Bettye Swann in Los Angeles & Muscle Shoals
Bettye Jean Champion was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1944, one of fourteen children. Her family were sharecroppers. She grew...
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Bob Keane: Del-Fi & Donna Records
Del-Fi Records was set up by Bob Keane in Hollywood in 1957, following his departure from Keen Records. It issued...
Stoney & Meatloaf
Stoney & Meatloaf came to Rare Earth to record an album together. Marvin Lee Aday (Meatloaf, of “Bat Out Of...
Rendezvous Records: Los Angeles 1958
Rendezvous Records was Leon René’s third label, following Exclusive (1943/4) and Class (1951). It was established in Los Angeles in...
Benjamin Wright Jr. (Part 1)
Benjamin F. Wright Jr. is a hugely talented, formally trained musician who learned his trade in Chicago. He was born...
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