SATHERLEY, ART
(1889–1986)
SATHERLEY, ART (b. Arthur Edward S., Bristol, England, October 19, 1889–February 10, 1986) One of the pioneering producers of traditional country recordings, Satherley worked for the early labels Paramount, Plaza, American Record Company, and finally Columbia, overseeing the sessions of country bluesmen and what was then called hillbilly music. Satherley came to America when he was twenty-four, initially working in a lumber mill owned by the Wisconsin Chair Company. Like many other furniture…