Hi Records

Hi Records was an American record label, founded in 1957 by musicians Ray Harris, Bill Cantrell and Quinton Claunch along with the music store owner Joe Cuoghi in Memphis, Tennessee.

History

With the success streak of Sun Records label more quickly were founded. Ray Harris, a former artist at Sun, teamed up with the two studio musicians Quinton Claunch and Bill Cantrell, who were also employed by Sun, together, to set up Hi Records. In addition, even Joe Coughi was taken into Geschöft. Hi Records, specializing in R & B and rockabilly and was recorded in 1959 with the instrumental Smokie Part 2 by Bill Black's Combo a first hit. The 1960s and 1970s were the most successful for the label, you turned to music to the soul and Al Green and Ann Peebles could become international stars at Hi Records. In the first phase Hi Records was known for a rock'n'roll instrumental party sound. From the late 60s, the typical Hi- sound was characterized by Soul with aüßerst failed vocal lectures, was during the instrumental accompaniment aüßerst kept quiet and minimalist.

After the death of label co-founder Joe Cuoghi 1970 songwriter and producer Willie Mitchell took over his duties and formed an in-house backing group for the artists Hi Rhythm Section. Ray Harris left the label in the same year and moved back to Mississippi. With the increasingly popular disco music end of the 1970s, the importance of the label increasingly disappeared. 1977 Hi Records was sold to Cream Records, which re- publishes today some of the most successful releases under the original label name on CD.