Trumpet Records
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Trumpet Records was a recording company started by Henry and Lillian McMurry in Jackson, Mississippi in 1951.[1]
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[edit] Its story
Its goal was to provide a means of recording some of the most popular combos in the Mississippi Delta region that were going unrecorded because they did not have access to recording studios in New York City, Los Angeles, or Oakland. The company was in competition with the Bihari brothers, of Modern Records. Between the two companies, they recorded some of the era's best blues music, from lively jump boogie woogie to slow blues ballads.[2]
The company was located on Farish Street, the black district of Jackson and recorded a range of future R&B, gospel and blues artists including such future greats as Elmore James, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Milton, Wynonie Harris and James Waller.[1] Arthur Crudup recorded at the label under the name Elmer James.[3]
The company closed down in 1956.
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- ^ a b Trumpet Records Diamonds on Farish Street. Retrieved on 2006-11-06.
- ^ Gillett, Charlie (1996). The Rise of Rock and Roll, (2nd Ed.), New York, N.Y.: Da Capo Press, p. 136. ISBN 0-306-80683-5.
- ^ Shaw, Arnold (1978). Honkers and Shouters. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, p. 32. ISBN 0-02-061740-2.
