Vocalion Records was a record label historically active in the United States and in the United Kingdom. Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
Vocalion was founded in 1916 by the Aeolian Piano Company of New York City, which also introduced a line of phonographs at the same time. Events February 1 - Carl Nielsen conducts the premiere of his Symphony No The City of New York The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded Sound from the 1870s through the 1980s The label first issued single sided vertical cut disc records, soon switching to double sided, then switching to the more common lateral cut system in 1920. A gramophone Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar
Vocalion pressed their discs in a good quality reddish-brown shellac, which set the product apart from the usual black shellac used by other labels. Shellac is the commercial resin marketed in the form of amber flakes made from Lac, the secretion of the family of lac-producing insects though most commonly from the Advertisements stated "Vocalion Red Records are best", "Red Records last longer". However the shellac was no more durable than good quality black shellac. Vocalion red surfaces are less hardy than contemporary Victor Records. Victrola redirects here For other uses see Victrola (disambiguation The Victor Talking Machine Company ( 1901 – 1929 Audio fidelity of Vocalion records are well above average for the era.
In 1925 the label was acquired by Brunswick Records. Events February 25 - Art Gillham - The Whispering Pianist records the first electrical recordings to be released for Columbia using the Brunswick Records is a United States based Record label. The label is currently distributed by Koch Entertainment. During the 1920s Vocalion also released "race records" (that is, records recorded by and marketed to African Americans). Race records were 78 rpm Gramophone records made by and for African Americans during the early 20th century particularly during the 1920s and 1930s African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa [1]
In April of 1930, the Warner Bros. bought up Brunswick Records. In December of 1931, the Warner Bros. licensed Brunswick to the American Record Corporation. The American Record Corporation, often known as ARC Records or simply ARC, was a United States based Record company. In 1936 and 1937 Vocalion produced the only recordings of the influential blues artist Robert Johnson. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8 1911 – August 16 1938 is among the most famous of Delta blues musicians
Vocalion became a subsidiary of Columbia Records in 1938. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company
The Vocalion label was discontinued in 1940. Events January - Frank Sinatra joins the Tommy Dorsey orchestra July 20 - Billboard magazine publishes its first "Music The Vocalion brand was revived in the late 1950s by Decca Records (U.S.A.) as a budget label for back catalog reissues. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Decca Records (U.K.) revived the label for a time in the 1960s. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969
In 1997 the Vocalion label was revived for a new series of compact discs by Michael Dutton of Dutton Laboratories of Watford, England. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar About the company Dutton Vocalion specialises in re-issuing on CD music recorded between the 1920s and 1970s and in issuing albums of modern digital recordings Watford (ˈwɒtfəd) is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England, situated 19 miles (30 km northwest of London The label specialises in reissues of recordings originally made between the 1920s - 1970s, often leasing original master recordings originally made by Decca and EMI. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in
Noted recordings
- How Long, How Long Blues by Leroy Carr
- Sensational Mood by Lloyd Hunter's Serenaders with Victoria Spivey
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How Long How Long Blues is a traditional Eight bar blues song made famous by Leroy Carr on his 1928 Vocalion Records recording with Guitarist Leroy Carr ( March 27 1905 – April 29 1935 The success of his first release resulted in more Vocalion recordings. Lloyd Hunter (died 1961 was a Trumpeter and Big band leader from North Omaha Nebraska. Victoria Spivey ( 15 October 1906 - 3 October 1976) was an American Blues Singer and Songwriter This is a list of notable Record labels Due to the large number of entries the list has been divided by the first character of the label's name See alsoDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic