Southland Records
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Southland Records | |
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Parent company | Jazzology |
Founded | 1953 |
Founder | Joe Mares |
Genre | Jazz |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Official website | jazzology |
Southland Records is a record label in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, that specializes in blues and jazz.
Southland Records was founded in 1953 by Joe Mares, a clarinetist and younger brother of trumpeter Paul Mares. He created the label after noticing the number of unsigned musicians in New Orleans. Mares recorded George Lewis, Papa Celestin, Sharkey Bonano, Nick LaRocca, and Raymond Burke.[1]
Bands practiced at the label's studio behind Mares Brothers Furs, a company begun by his father, uncle, and grandfather. Sessions were recorded at concert halls and at TV and radio stations. In the 1960s Mares sold the label to George Buck and it became part of the Jazzology Records group under the control of the George H. Buck Jr. Jazz Foundation.[1][2]
Roster
- Jimmy Ballero
- Big Bill Broonzy
- Wendell Brunious
- Dan Burley
- Red Callender
- Erving Charles
- Pops Foster
- Ernie Freeman
- Hezekiah and The Houserockers
- John Jackson
- Homesick James
- Larry Johnson
- Robert Lockwood Jr.
- Eddie Kirkland
- Joe Lastie
- Booker T. Laury
- Albert Macon
- Ray Martinez
- Brownie McGhee
- Chuck Norris
- Piano Red
- Snooky Pryor
- Doctor Ross
- The Soul Blues Boys
- Robert Thomas
- Son Thomas
- Henry & Vernell Townsend
- Eric Traub
- Floyd Turnham
- George Washington
- Robert Pete Williams
- Teddy Woods
References
- ^ a b "Southland Records". medianola.org. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ VanVorst, Page. "Deep into the Southland". www.jazzology.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.