1905 - 1986
Moses Asch Polish Musician
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| First Name |
Moses
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| Last Name |
Asch
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| Birthday |
2nd December, 1905
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| Birthplace |
Warsaw, Poland
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| Died |
19th October, 1986
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| Place of Death |
New York City, New York
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| Build |
Large
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
White
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Jewish
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Polish
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| Occupation Text |
Record executive
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| Occupation |
Musician
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Moses Asch (December 2, 1905 – October 19, 1986), often known as Moe Asch, was a Polish-American recording engineer and record executive. He founded Asch Records, which then changed its name to Folkways Records when the label transitioned from 78 RPM recordings to LP records. Asch ran the Folkways label from 1948 until his death in 1986. Folkways was very influential in bringing folk music into the American cultural mainstream. Some of America's greatest folk songs were originally recorded for Asch, including "This Land Is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie and "Goodnight Irene" by Lead Belly. Asch sold many commercial recordings to Verve Records; after his death, Asch's archive of ethnic recordings was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution, and released as Smithsonian Folkways Records.
