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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duke Records canonical | 11 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
record label
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rhythm and blues record label ⓘ soul music record label ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Don Robey ⓘ |
| associatedScene |
Houston R&B scene
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Memphis R&B scene ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Peacock Records ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Houston, Texas, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Houston, Texas
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| catalogIncludes |
albums
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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
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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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bobby "Blue" Bland