The 'Norfolk Sound' Archive at ODU

Those rowdy party noises emanating from Old Dominion University these days might not be the work of the students.

The holdings of the late record producer Frank Guida, who helped popularize the rollicking “Norfolk Sound,” now reside in ODU’s Perry Library as part of its Special Collections. The Frank and Carmela Guida/Rockmasters International Collection includes original recording equipment, tapes, records, photographs, master discs, correspondence and legal papers saved from Guida’s active 40-year career as a music maker and a producer of artists ranging from Gary U.S. Bonds, Jimmy Soul, Bill Deal and the Rhondels, Lenis Guess, and more.

My history of the "Norfolk Sound," accompanied by photographs of artifacts from the archive, is now up at the Coastal Virginia Magazine website, one of the many articles I penned for the mag's special May-June 2019 music issue.

Join in the roar and read the article here.

And for more on the Frank Guida archive and ODU's Special Collections, go here.