Ace Records
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Ace is the original label that we created specially to deal with re-issues, and the one that deals with the earliest American recordings within our brief. Give or take, the brief starts at around 1945 and finishes in 1963. That's not to say that all of the recordings on the label were made between these dates, but that their inspiration comes from recordings that were made then. Over the last few years this brief has broadened out as certain projects that do not necessarily fit within these parameters are deemed to be appropriately issued on Ace. Read more
But the Ace label has its heart in Rock and Roll, its precursors and offspring. It all started with Country, Blues, Vaudeville and Sacred Music in the first part of the 20th Century. Gradually a music industry grew alongside the publishing business, as demand for records was fuelled by the ever increasing access to Radio. After a shaky start and a hiatus during and immediately after WWII, a strong and vibrant music industry finally emerged, issuing hundreds of 78s per week across America. Independent record companies soon thrived, providing local music, mainly for local consumption. It is from these Indies that much of the Ace label catalogue is drawn. Country and its cousins, Western Swing and Hillbilly (Boogie) catered to the white rural market. The Devil's Blues and Gospel fought it out on Saturday night and Sunday morning and the former added an Urban beat to be coined as Rhythm and Blues. Doo Wop evolved across the racial divide with an accent on melody. Local variations appeared in far-flung corners, with each genre producing distinct regional styles. New Orleans Rhythm and Blues had its own unmistakeable feel, and also in Louisiana the Cajuns produced their own French rockin' boogie and its Afro American counterpart, Zydeco. Influences were taken on board later from the outside world to produce Swamp Pop. But this whole cacophony coalesced in 1955 and exploded across the Nation as Rock N Roll. The impact of the original Hillbilly cat and his Rock-A-Billy sound was to reverberate for decades. It shook, rattled and rolled over Beethoven and anyone else who got in its way for a few spectacular years, before being arranged back into a neater and tidier Teen Pop. Such flames burn bright but briefly. And all of the above can be found on Ace Records, producing the very best from the Golden Age of Rock and Roll, and its immediate progenitors. |
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The 5 Royales
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Nathan Abshire
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Academy Of St Martin-in-the-Fields
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The Ace Of Cups
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Roy Acuff
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Johnny Adams
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Afro-Blues Quintet Plus 1
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Mike Gordon & the Agates
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Arthur Alexander
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Tony Allen
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The Astros
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Frankie Avalon
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The Balfa Brothers
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Hank Ballard
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Brigitte Bardot
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Joe Barry
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Joe Bataan
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Jimmy Beasley
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The Belmonts
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Jesse Belvin
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Rod Bernard
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Chuck Berry
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Richard Berry
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Big Charley & The Domans
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Big Town Playboys
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Blackburn And Snow
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Billy Bland
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Bobby Bland
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Blue Rhythm Boys
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Eddie Bo
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Debbie Bond
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Gary "US" Bonds
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Hadda Brooks
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Charles Brown +
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Roy Brown
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B Bumble & The Stingers
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The Cadets Meet The Jacks
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Carlo And The Belmonts
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The Carolines Featuring Carell Mancuso
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James Carr
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Dean Carter
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Mickey Champion
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The Champs
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The Charmaines
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Chubby Checker
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The Checkers
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Clifton Chenier
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Alex Chilton
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The Chordettes
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Eugene Church
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Clapham South Escalators
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Claudine Clark
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Eddie Cochran
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Jackie Lee Cochran with Johnny & the Roccos
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Wayne Cochran
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Jerry Cole
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Conte Candoli All Stars
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L.C. Cooke
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Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers
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Cookie And The Cupcakes
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Marty Cooper
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The Corporation
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Dave "Baby" Cortez
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The Count Bishops
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Pee Wee Crayton
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The Crests Johnny Maestro
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Pat Cupp With The Flying Saucers
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King Curtis
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Dai & The Ramblers
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The Damned
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The Clarence Daniels Orchestra
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Darondo
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Maxwell Davis
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Jackie Day
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Delmore Brothers
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Jackie DeShannon
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Dion
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Floyd Dixon
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Diz And The Doormen
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Bonnie Dobson
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Fats Domino
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Jimmy Donley
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The Dovells
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Dr Strangely Strange
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The Dreamers
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Lee Dresser & The Krazy Kats
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Champion Jack Dupree with TS McPhee
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The Duprees
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The Earls
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Clint Eastwood
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Shirley Ellis
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Brother Claude Ely
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Paul Evans
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The Everly Brothers
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Fabian
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Marianne Faithfull
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Fatback
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Charlie Feathers
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Fifty Foot Hose
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The Fireballs
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The Flairs
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The Flares
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Frankie Ford
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The Four Shades Of Rhythm
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Bobby Freeman
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Lowell Fulson
