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Sue Records was also the name of a Louisiana-based record company which owned Jewel Records (Shreveport record label). Sue Records ("The Sound of Soul") was an American record label founded by Henry 'Juggy' Murray and Bobby Robinson in 1957. [1] Subsidiaries on the label were Symbol Records, Crackerjack Records, Broadway Records and Eastern ...
Sue Records live albums (3 P) Pages in category "Sue Records albums" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
In 1962, Murray signed Barbara George to the label. He paid $25,000 for her contract from A.F.O. Records. [5] [6] A.F.O. Records were distributed by Sue. [7] As the Sixties progressed, Sue's sub labels produced hits such as "Mockingbird" by brother-and-sister duo Inez & Charlie Foxx and "She Blew a Good Thing" by The Poets on Symbol Records.
After three years with their first label Sue Records, Ike & Tina Turner began recording on Ike Turner's Sonja label in 1963. [12] While releasing singles, the duo also toured extensively. To make sure he always had a record out while on tour, Turner formed various labels to release singles such as Teena, Prann, Innis, Sony and Sonja
A local hit in New York, the record failed to hit nationwide. Robinson then produced records by Pumpkin and Friends, the Funky Four Plus One More, Spoonie Gee (Robinson's nephew), and Kool Moe Dee with the Treacherous Three. He produced Doug E. Fresh's "Just Having Fun (Do The Beatbox)", which introduced beatboxing to the record-buying public.
Pages in category "Sue Records artists" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ernestine Anderson; B.
McGriff recorded a series of popular albums for the Sue label between 1962 and 1965, ending with what still stands as one of his finest examples of blues-based jazz, Blues for Mister Jimmy. When producer Sonny Lester started his Solid State record label in 1966, he recruited McGriff to be his star attraction. Lester framed McGriff in many ...
Ketty Lester was born Revoyda Frierson on August 16, 1934 in Hope, Arkansas. [2] Her parents were farmers who would eventually have a total of 15 children. As a young child, Lester first sang in her church, and later in school choirs.