- Source: Excello Records
Excello Records was an American blues independent record label, started by Ernie Young in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, in 1953 as a subsidiary of Nashboro, a gospel label.
History
It recorded such artists as Louis Brooks, Lightnin' Slim, Slim Harpo, Roscoe Shelton, Lazy Lester, the Kelly Brothers, Lonesome Sundown, Silas Hogan, Arthur Gunter, Marion James, Carol Fran, Warren Storm, Tabby Thomas, Guitar Gable, and a spoken word sermon by Martin Luther King Jr.
Arthur Gunter recorded an answer song to Eddy Arnold's country and western song, "I Wanna Play House With You". His song, "Baby Let's Play House", was covered by Elvis Presley.
In 2018, a 170-page book written by Randy Fox, Shake Your Hips: The Excello Records Story was released, out-lining the entire history of the label. ISBN 978-1-947026-22-3
See also
List of record labels
Sound Stage 7
Dial Records
Nashboro Records
Stax Records
Hi Records
Goldwax Records
Fame Studios
References
External links
Excello singles discography
Excello albums discography
Illustrated album discography
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Baby Let's Play House
- Excello Records
- Excello
- Slim Harpo
- Lightnin' Slim
- Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
- Swamp blues
- Marva Whitney
- Baby Let's Play House
- Shake Your Hips
- List of record labels: A–H
