Peacock Records

Peacock Records was an American independent record label, the published 1949-1975 in the genres of blues, rhythm and blues and gospel. 1952 merged it with Duke Records, in 1973 it was sold to ABC - Dunhill. With the death of the label 's founder Don Robey 's publications are set to Peacock 1975.

History

In 1949, the African American night club owner Don Robey, the music label and named it after his " Bronze Peacock Dinner Club" in Houston, Texas. Since 1947, Robey was a music manager in search of promising talents and found his first client with Clarence Gatemouth Brown. Soon he was able to publish with Memphis Slim, Marie Adams, Floyd Dixon and Jimmy McCracklin other artists who became stars of rhythm and blues.

The greatest success came in 1953 with Big Mama Thornton, the Hound Dog brought into the R & B charts at # 1. 1953 and 1954 also found two recording sessions with the young Little Richard, together with his band The Tempo Toppers instead, provided the material for four singles. Otherwise Peacock was little interested in the Rock ' n' Roll.

Peacock also maintained a large Gospel Department. The Dixie Hummingbirds, Sensational Nightingales and the Mighty Clouds of Joy were the most prominent gospel groups under ROBEYS management. The gospel albums remained the longest-lasting edition series on Peacock and survived all other genres on Peacock and the related labels.

In 1952 a partnership with the Duke Peacock Records recently founded by David J. Mattis and Bill Fitzgerald briefly. 1953 Robey took over control of both labels, merged it to Duke - Peacock and managed it since then by his club from. For sales and promotion Irving Marcus and Dave Clark were responsible, worked as a producer Johnny Otis, Bill Harvey, Joe Scott and Robey itself addition, Johnny Board and JW Alexander worked as arrangers.

On May 23, 1973 Robey sold his labels to ABC - Dunhill, but remained ABC until his death received two years later as a consultant and was responsible for the further use of the Peacock catalog.

On Peacock Records published the following artists:

  • Clarence Gatemouth Brown
  • Bea Johnson and Jim Wynn
  • Skippy Brooks
  • L. Durst
  • Dr. Hep Cat
  • Silver Cooks
  • R. B. Thibadeaux
  • Edgar Blanchard
  • Norman Dunlap
  • Memphis Slim
  • Iona Harlin
  • Iona Weid
  • J. Riggins Jr.
  • Willie Holiday
  • The Original Five Blind Boys
  • Elmore Nixon
  • Carl Campbell
  • Henry Hayes
  • Willie " Doc" Jones
  • Hadda Brooks
  • Floyd Dixon
  • Walter Brown
  • Smiling Smokey Lynn
  • Clarence Green
  • Harry "Slick" Johnson
  • Joe Lutcher
  • Big Mama Thornton
  • Paul Monday
  • Sister Jessie Mae Renfro
  • Reverend I. H. Gordon
  • Joe " Papoose " Fritz
  • Betty Jean Washington
  • Wilson and Watson Singers
  • Marie Adams
  • The Bells of Joy
  • Driftin 'Slim
  • Golden Harp Gospel Singers
  • The Christian Country Singers
  • Lloyd "Fat Man " Smith
  • The Dixie Hummingbirds
  • Sonny Parker
  • Andrew Tibbs
  • Mildred Jones
  • Jimmy McCracklin
  • Al Grey's Orchestra
  • Gwen Johnson and Quinton Dastiste
  • The Deuces of Rhythm
  • Gladys Hill
  • Sonny Parker
  • Jimmy Swan
  • Robert Ketchum
  • Pete "Guitar" Lewis
  • Johnny Otis Orchestra
  • Tempo Toppers
  • Billy Brooks
  • Valli Ford
  • Harold Conner and Phineas Newborn
  • The Four Clefs
  • Doug Finnell
  • David Dean
  • The Dapper
  • The Scamps
  • The Cherokees
  • Billy Wright
  • Little Richard
  • Buddy Ace
  • Elmore Morris
  • Big Walter Price
  • Louis Jones
  • Tommy Mosley
  • Scotty man
  • Arthur Prysock
  • James Wayne
  • The Uniques
  • Sonny Woods
  • Bea Booker
  • Raful Neal
  • Checker Dots
  • The Downbeas
  • Kenneth Deal
  • Al Braggs
  • Billy Dan
  • James Booker
  • Southern Wonders
  • Stars of Hope
  • The Senational Nightingales
  • Spirit of Memphis
  • Reverend Cleophus Robinson
  • Otis Jackson
  • The Gospel Aires
  • The Brooklyn All Stars
  • Alpha and Omega Singers
  • Gospel Consolators
  • Ever -Ready Gospel Singers
  • Sunset Travelers
  • The Pilgrim Jubilee Singers
  • Baltimore Echoes
  • Five Singing Stars
  • Sister James Josephie
  • The Skylight Singers
  • Stripes of Glory
  • Temple Aires
  • Reverend Robert Ballinger
  • O'Neil Twins
  • Spiritual Five
  • Charles Ford
  • Bertha Robinson
  • Victoria Hawkins
  • Loving Sisters
  • King Louis H. Narcisse
  • Brother Prince Dixon
  • Chicago Gospel Cavaliers
  • Soul Seekers
  • Little Axe
  • Excello Gospel Singers
  • Hardman Singers
  • Mighty speech Sea
  • Tony Washington
  • Abner and Linda
  • Willard Burton
  • Herman Bean
  • Jackie Verdell
  • King and Collins
  • The Rebels
  • The Versatiles
  • The Shadows Five
  • Crump Brothers
  • Emorise Kelley
  • Eddie and the De Havelons
  • Reuben and the Chains
  • The Adorables
  • Sugar Boy and the Sugarlumps
  • Sandra Kay Tucker
  • Bob and Peggy
  • Little Frankie Lee
  • Bud Harper
  • Melvin Carter
  • Don Fletcher
  • Ricky Randell
  • Minnie Epperson
  • Lonnie Woods Trio
  • Sonny Fisher
  • Little Eddy Taylor
  • Johnny Meyers
  • Jay Holman
  • Jean Stanback
  • Willie Tomlin
  • The Insights
  • The Awakening Echoes
  • The Brooklyn Skyways
  • The Hardeman Singers
  • The Hightower Brothers
  • Reverend Julius Cheeks
  • The Highway QCs
  • Ray Crume
  • Rhonda Davis
  • The Chariot Gospel Singers
  • John Lee
  • Bethlehem Baptist Church Choir
  • Reverend Wilbert Leo Daniels

Output series

Singles

The Peacock Singles are numbered, starting with the number 1500 in 1950, which was first published in particular rhythm and blues. 1952 launched a gospel standard from the number in 1700. Consequently, the Gospel block was, as the first batch at the beginning of 1960 reached the number 1699, inevitably skipped and a new R & B-Series started with Peacock in 1900, which continued until Peacock 1968 1969 been. As the first Gospel series came in 1963 with respect to the numbering of the 1900 R & B series, a second series with Gospel Peacock was launched 3000:

  • Peacock 1500-1699: mainly Rhythm and Blues ( 1950-1960 )
  • Peacock 1700-1899: Gospel ( 1952-1963 )
  • Peacock 1900-1968: Rhythm and Blues ( 1960-1969 )
  • Peacock 3000-3180: Gospel ( 1963-1970 )

Albums

  • PLP- 90 and PLP -91: Progressive Jazz Series ( 1958-1959 )
  • PLP- 100 to PLP -199: Gospel Series ( 1959-1974 )
  • PLP- 59200 to PLP- 59237: Gospel series with new NBC Peacock Logo ( 1974-1975 )
  • PLP- 2000 GLS -1974: Compilations (1974 )
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