIj OUfl BUSlNfSS IS SHOW nr 274-)ii1 Hourt: Fri. 1 Sat. 9-Ml) Motnrs, low.i HH4 m. Most adults have grown up hearing Folkways children 's records.

ethnic music. Folkways again was the grandpappy of them all, issuing recordings from virtually every nook and cranny on earth. How about movies? Ever wonder where they get the sound effects of trains that have been off the tracks for 30 or more years? Folkways, again. And children's records. Most adults have either owned or grown up hearing Folkways children's records on school record players.

Folkways was certainly one of the earliest, if not the earliest, to enter the children's records field. A partial list of artists who recorded for Folkways is staggering: Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Pete Seeger, Ella Jenkins, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Allen Ginsberg, Memphis Slim, Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Bill Broonzy, Rev. Gary Davis, Snooks Eaglin, Mary Lou Williams, Art Tatum, James P. Johnson, Doc Watson, Luanda Williams, John Cage, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Willie Dixon, Bertolt Brecht, Gertrude Stein, Bob Dylan (under the alias Blind Boy Grunt), Jean Ritchie, Huey Newton and Roosevelt Sykes. The label wasn limited to recording great artists.

There were recordings of tree frogs, bees, a baby's cries (with notes as to what each means), lan guage instruction, scientific lectures, poetry, sounds of tropical rain forests, oceans and offices, animals and even the sounds of satellites. Asch recorded electronic music, computer music and other avant-garde experimentation the major labels dared not touch. He also recorded ethnic music, More than 3,000 recordings were made by Asch, everything from U.S. gospel and blues to music from every continent on earth. 'Moe was as interested in sound as he was in music," says Matthew Walters, director of operations for Smithsonian-Folkways.

In all, more than 3,000 recordings were made by Asch between 1940 and his death from a stroke in 1986 an average of one record a week for 46 years. More staggering still is the fact that none was allowed to go out of print, no matter how few copies it sold. Moreover, the success of the Folkways and its eclectic philosophy inspired the formation of today's most important independent labels, such as Rounder, Philo and Flying Fish. The Folkways music, too, was a source of inspiration to a generation of pop artists. "You might say that pop music would not be what it is today were it not for the revival of interest in folk music," says Pete Seeger.

"A lot of it was African-American folk music. People think that folk music is all ballads and banjos, but gospel music is religious folk music and the blues is African-American secular folk music," Seeger says. It is one thing for anthropologists to head out into the field to record songs to be locked up in the Library of Congress, university collections or museums. It's another thing entirely to have the vision to get those recordings onto shelves where real people have access to them. That's the genius of Mo Asch's Folkways label.

"It's been our experience that the Folkways label has been many things to many different people," Walters says. Along with its strong Appalachian recordings, its ethnic and blues titles, its children's records and educational releases, Walters, who had himself spent a number of years in the record business, was surprised at the depth of Folkways catalog of jazz artists. "It was a very strong jazz label in the '40s and '50s," he says. "Moe recorded Coleman Hawkins, Art Tatum, Mary Lou Williams and Don Byas in the studio in New York. I think people would be astonished by the jazz titles." When Asch passed away, his family turned his recordings over to the Smithsonian Institute, with the understanding that they should be kept available and that the label should be continued in his tradition.

V9 to cps witi Now persons suffering from cancer can learn, along with their families, how to deal with the concerns, frustrations and emotional upheaval caused by cancer. Mercy's "I Can Cope" educational program, co-sponsored by the American Cancer Society, is offered free. Sessions will be held from 7-9 p.m., on January 8, 10, 15, 17, 22 and 24 at the Mercy Education Center at Fifth University. For information, or to register, call (515) 247-4178. I Sixth L'ntuTMtv-.