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  • Preserving Local Music: Louis Bellson in the Fredlo Collection

    Preserving Local Music: Louis Bellson in the Fredlo Collection

    Davenport’s Historic Fredlo Studio Shows its Roots Through an Historic Undocumented Jazz Recording

    In May 2023, Special Collections staff applied and were awarded the State Historical Society of Iowa’s Historical Resource Development Program (HRDP) Grant. With this grant, we strove to digitize and make the Fredlo Recording Studios Collection accessible. The project was completed in 2025. Now, we are ready to share this collection of Quad Cities music history through stories about individuals, groups/bands, ensembles, and other unique contributions.

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