Testament Records (United States)

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This article is about the American label. For the British label, see Testament Records (UK).

Testament Records was an American

American roots music, releasing some thirty LPs — mainly blues, but also gospel, country and jazz
albums until 1977.

Artists recording for the label included

J.B. Hutto, Floyd Jones, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Robert Nighthawk, Doctor Ross, Johnny Shines, Otis Spann, Bud Spires, Eddie Taylor, Big Joe Williams, Johnny "Man" Young, and the Piedmont bluesman Carl Martin, who recorded for Testament in the mid-1960s, after having been inactive as a musician for many years.[1]
Testament also released important compilations, such as a collection of topical songs on the death of President John F. Kennedy, and also a collection of historic and contemporary fife and drum band recordings.

In 1994, the Testament catalog was acquired by

Hightone Records
, which reissued almost all the Testament albums on CD, adding previously unissued bonus tracks where available.

See also

  • List of record labels

References

  1. ^ Lornell, Kip (1989) Virginia's Blues, Country and Gospel Records, 1902–1943: An Annotated Discography. p. 113. University Press of Kentucky. p. 113. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

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