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Origin Jazz Library Origin Jazz Library (OJL) was founded by Bill Givens and Pete Whelan in New Hope, Pennsylvania. As a result, the flow of new OJL issues slowed to a trickle.

Their idea was to reissue classic blues recordings of the 1920s and 1930s, which at that time were generally not well-received, even to those whose primary interest was roots music of that period. The first issue was "The Immortal Charlie Patton," which was received enthusiastically by the emerging "folk revival" community. In 1967, Whelan turned over his share of the company to Bill Givens, who c

ontinued to put out new releases through the late 1960s, and well into the 1970s, by which time many other labels, such as Yazoo, had reissued the bulk of the worthwhile pre-WWII blues material. By the mid-90s, although the tracks were already available on CD, Bill continued to receive orders for his LPs, due in large part to OJL's pioneering reputation. In 1999, Bill Givens died at the age of 68. His heart gave out while unloading copies of the the Bix Restored, Vol. 2 CD box set. Music historian Cary Ginell and restoration expert Michael Kieffer elected to revive the label and continue the legacy begun by Givens and Whelan.

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