Meteor Records
Meteor Records | |
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Parent company | Modern Records |
Founded | November 1952 |
Founder | Lester Bihari |
Defunct | 1957 |
Status | Defunct |
Location | Memphis, Tennessee |
Meteor Records was a Memphis-based R&B record label run by Lester Bihari, one of the Bihari brothers, owners of Modern Records in Los Angeles.[1] Founded in 1952, the label was a bold experiment to broaden the talent base by focusing on signing and recording Southern regional talent by having recording studios locally available.
The label's first release, "I Believe" / "I Held My Baby Last Night," by
Roster
Elmore James was the first artist signed to the label and recorded the first release followed by Bep Brown's "Round House Boogie" / "Kickin' The Blues Around."[1] Essentially the label picked up artists who didn't have success at Sun Records, including James, Rufus Thomas, Junior Thompson, Charlie Feathers, and Malcolm Yelvington.[3] Bihari licensed some sides of jazz musician Al Smith from Chance Records in 1953.[4]
List of artists who recorded for Meteor included:
- Elmore James
- Bep Brown
- Chicago Sunny Boy
- Rufus Thomas
- Charlie Feathers
- Malcolm Yelvington
- Earl Forest
- Smokey Hogg
- Sunny Blair
- Little Milton
- Jimmy Haggett
- The Velvatones
- Minnie Thomas
- The Del-Rios
- Junior Thompson
See also
- List of record labels
References
- ^ a b "Lester Bihari Sets New Meteor Label" (PDF). Billboard. December 20, 1952. p. 25.
- ISBN 978-1-84765-241-6.
- ISBN 0-306-80683-5.
- ^ "The Chance Label". campber.people.clemson.edu.