Kent Records
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Kent Records is an American record label best known for releasing influential blues and R&B recordings, including early work by legendary guitarist and singer B.B. King.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American record label
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record label → |
| activeInPeriod |
1950s
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1960s → |
| alsoReleased |
reissues of Modern Records material
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| associatedWith |
B.B. King
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Modern Records artists → |
| basedIn |
California
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Los Angeles → United States → |
| catalogIncludes |
albums
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singles → |
| country |
United States
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| distributionArea |
United States
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international → |
| focus |
singles market
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| format |
vinyl records
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| foundedBy |
Joe Bihari
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Jules Bihari → Modern Records → Saul Bihari → |
| genre |
blues
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rhythm and blues → rock and roll → soul → |
| hasImprintRelationshipWith |
Modern Records
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| historicalRole |
documenting early R&B
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documenting postwar electric blues → |
| influenced |
R&B reissue culture
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later blues labels → |
| locationType |
independent label
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| marketedAs |
budget imprint of Modern Records
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| notableArtist |
B.B. King
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Ike Turner → Lowell Fulsom → Z.Z. Hill → |
| notableFor |
releasing early recordings by B.B. King
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releasing influential R&B recordings → releasing influential blues recordings → |
| parentCompany |
Modern Records
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| specializesIn |
African-American popular music
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| status |
defunct
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| successorLabel |
reissue labels using the Kent name
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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B. B. King
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recordLabel |