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In May 1988, [2] the Lucas group (Steve Charles, Johnny Mason, Harold Lucas and John Bowie) re-recorded "Drive It Home" (credited to The Clovers) for Ripete Records, a small independent label based in Elliott, South Carolina, which released it that year as a single specifically for the Carolina Beach Music market. [37]
Rockin' Dopsie. Alton Jay Rubin (February 10, 1932 – August 26, 1993), [ 1 ] who performed as Rockin' Dopsie (sometimes Rockin' Dupsee), was an American zydeco singer and accordion player who had success first in Europe and later in the United States. [ 2 ] He played accordion on "That Was Your Mother" on Paul Simon 's album Graceland (1986).
sunrecords.com. 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. Prior to that, Sun had concentrated mainly on African-American ...
Pickwick Records (originally formed as Pickwick Sales Corporation, later Pickwick International) was founded in 1950 by Cy Leslie, whose first business was a prerecorded greeting-card service that in 1946 turned into Voco Records, a label of children's records. In 1957, after successfully marketing its Cricket children's label of 78- and 45rpm ...
Chief Records was founded in Chicago in 1957 by Mel London, a 25-year-old R&B entrepreneur. [1] London served as producer and wrote several of the label's best-known songs. Earl Hooker, one of the most well-regarded blues guitarists of his era, [2] [3] was an important contributor to the label. He worked closely with London and "was involved in ...
Dot Records. Dot Records was an American record label founded by Randy Wood and Gene Nobles that was active between 1950 and 1978. The original headquarters of Dot Records were in Gallatin, Tennessee. In its early years, Dot specialized in artists from Tennessee. Then it branched out to include musicians from across the U.S.
1958 – Rockin' Around the World (Decca 8692) 1959 – Bill Haley's Chicks (Decca 8821) 1959 – Strictly Instrumental (Decca 8964) 1960 – Bill Haley and His Comets (Warner Bros. 1378) 1960 – Haley's Juke Box (Warner Bros. 1391) 1961 – Twist (Dimsa 8255); Latin America release only. 1961 – Bikini Twist (Dimsa 8259); Latin America ...
Almost Gold Recordings. American Laundromat Records. Amphetamine Reptile Records. Anti- (record label) Anyway Records. Archenemy Record Company. Architecture Label. Arena Rock Recording Company. Artemis Records.