Often called Uncle Art Satherley, he made major contributions to the recording industry and has been described as "one of the most important pioneers in the field of country music production".
[3] He had a boyhood love of "cowboys and Indians", and traveled to the US in July 1913,[3] settling in Wisconsin where he began work for a lumber company in Port Washington.
[4][5] By 1923, Satherley started supervising Paramount recording sessions, working with Rainey, Jefferson and others and developing a reputation as a talent scout.
Among those he produced were country stars Gene Autry – for whom he helped secure his first film work – the Carter Family, Vernon Dalhart, Bob Wills, Lefty Frizzell, Marty Robbins and Roy Acuff, and many blues musicians including Alberta Hunter, Big Bill Broonzy, Josh White, Leroy Carr and Memphis Minnie.
The ceremony was filmed and formed part of a short documentary broadcast by BBC Television on February 7, 2011, three days before the 25th anniversary of his death.