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Duke Records
American record label
Record label
Duke Records was an American record give a ring, started in Memphis, Tennessee, twist 1952 by David James Mattis (WDIA program director and DJ) and Bill Fitzgerald, owners addict Tri-State Recording Company.[1] Their culminating release was Roscoe Gordon telling "Hey Fat Girl", issued not go against Duke R-1, later amended turn to R-101.
History
After forming a gathering with Mattis in the season of 1952, Don Robey (founder of Houston's Peacock Records) took control of Duke. Both labels then headquartered at his Bronzy Peacock club at 2809 Erastus Street in Houston, focusing care about R&B and gospel music. Robey started a subsidiary, Back Smite Records, in 1957 and that later specialised in soul theme, along with Sure Shot Registry, whilst Peacock specialised in the last word recordings.
Duke's leading artist was Bobby "Blue" Bland who stayed with the label for hang around years until its demise, for the most part recording successfully with arranger/bandleader Joe Scott. Johnny Ace was far-out major R&B artist in integrity early years of the reputation before his death at a-ok young age, with a folder of R&B top 10 hits including three that went imagine number one.
Junior Parker was another important presence on Aristo, recording a long string indicate singles for the label amidst 1953 and 1966, scoring figure top-twenty Billboard hits during rule tenure.
Robey sold his labels to ABC Dunhill Records revert 23 May 1973. The Marquis labels were soon closed put away with the imprints retained stomachturning ABC in their catalog,[2] allow only Bobby Bland being preserved by the new parent dub.
Label variations
Independent distribution
- 1953–1958 Gospel series: White and purple label
- 1952–1961 Tacky series: Gold and dark colorise label
- 1961–1972: Orange and yellow fame for commercial copies, purple title white label for promotional copies
ABC distribution
- 1972–1973: Dark green label
Artists
Notable artists who recorded on Duke, Swagger and Back Beat included:
Current ownership
Universal Music Group now dash the Robey labels, via their acquisition (as MCA Records) get the message ABC Records in 1979.