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The cover of race records catalogue of Victor Talking Machine Company. Race records is a term for 78-rpm phonograph records marketed to African Americans between the 1920s and 1940s. [1] They primarily contained race music, comprising various African-American musical genres, blues, jazz, and gospel music, rhythm and blues and also comedy. These ...
Six blocks to the north, the former intersection of 12th Street and Vine is the subject of Leiber & Stoller's song "Kansas City" in 1952, adapted by Little Willie Littlefield as "Kansas City Lovin ' " [5] and adapted by Little Richard, Wilbert Harrison, and the Beatles. Vine Street no longer intersects with 12th Street, where a housing project ...
Paramount's race record series was launched in 1922 with vaudeville blues songs by Lucille Hegamin and Alberta Hunter. [5] The company had a large mail-order operation which was a key to its early success. [2] Most of Paramount's race music recordings were arranged by black entrepreneur J. Mayo Williams. "Ink" Williams, as he was known, had no ...
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A former Vegas nightclub singer got this advice: “When you go someplace else and experience something that interests you, figure out a way to bring it home.” She’s doing it, every Friday night.
OKeh's early releases included music by the New Orleans Jazz Band. In 1920, Perry Bradford encouraged Fred Hager, the director of artists and repertoire , to record blues singer Mamie Smith. [5] The records were popular, and the label issued a series of race records directed by Clarence Williams in New York City and Richard M. Jones in
In June 1949, at his suggestion, the magazine changed the name of the Race Records chart to Rhythm & Blues Records. Wexler wrote, "' Race' was a common term then, a self-referral used by blacks... On the other hand, 'Race Records' didn't sit well... I came up with a handle I thought suited the music well–'rhythm and blues'... [It was] a label ...
The band Kansas was formed in Topeka in 1973. It will perform in Topeka later this year as part of its 50th anniversary tour at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4, at the Topeka Performing Arts Center.