Peacock Records

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Peacock Records was an influential mid-20th-century American rhythm and blues and gospel record label based in Houston, Texas.

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Peacock Records canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gospel record label ⓘ
record label ⓘ
rhythm and blues record label ⓘ
activePeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Peacock Records of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Duke Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedIn Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
catalogType albums ⓘ
singles ⓘ
contributedTo development of modern gospel quartet style ⓘ
popularization of Texas rhythm and blues sound ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
distributionArea United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
focus Black gospel quartets ⓘ
Southern rhythm and blues ⓘ
foundedBy Don D. Robey NERFINISHED ⓘ
Don Robey NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundingLocation Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre gospel music ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
hasSubgenreFocus electric blues ⓘ
shout gospel ⓘ
traditional gospel ⓘ
headquartersLocation Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
industry music industry ⓘ
influentialIn mid-20th-century American gospel music ⓘ
mid-20th-century American rhythm and blues ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locationCity Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
medium 45 rpm records ⓘ
78 rpm records ⓘ
LP records ⓘ
notableArtist Big Mama Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marie Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ
Reverend Cleophus Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Reverend Julius Cheeks NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Dixie Hummingbirds NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Mighty Clouds of Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRelease "Hound Dog" by Big Mama Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentCompany Duke-Peacock Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
product phonograph records ⓘ
regionServed Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
specializedIn African-American gospel music ⓘ
African-American rhythm and blues ⓘ
targetAudience African-American listeners ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hound Dog → BigMamaThorntonLabel → Peacock Records ⓘ
Duke Records → parentCompany → Peacock Records ⓘ
Duke Records → associatedWith → Peacock Records ⓘ
Big Mama Thornton → associatedAct → Peacock Records ⓘ