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...
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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...
Leiber & Stoller and Spark Record Co
Many people know the names Leiber and Stoller and associate the two songwriters with Elvis Presley’s 1956/7 hits “Hound Dog”...
Bobby Womack at Muscle Shoals and American Sound
Bobby Womack’s career started in the mid-fifties, when he started touring with his family group the Valentinos, mentored by Sam...
Ollie T. Hunt: Olliet, Oliver, Gru V Tone, Trilyte and Octive
Ollie T. Hunt was born in 1917 in Los Angeles. He was a Black entrepreneur with an unusual approach to...
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