Specialty Records
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Specialty Records was an American record label. It was originally launched as Juke Box Records in 1946, but later renamed by its owner Art Rupe. Specialty is noted for the rhythm & blues, blues, gospel and early rock & roll music recorded by the label. The major producers for the label were Rupe, Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Johnny Vincent and J. W. Alexander.[1]
Specialty also had two music publishing companies, Venice Music for BMI licensed songs and Greenwich Music for ASCAP licensed songs.[2]
The record label was sold to Fantasy Records in 1991 and is now part of the Concord Music Group. The music publishing unit was sold to Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
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- Wynona Carr
- John Lee Hooker
- Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
- Guitar Slim - The Things That I Used to Do
- Joe Liggins
- Roy Milton
- Percy Mayfield
- Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy
- Soul Stirrers
- Larry Williams
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- ^ Gillett, Charlie (1996). The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll, (2nd Ed.), New York, N.Y.: Da Capo Press, p. 86. ISBN 0-306-80683-5.
- ^ Art Rupee's Specialty Records. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
