Sue Records

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Sue Records was an American independent record label active in the late 1950s and 1960s, known for releasing R&B and early soul music.

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Sue Records canonical 3
Sue Records Inc. 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independent record label
record label
activePeriod 1960s
late 1950s
alsoKnownAs Sue Records
surface form: Sue Records Inc.
associatedWith Juggy Murray Productions
basedIn New York City
catalogType R&B and soul catalog
country United States of America
surface form: United States
distribution independent distribution
era postwar R&B era
focus singles-oriented releases
format 7-inch singles
foundedBy Henry ‘Juggy’ Murray
genre R&B
early soul
rhythm and blues
soul music
industry music industry
knownFor R&B releases in the early 1960s
launching Ike & Tina Turner’s recording career
labelType independent R&B label
locationCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
market United States R&B market
medium phonograph records
notableArtist Baby Washington
Bobby Hendricks
Ike & Tina Turner
Ike Turner
Jimmy McGriff
The Soul Sisters
Tina Turner
notableRelease A Fool in Love
surface form: “A Fool in Love”
notableReleaseArtist Ike & Tina Turner
owner Henry ‘Juggy’ Murray
primaryRepertoire instrumental R&B
vocal R&B
region East Coast of the United States
surface form: East Coast United States
specializedIn African-American popular music
state New York
status defunct
style New York R&B sound
targetAudience R&B listeners
timeframeEnd late 1960s
timeframeStart circa 1957

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Ike Turner recordLabel Sue Records
Sue Records alsoKnownAs Sue Records
this entity surface form: Sue Records Inc.