Known as the father of modern discography, Brian Rust was born in London, England on March 19, 1922. He worked for the BBC record library until 1960 and also wrote for Melody Maker and Gramophone magazines and the Coventry Telegraph newspaper. His first discography book was published in 1961 and it established the standard session-based format which is the basis for the session reports in the Brian computer application. He has written liner notes and served as a radio host on Capital Radio in London. He has also played washboard in the traditional group, The Barnstormers Spasm Band. Rust established his own magazine Needle Time in the 1980s to address early jazz discography topics. In 1992, he received a lifetime achievement award from the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC).
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