Kurt E. Armbruster

Kurt E. Armbruster is a historian and author in Seattle, Washington.[1]

He graduated from the University of Washington.[2] Armbruster and his wife Cedar live in Seattle. He is a member of the Musicians' Union of Seattle Local 76-493.[1]

His book Before Seattle Rocked discusses Seattle's musical heritage.[3][4][5][6] A review in The Oregonian said: "Armbruster's book is packed with information on everything from the earliest pianos through the gold rush and Tin Pan Alley eras up through big band sounds and folk music," and that "He did a great job tracking down musicians from bygone days and gathering photos, including the smashing one of Guitar Shorty and his band on the cover."[7]

His book Playing for Change is about the founders of the Seattle Repertory Theater, Burton and Florence James.[8]

He's also written on the history of Seattle's railroads.

Armbruster is a musician and plays in a band.

Bibliography
  • Before Seattle Rocked; A City and Its Music by Kurt E. Armbruster July 2015, University of Washington Press
  • Playing for Change : Burton and Florence James and the Seattle Repertory Playhouse by Kurt E Armbruster, University Book Store Press 2012
  • Boom and Bust: The intertwined fortunes of Henry Villard and Puget Sound region, Columbia 15 (2001) pages 37-42
  • Orphan Road; The Railroad Comes to Seattle, 1853 - 1911 by Kurt E. Armbruster 1999[2]
  • Whistle Down the Valley: 100 years of Green River Railroading by Kurt E Armbruster, Northwest Railway and Locomotive Preservation Association 1991

References
  1. "University of Washington Press - Books - Before Seattle Rocked". www.washington.edu.
  2. "Orphan Road - WSU Press - Washington State University". wsupress.wsu.edu.
  3. "Give the Gift of Grunge". Seattle Magazine. 21 November 2011.
  4. Waltz, Alexandria (5 October 2018). "Book Review: Before Seattle Rocked. A City and Its Music". Pacnorwestq the Pacific Northwest Quarterly. 104 (1): 46–47. OCLC 7782036194 – via Open WorldCat.
  5. "'Before Seattle Rocked': music history as social history". Seattle Times. 28 October 2011.
  6. "Before Seattle rocked - Our musical legacy explored". MyNorthwest. 12 October 2011.
  7. "Northwest history for the holidays: 'Hidden History of Civil War Oregon,' 'Portland in Three Centuries' and more". The Oregonian.
  8. Paul Dorpat. "Seattle's first rep theater drew crowds; Kurt E. Armbruster has a new book out, "Playing for Change: Burton and Florence James and the Seattle Repertory Playhouse"". Seattle Times.
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