Rockabilly Recording Labels

Rockabilly Recording Labels ON THE HILL RECORDSIS BEST ROCKIN'LABEL IN JAPAN!I START LABEL BUSINESS SINCE 1995.RELEASED 12-7"EP,3-45'S,3-LP,4-CD.ARTISTS ARE; ROLLIN'ROCKS,HIGH NOON,SPO-DEE-O-DEE,MACK STEVENS,ETC... ALWAYS LOOKING FOR GREAT SOUNDS FROM OVER THE WORLD! TETSUYA SUGANUMA, ON THE HILL RECORDS, HAYAMA BLDG.2F,1-92, EKIMAE-ODORI, TOYOHASHI, AICHI - 3561D0B3.7929@mxn.meshnet.or.jp - 440-0888 JAPAN, TEL:81-532-53-8126, FAX:81-532-53-8146 US OFFICE: P.O.BOX 4052, CHICAGO,IL 60654 RCA-VICTOR: The Victor Talking Machine Company was formed in October 1901 by Emile Berliner and Eldridge Johnson, the pioneer inventors of mechanical recording and reproducing equipment. In 1929 Victor was taken over by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). A&R staff during the fifties: Charlie Green, Manie Sachs, Steve Sholes. Music director: Hugo Winterhalter. Head of Nashville division: Chet Atkins. RAB artists: Elvis Presley, Janis Martin, Milton Allen, Eddy Arnold, Tommy Blake, Skeeter Bonn, Martha Carson, Ric Cartey, Joey Castle, Nan Castle, Jean Chapel, Skeeter Davis, Frankie Dee, Jimmy Dell, Melvin Endsley, the Everly Brothers, Roy Gaines, Dick Glasser, Curtis Gordon, Ted Harris, David Houston, Autry Inman, Hoyt Johnson, Jo-Ann King, John D. Loudermilk, the McCoys, the Morgan Twins, Charlie Rich, Dave Rich, Hank Snow, Jimmie Rodgers Snow, Sons Of The Pioneers, Sprouts, Gordon Terry, Art Wood. Subsidiary: *GROOVE: Formed in 1953 under the supervision of Bob Rolontz. RAB artists: Charlie Rich, Jack Scott, Tam Duffill. ROULETTE: Formed in 1956 by Morris Levy, Phil Kahl and George Goldner. A&R: George Goldner, Richard Barrett, Henry Glover, Sammy Lowe. RAB artists: Ronnie Hawkins, Buddy Knox, Jimmy Bowen, Tooter Boatman, Fred Carter, Billy & Don Hart, Jimmy Isle, Jimmy Lloyd, Jimmy Ray Paulman, Rock-A-Teens, Johnny Strickland, Joe Tate, Jimmy Logsdon (Jimmy Lloyd), the Rock-A-Teens. RUBY: Formed in 1957 in Hamilton, Ohio by Larry Short. Named after his wife. Slogan: "If It's A Ruby, It's A Gem." RAB artists: Ray Pennington, Bill Watkins, Emery Blades, Bill "Zeke" Browning, Stan Johnson, Nelson Young, Bobby Martin, Hoyt Webb, Van Brothers, Walt Scott, Cliff Clay, Dayward Penny, Winnie Parker, Sandy Center. RUN WILD RECORDS: Formed in 1987. Mike Lynam, P.O. Box 58, Sea Grit, NJ 08750. ph/fax: 732-449-2096 - e-mail: runwild@bytheshore,com. RAB artists: Atomics, Wanketones, Goin' Goin' Gone, The Barn Burners. SARG: Formed in 1953 in Luling, Texas by (ex-Sergeant) Charlie Fitch. RAB artists: Al Urban, Eddie Dugosh, Neal Merritt, Cecil Moore, Harmon Boazeman, Jeff Stone, Dick Fagan, Link Davis, Adolph Hofner, Glen Bland, the Moods, Eddie Bowers, the Downbeats, Bill Gaida, the Medallions, Jimmy Payne, Jimmy Farmer, Smokey Sweat, Billy Horny. SECURITY: Founded circa 1957 in Texas by Burton Harris. RAB artists: Burton Harris, Buddy Miller, Jerry Arnold, Riley Crabtree. SPADE/PEARL: Formed circa 1950 in Houston by Bennie Hess. RAB artists: Bennie Hess, Vern Pullins, Royce Porter, Ray Doggett, Meredith Neal, Donald Simpson, Carl Gillion, Floyd Tillman. SPECIALTY: Formed in 1945 in Hollywood by Art Rupe. Producers: Art Rupe, Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, J.W. Alexander, Johnny Vincent. The Specialty Hillbilly series released 18 records, 1949-1954 (700 series). RAB artists: Claude King, Jerry Green, Jhnny Tyler, Shot Jackson. STARDAY: Formed in June, 1953 in Beaumont and Houston, Texas by Jack Starnes and Harold "Pappy" Daily. Don Pierce added as a partner in September, 1953. Starnes bought out in early 1954. Deal with Mercury begun in 1957, ended in July, 1958, at which time Daily took George Jones to Mercury and Pierce became sole proprietor, now based in Madison, Tennessee. Daily had already begun his own label, D Records, again based in Houston. Pierce sold Starday to Lin Broadcasting in 1968 for $2 million in a deal that also included King Records. RAB artists: Bill Nettles, Sonny Fisher, George Jones, Rudy Grayzell, Bill Mack, Link Davis, Rock Rogers, Glenn Barber, Biff Collie, Rocky Bill Ford, Bob Doss, Jimmy Logsdon, Sleepy LaBeef, Eddie Skelton, Utah Carl, Arlie Duff, Sleepy Jeffers, Ray & Lindy, Andy Doll, Cliff Blakely, Lattie Moore, Bill Browning, Lonnie Irving, Bill Parsons, Lucky Wray, Luke Gordon, Truitt Forse, Buddy Shaw. SUN: Formed in 1953 in Memphis, Tennessee, by Sam Phillips. Producers: Sam Phillips, Jack Clement, Bill Justis (musical arranger). RAB artists: Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Sonny Burgess, Billy Lee Riley, Warren Smith, Malcolm Yelvington, Charlie Feathers, Roy Orbison, Ernie Chaffin, Ray Harris, Johnny Carroll, Hayden Thompson, Carl Mann, Charlie Rich, Howard Chandler, Ray Garden, Curley Money, Kenny Parchman, Andy Anderson, Gene Simmons, Jimmy Hagget, Jesse Lee Turner, Narvel Felts, Glenn Honeycutt, Carl McVoy, Gene Ross, Jimmy Pritchett, Ray Smith, Harold Dorman, Cliff Thomas, Curtis Hoback, Teddy Redell, Dick Penner, Rudy Grayzell, Johnny Powers, Lynn Pratt, Edwin Bruce, Barbara Pittman, Dickey Lee, Tracy Pendarvis, Jimmy Williams, Ernie Barton, Harold Jenkins (Conway Twitty), Alton & Jimmy, Slim Rhodes, Jack Earls, Tommy Blake, Jimmy Wages, Wade & Dick. Subsidiaries: *PHILLIPS INTERNATIONAL: Formed in 1957. RAB artists: Charlie Rich, Carl Mann, Jeb Stuart, Buddy Blake, Hayden Thompson, Barbara Pittman, Johnny Carroll, Carl McVoy, Brad Suggs, Mack Self, Sonny Burgess, Eddie Bush, Thomas Wayne, David Houston. *FLIP: Formed in February, 1955. RAB artists: Carl Perkins, Charlie Feathers, The Miller Sisters.