United Records
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united-records-162-11165034
title:
United Records
text:
United Records was an Black-owned American record company and label founded in Chicago by Leonard Allen and Lew Simpkins in 1951. United issued records by such artists as Tab Smith, Jimmy Forrest, Gene Ammons, Memphis Slim, Roosevelt Sykes, the Four Blazes, the Moroccos, Robert Anderson, and the Staple Singers. In May 1952, United was joined by a sister label, States. United released 116 singles in a series that ran from 101 to 217, skipping 135 and 200. The company also released 2 10-inch LPs,
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
US record label 1951–1957
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Records
date created:
2003-09-29T23:03:18Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T21:08:10Z
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