Larry Mead & Mike Gradney: Mambo and Vita Records
Mambo Records was set up by Larry Mead and Mike Gradney in 1955 in Pasadena, California. Mead owned a record...
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Jaxyson Records: Oakland 1948
Jaxyson Records was founded by Black entrepreneur Jesse Jaxyson in 1948 in Oakland, California, at 1606, 7th Street. He and...
Norman Whitfield: A Shower of Gold Discs
Norman Whitfield’s career merits a special mention. He has been credited as one of the creators of the Motown Sound and as...
Some Unusual Detroit Labels and Visitors
In the wake of Motown’s success, a number of entrepreneurs set up small record labels in Detroit. There are some...
Women At The Top: Whitney Houston and Taylor Swift
To make a fair comparison of how Whitney Houston and Taylor Swift became the “number one artist in the world”,...
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