David Lewis

David Lewis shares the story of Sam Ash, not the name on the music stores, but the 19th century Campbell County-born recording pioneer and movie actor.

The Ink Spots were one of the most popular vocal groups of the 1930’s and 40’s. With a history that includes singing on Cincinnati’s WLW, we revisit this…

From 2016: The Ohio Phonograph Company was the first record company to operate out of Cincinnati, and its history involves legal battles with the father…

Commentary: Our David Lewis talks about – and shares the music of – Cincinnati native, torch singer, Broadway phenom, and possibly the inventor of the…

A new commentary from David Lewis: Stovepipe No. 1 was an African-American street performer and bawdy house musician from the Cincinnati of the 1920s.

Our contributor David Lewis is the chair of the Cincinnati chapter of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections and gives lectures each month at the…