Juke Box Records (predecessor name association with Art Rupe)

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Juke Box Records was an early independent record label associated with Art Rupe that served as the precursor to his influential Specialty Records imprint in the 1940s.

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instanceOf independent record label
record label
activePeriod 1940s
associatedWith Art Rupe NERFINISHED
businessModel independent production and distribution of records
contributedTo development of Specialty Records catalog and operations
country United States of America
surface form: United States
focus recordings for jukebox play
format 78 rpm records
foundedBy Art Rupe NERFINISHED
function precursor to Specialty Records
genre gospel
popular music
rhythm and blues
hasPredecessor none
hasSuccessor Specialty Records NERFINISHED
historicalContext part of the rise of independent record labels in the 1940s United States
industry music industry
influencedBy emerging postwar rhythm and blues market
location Los Angeles
notableFor being an early independent label associated with Art Rupe
preceding the founding of Specialty Records
predecessorOf Specialty Records NERFINISHED
product phonograph records
roleInCareerOf Art Rupe NERFINISHED
state California, United States
surface form: California

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Specialty Records foundedBy Juke Box Records (predecessor name association with Art Rupe)