Tangerine Records

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Tangerine Records was an independent record label established in the early 1960s that became a key outlet for Ray Charles’s own recordings and productions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independent record label
record label
activePeriodStart early 1960s
associatedAct Hank Crawford
Jimmy Scott
Louis Thomas Jordan
surface form: Louis Jordan

Ray Charles
The Raelettes
associatedWith Ray Charles Enterprises
basedIn Los Angeles
country United States of America
surface form: United States
distributedBy ABC Records
surface form: ABC-Paramount Records
foundedBy Ray Charles
genreFocus jazz
rhythm and blues
soul music
industry music industry
keyOutletFor Ray Charles productions
Ray Charles recordings
labelType artist-owned label
notableFor artist control over recordings
association with Ray Charles’s classic period
notableProducer Ray Charles
partOf Ray Charles’s business ventures
primaryPurpose release Ray Charles’s own recordings
release productions overseen by Ray Charles
product albums
singles
vinyl records
status defunct

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Ray Charles founded Tangerine Records