Duke Records

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Duke Records was an influential American rhythm and blues and soul record label, best known for releasing classic recordings by artists such as Bobby "Blue" Bland.

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Duke Records canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf record label
rhythm and blues record label
soul music record label
acquiredBy Don Robey
associatedScene Houston R&B scene
Memphis R&B scene
associatedWith Peacock Records
basedIn Houston, Texas, United States
surface form: Houston, Texas
catalogIncludes albums
singles
ceasedOperationsInDecade 1970s
country United States of America
surface form: United States
defunct true
distributedBy ABC Records
focus Southern R&B
blues ballads
foundedBy Bill Fitzgerald
David James Mattis
foundedInCity Memphis, Tennessee, United States
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
foundedInYear 1952
genre blues
rhythm and blues
soul
locationCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
marketRegion United States of America
surface form: United States
movedHeadquartersTo Houston, Texas, United States
surface form: Houston, Texas
notability influential in the development of modern rhythm and blues
notableArtist Bobby Bland
surface form: Bobby "Blue" Bland

Gatemouth Brown
surface form: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Johnny Ace
Junior Parker
Little Junior Parker
Rosco Gordon
surface form: Roscoe Gordon
ownedBy Don Robey
parentCompany Peacock Records
primaryEraOfActivity 1950s
1960s
released Farther Up the Road
surface form: "Further On Up the Road"

I Pity the Fool
surface form: "I Pity the Fool"

Turn On Your Love Light
surface form: "Turn On Your Love Light"

Two Steps from the Blues
surface form: "Two Steps from the Blues"
specializedIn African-American music

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Bobby Bland recordLabel Duke Records
The Lion of the Blues recordLabel Duke Records
subject surface form: Bobby "Blue" Bland
Turn On Your Love Light recordLabel Duke Records
Johnny Ace recordLabel Duke Records
Otis Rush recordLabel Duke Records
Junior Parker recordLabel Duke Records
Rosco Gordon recordLabel Duke Records
Robert Calvin Bland associatedAct Duke Records
Robert Calvin Bland recordLabel Duke Records