Red House Records
| Red House Records | |
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St. Paul, Minnesota | |
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Red House Records is an independent folk and Americana
Origin
The label is named for a farmhouse in Iowa where Brown lived when he started it. After Brown's albums 44 & 66 and The Iowa Waltz were released in 1981 and 1982, it briefly went dormant until he met Bob Feldman in 1983. Feldman took over the operation of the record label, while Brown focused on his musical endeavors, as he had just signed on to perform on the radio program A Prairie Home Companion regularly.[1] Feldman was known for his business philosophy of wanting "to provide a home and environment in which creative artists can make albums in total freedom—without interference from mogul types just looking for the next hit single."[2] The first album released on the newly restarted label was Brown's In the Dark with You.[citation needed]
Over the next few years, the label focused on publishing work by musicians in the
Feldman continued to head the company until his health deteriorated in late 2005. A few weeks after leaving work, he died on January 11, 2006, at the age of 56.[3]
In November 2017, the Label was purchased by The Compass Records Group in Nashville, and its operations in St. Paul were shuttered.[4]
See also
- List of record labels
- List of electronic music record labels
References
- ^ Bob Grossweiner and Jane Cohen (2002-11-24). "Industry Profile: Bob Feldman". CelebrityAccess. Retrieved 2006-04-08.
- ^ Paste Staff (2002-11-24). "Red House Records President Bob Feldman Dies at 56". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
- ^ Bream, Jon (2006-01-12). "Folk-music impresario Bob Feldman dies". Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota: Star Tribune. Retrieved 2006-04-08.
- ^ "Compass Records Group Acquires Red House Records". 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
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