Yellow Dog Records
| Yellow Dog Records | |
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| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Mike Powers |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Blues, Jazz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Memphis, TN |
| Official Website | http://www.yellowdogrecords.com/ |
Yellow Dog Records is an American independent record label based in Memphis, Tennessee that features authentic American music - blues, jazz, soul and Americana. It was founded in 2002 to support independent musicians on its roster with recording, production, promotion and distribution.[1]
Artists on the label have received numerous awards and played with notable musicians, including Eden Brent - Blues Music Awards recipient for 2009 Acoustic Artist of the Year and Acoustic Album of the Year for “Mississippi Number One” [2], plus the winner of the Blues Foundation’s 2006 International Blues Challenge [3]; Fiona Boyes - the first Australian and the first woman to win the Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge and three time Blues Award Nominee [4][5]; Mary Flower - 2008 Blues Music Award Nominee for Acoustic Artist of the Year [6]; and Terry Robb - 16 time “Muddy Award” winner from the Cascade Blues Association.[7]
The label name is inspired by the Yellow Dog Railroad and its role in American music history. The Yazoo Delta railroad, known as the “Yellow Dog”, was a renowned rail line running through the heart of the Mississippi delta in the early 1900s.[8] References to the Yellow Dog appear in early blues songs by W.C. Handy, Bessie Smith [9], Charlie Patton, Lucille Bogan and Big Bill Broonzy.
[edit] Artists (past and present)
- Asylum Street Spankers
- The Soul of John Black
- Bluff City Backsliders
- The Bo-Keys
- Fiona Boyes
- Eden Brent
- Chris Cotton
- Big Joe Duskin
- William Lee Ellis
- Mary Flower
- Mark Lemhouse
- Calvin Newborn
- Terry Robb
- Woodbrain
[edit] References
- ^ "Yellow Dog Records Roster Boasts Some of Today's Best Blues, Americana Artists". 2008-04-28. http://www.voanews.com/english/news/a-13-2008-04-28-voa45.html. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ^ "2009 Blues Awards recipients". 2009-05-09. http://www.blues.org/about/news.php4?Id=778. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ^ "2006 International Blues Challenge results". 2006-01-29. http://www.blues.org/ibc/past.php?YearId=21. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "Two finger-pickin' females". 2008-04-28. http://www.oregonlive.com/music/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/12093369066970.xml&coll=7. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "Q&A with Fiona Boyes". 2006-07-28. http://www.roanoke.com/entertainment/insideout/wb/xp-72478. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "Blues Foundation Member Spotlight". 2009-03-01. http://www.blues.org/about/news.php4?Id=775. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "Portland's Musical Renaissance Man With a Heart Made of Steel". 200-12-01. http://www.cascadeblues.org/NWBlues/TerryRobb/TerryRobb.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "Origins of The Term Yellow Dog by Max Haymes". 2002. http://www.earlyblues.com/Yellow%20Dog.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "Yellow Dog Blues by Bessie Smith". 1925. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcrx2-vvwC4. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
