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The Grammy In Mathematics

Posted by kdawson on from the woodie-rides-again dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A mathematician will receive a Grammy award for restoring the only known recording of a live Woody Guthrie performance — a bootleg someone made in 1949 using a wire recorder. Guthrie's daughter, who had never heard her father perform in front of a live audience, oversaw the restoration. The article links very cool before and after clips."

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  1. Title of story wrong? by Mushdot · · Score: 5, Informative

    The title of the article says the mathematician was norminated for a grammy, yet the article itself says the recording was put forward, which sounds more plausible.

  2. Re:Only known what? by Spad · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's poorly phrased, but they mean the only known live recording of *that* performance.