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Gene & Eunice
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Gigi & Charmaines
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Dana Gillespie
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Girls On Top
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Glen Glenn
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GOLD
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Golden Teardrops
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The Goodees
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Robert Gordon/Link Wray
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Rosco Gordon
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Lesley Gore
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Garland Green
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Lil Greenwood
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Guilbeau & Parsons
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Shirley Gunter
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Clarence "Frogman" Henry
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Dave Hamilton
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Herb Hardesty
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Slim Harpo
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Wynonie Harris
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Bobby Hatfield
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Dale Hawkins
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Roy Hawkins
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins
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Deane Hawley
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Lee Hazlewood
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Willie Headen
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Judy Henske
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Chuck Higgins
4 releases
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Willie Hightower
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Gillian Hills
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Catfish Hodge
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Smokey Hogg
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Eddie Holland
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Brenda Holloway
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John Lee Hooker
23 releases
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Jess Hooper With The Daydreamers
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Lightnin' Hopkins
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Walter Horton
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Joe Houston
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James Hunter Band
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The Innocents
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The Isley Brothers
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The Jacks Meet The Cadets
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Millie Jackson
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Roddy Jackson
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Wanda Jackson
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Little Willie Jackson
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Danny James
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Elmore James
12 releases
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Etta James
12 releases
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Jesse James
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Bobby Jameson
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Jeanette
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Young Jessie
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Florence Joelle
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Little Willie John
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Johnnie & Joe
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Johnny & the Hurricanes
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Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra
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George Jones
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Grandpa Jones
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Janie Jones & the Lash
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September Jones
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Benny Joy
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Don Julian
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Cecile Kayirebwa
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Albert King
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B.B. King
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Freddy King
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Saunders King
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Tony Koklin
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Jim Kweskin
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The Lamplighters
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Lazy Lester
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Brenda Lee
6 releases
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Jackie Lee
6 releases
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Legends Of Doo Wop
1 release
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Iry Lejeune
2 releases
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Leo's Five
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Jerry Lee Lewis
4 releases
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Margaret Lewis
3 releases
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Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy
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Joe Liggins & His Honey Drippers
1 release
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Lightnin' Slim
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Bob Lind
5 releases
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Little Caesar
2 releases
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Little Richard
5 releases
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Little Willie Littlefield
6 releases
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Lonesome Sundown
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Trini Lopez
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Big Joe Louis & His Blues Kings
3 releases
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Joe Hill Louis
1 release
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Dorothy Love Coates & The Original Gospel Harmonettes
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Lula & The Bebops
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Joe Lutcher
2 releases
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Lord Luther
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Lonnie Mack
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Makin' Time
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Mando And The Chili Peppers
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Peggy March
1 release
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Marvin And Johnny
2 releases
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Kathy McCord
2 releases
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Jimmy McCracklin
4 releases
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Gary McFarland
1 release
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Claude McLin
2 releases
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Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers
1 release
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Jack McVea And His Orchestra
2 releases
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The Merced Blue Notes
2 releases
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Mighty Baby
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Mina
1 release
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The Modern Jazz Stars
1 release
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Chris Montez
1 release
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Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
2 releases
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Johnny Moped
5 releases
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The Murmaids
1 release
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Jimmy Murphy
1 release
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Vido Musso
2 releases
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The Mysterious Wheels
1 release
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The Mystery Trend
2 releases
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Jimmy Nelson
2 releases
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Rick Nelson
9 releases
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Sandy Nelson
3 releases
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The Newbeats
3 releases
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Nips 'n' Nipple Erectors
3 releases
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The Olympics
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Tony Orlando
1 release
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The Orlons
1 release
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Johnny Otis
5 releases
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The Ovations Featuring Louis Williams
4 releases
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Earl Palmer
1 release
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Priscilla Paris
2 releases
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The Paris Sisters
1 release
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The Pazant Brothers
6 releases
