Sims Records
Sims Records was a country music record label in the 1950s and 1960s.
History
Four Star Records artist. A meeting with Fabor Robison in 1951 allowed Sims to witness the birth of Robison's Abbott Records
and Fabor labels and gave him the desire to start his own record company.
Sims Records began in Los Angeles in the early 1950s with a financial grant from Robison who was already successful with Jim Reeves ánd began to record local Country musicians.
Mr. Sims was the first person to ever record Otis Redding. He was supposed to have been the first to record Patsy Cline, but in Mr. Sims’ words, “I couldn’t get to California fast enough. I got there too late and she signed with someone else”.
After an unsuccessful start, Sims relocated to The Kelly Brothers
sold well, but by the late 1968 Sims was running short of money and the company was put in "Mothballs".
In 1999 Sims re-opened his label with a multi-disc set of Bob Wills music.
See also
- List of record labels
