Kicking Mule Records

Kicking Mule Records was an American record label.

The company was founded in 1972 by Stefan Grossman and Eugene "ED" Denson. Later, Fantasy Records took over the label. 2004 again the label Fantasy with all its sub-labels (that is also Kicking Mule ) have been purchased by the Concord Music Group.

During the 1970s, the label was dedicated to musicians of the guitar finger picking. Artists, of which recordings were made ​​were Grossman himself, Duck Baker, John Renbourn, Bob Brozman, Dale Miller, Davey Graham, Woody Mann, Chris Proctor, Peter Finger, Rev. Gary Davis, Michael Bloomfield, Dave Van Ronk, Charlie Musselwhite and Mickey Baker. In the 1980s, Denson ran the label alone and expanded the repertoire to include various Dulcimer Player. The name of the company is derived from the blues metaphor " there 's another mule kicking in your stall". A few of the Kicking Mule recordings have been reissued on CD.