Starr-Gennett Foundation

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Starr-Gennett Foundation Non-profit organization that serves to PRESERVE, PROMOTE & CELEBRATE the legacy of Gennett Records and it's parent company, The Starr Piano Company.

Gennett (pronounced with a soft G) was a United States based record label which flourished in the 1920s and early 1930s. Gennett records was founded in Richmond, Indiana by the Starr Piano Company, and released its first records in October 1917. From 1922 to 1934, Gennett released recordings by hundreds of "old-time music" artists, precursors to country music, including such artists as Fiddlin' Doc Roberts and Gene Autry. By the late 1920s, Gennett was pressing records for more than 25 labels worldwide, including budget disks for Sears, Roebuck's catalog. In 1926, Fred Gennett created Champion Records as a budget label for tunes previously released on Gennett.

CityLife FYI photos from the Gennett Records Walk of Fame
09/13/2026

CityLife FYI photos from the Gennett Records Walk of Fame

The flood earlier this month was devastating but here is a picture from 1913. This is the Starr Piano Factory. This floo...
08/27/2026

The flood earlier this month was devastating but here is a picture from 1913. This is the Starr Piano Factory. This flood killed hundreds in Indiana and Ohio.

Gennett Records Walk of Fame is Sept 12th.
08/23/2026

Gennett Records Walk of Fame is Sept 12th.

The Gennett Records Walk Of Fame is on September 12th.
08/16/2026

The Gennett Records Walk Of Fame is on September 12th.

As many of you know, Indiana has suffered flooding this past week. Richmond and Wayne County was hit hard. The Walk of F...
08/16/2026

As many of you know, Indiana has suffered flooding this past week. Richmond and Wayne County was hit hard. The Walk of Fame was under about 6 to 8 inches of water. Then it receded in about 18 hours. I took pictures of the WOF on day two. Each medallion needs to be cleaned and the walk, too. The good news is that the WOF survived with little noticeable additional damage. Back in 1913, was the last time that Richmond and Dayton suffered a flood like this, with many lives lost.

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33 S 7th Street
Richmond, IN
47374

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Thursday 8:30am - 11:30am

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