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Black Swan Records was an American jazz and blues record label founded in 1921 in Harlem, New York. It was the first widely distributed label to be owned, operated, and marketed to African Americans. Founded by Harry Pace with W.C. Handy, Black Swan Records was established to give African Americans more creative liberties.
Broome (Special Phonograph) Records was the first African American owned and operated record label in the United States.Established by George W. Broome in 1919, Broome focused on promoting black concert artists who faced discrimination from the major labels.
Harry Herbert Pace (January 6, 1884 – July 19, 1943) was an American music publisher and insurance executive. He was the founder of Black Swan Records, the first record label owned by an African American with wide distribution capabilities.
See Bee Records was one of the earliest black owned and/or operated record labels in the United States. Founded in 1921, it catered primarily towards a black audience, as it's believed the label was founded as the first deliberate competitor to Black Swan Records. Little is known about the label or the parent company, the C. H. Bourne Recording Co.
Sun Records is an American independent record label founded by producer Sam Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee on February 1, 1952. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] Sun was the first label to record Elvis Presley , Charlie Rich , Roy Orbison , Jerry Lee Lewis , Carl Perkins , and Johnny Cash .
Black History Month is also, unofficially, Black Record Store Day Month. The Record Store Day organization has made it a mission throughout February 2021 to put the spotlight each day on a ...
WERD was the first Black-owned radio station, founded in 1949 by J.B. Blayton. ... The sound of a vinyl record on a Victrola is a symphony of crackles and pops, a delicate dance between needle and ...
Black Jazz Records was a jazz record company and label founded in Oakland, California [1] by pianist Gene Russell (December 2, 1932 - May 3, 1981) [2] [3] [4] and percussionist Dick Schory. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] [ 2 ] [ 6 ] The label was created to promote the talents of young African American jazz musicians and singers, and released twenty albums ...