Okeh Records
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Okeh Records is an American record label historically known for its influential early jazz and blues recordings, including landmark releases by Louis Armstrong.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Okeh Records canonical | 35 |
| OKeh Records | 7 |
| OKeh | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American record label
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record label ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distribution | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| focusDuringRevival |
adult music
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jazz ⓘ |
| formerParentOrganization |
American Record Corporation
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CBS Records ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Otto K. E. Heinemann ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
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jazz ⓘ popular music ⓘ race records ⓘ |
| hasNotableArtist |
Bessie Smith
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Clarence Williams ⓘ King Oliver ⓘ Louis Armstrong ⓘ Mamie Smith ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| inception | 1918 ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| labelCode |
Okeh Records
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surface form:
OKeh
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| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| marketedAs | race records label in the 1920s ⓘ |
| mediaType | sound recording ⓘ |
| namedAfter | initials of Otto K. E. Heinemann ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early blues recordings
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early jazz recordings ⓘ race records series ⓘ recordings by Bessie Smith ⓘ recordings by Big Bill Broonzy ⓘ recordings by Clarence Williams ⓘ recordings by Fats Waller ⓘ recordings by King Oliver ⓘ recordings by Louis Armstrong ⓘ recordings by Mamie Smith ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Columbia Records
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Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ |
| product |
78 rpm records
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LP records ⓘ phonograph records ⓘ singles ⓘ |
| revival |
1950s
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1990s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
early field recording trips to record African American artists in the South
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release of Louis Armstrong Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings ⓘ |
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Louis Armstrong
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