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The Penguins
2 releases
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Dan Penn
7 releases
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Annie Philippe
2 releases
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Gene Phillips
4 releases
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Piltdown Men/Ernie Fields
1 release
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The Pink Fairies
2 releases
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Gene Pitney
1 release
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The Platters
2 releases
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The Prisoners
15 releases
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Arthur Prysock
1 release
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The Radiators
19 releases
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The Radio Stars
5 releases
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The Ramparts
1 release
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The Rapiers
2 releases
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The Rationals
8 releases
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Tampa Red
1 release
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The Googie Rene Combo
1 release
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Reparata & The Delrons
1 release
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Jody Reynolds
1 release
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Todd Rhodes & His Orchestra
1 release
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Charlie Rich
2 releases
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Riff Raff
1 release
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Robert And Johnny
1 release
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Freddy Robinson
1 release
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The Roomates
5 releases
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Roomful Of Blues
1 release
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Rosie And The Originals
2 releases
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The Routers
1 release
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The Royals Featuring Charles Sutton & Hank Ballard
1 release
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The Rumblers
3 releases
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Bobby Rydell
1 release
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Ray Stevens
1 release
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The Satintones
1 release
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The Scamps
2 releases
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Little Jimmy Scott
1 release
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Del Shannon
1 release
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Helen Shapiro
1 release
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Dee Dee Sharp
1 release
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Rocky Sharpe
13 releases
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Rocky Sharpe & The Replays
2 releases
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Bobby Sheen
1 release
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The Shirelles
7 releases
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Joe Simon
18 releases
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The Six Teens
2 releases
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The Skyliners
1 release
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Sly & The Viscaynes
2 releases
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Huey Smith and The Clowns
1 release
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Little George Smith
2 releases
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Smokey Smothers
1 release
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Sniff 'n' The Tears
24 releases
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The Solitaires
1 release
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The Sons Of Champlin
2 releases
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Jimmy Soul
1 release
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The Soul Stirrers
1 release
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Red Sovine
2 releases
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Jimmy Spicer
1 release
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The Stanley Brothers
2 releases
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The Sting-Rays
2 releases
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Warren Storm
1 release
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Strangers In A Strange Land
3 releases
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The String-A-Longs
4 releases
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Sugar Ray's Flying Fortress
1 release
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Super Rail Band Of The Buffet Hotel De La Gare De Bamak, Mali
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Screaming Lord Sutch
2 releases
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Bettye Swann
4 releases
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Roosevelt Sykes
2 releases
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The Fantoms
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Terry Knight & The Pack
1 release
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Vince Taylor
1 release
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Steven Taylor
2 releases
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The Teen Queens
2 releases
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Nino Tempo & April Stevens
1 release
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Joe Tex
5 releases
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B J Thomas
1 release
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Richard Thompson
2 releases
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Junior Thompson With The Meteors
2 releases
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Sue Thompson
1 release
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Big Mama Thornton
4 releases
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Tijuana Bible
1 release
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Johnny Tillotson
9 releases
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O.C. Tolbert
2 releases
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Trouble Pilgrims
4 releases
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Ike Turner
5 releases
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The Two Things In One
3 releases
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Tyrone Hibbs & The Hip Shakers
1 release
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The Undisputed Truth
2 releases
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The Valentinos
1 release
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Kenny Vance & The Planotones
1 release
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Sylvie Vartan
1 release
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The Velvets
1 release
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The Ventures
5 releases
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Vernon Green & The Medallions
2 releases
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Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
3 releases
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The Wailers
4 releases
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Albert Washington
3 releases
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Baby Washington and The Hearts
1 release
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson
4 releases
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We Five
2 releases
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Lenny Welch
1 release
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Whirlwind
4 releases
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Danny White
2 releases
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Barrence Whitfield & The Savages
2 releases
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Al "Cake" Wichard Sextette
2 releases
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Spencer Wiggins
6 releases
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The Doc Wiley Trio
2 releases
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Andy Williams
1 release
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Larry Williams
3 releases
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Otis Williams & His Charms
1 release
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Robert Pete Williams
2 releases
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Johnnie Lee Wills And All The Boys
1 release
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Hop Wilson & His Buddies
1 release
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Jackie Wilson
2 releases
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Smokey Wilson
2 releases
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Jimmy Witherspoon
7 releases
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Howling Wolf
2 releases
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Link Wray
21 releases
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Dale Wright
2 releases
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The York Brothers
1 release
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Reggie Young
2 releases
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Steve Young
2 releases
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John Zacherle
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The Zion Travelers
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