Roulette Records was an American record company and label founded in 1957 by George Goldner, Joe Kolsky, Morris Levy and Phil Kahl, with creative control...
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Malden and funding from Tony Riviera and Morris Levy, the owner of Roulette Records. Joe Robinson had parlayed a music publishing company that he established...
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Morris Levy (category Tico Records)
independent record industry. Levy was cofounder and owner of Roulette Records, founding partner of the Birdland jazz club and the Roulette Room. He was...
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distributed by Roulette Records. Roost was then acquired by Roulette, which sold music under the label's name until 1971. Since 2013, Roost Records' catalogue...
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Tommy James (category Roulette Records artists)
He left Roulette Records in 1974 and two more albums, In Touch (July 1976) and Midnight Rider (January 1978), followed on Fantasy Records, with yet...
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End Records was a record label founded in 1957 by George Goldner. In 1962 the label was acquired by Morris Levy and incorporated into Roulette Records. Among...
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Parlophone (redirect from Parlophone Records)
Parlophone Records Limited (also known as Parlophone Records and Parlophone) is a record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company...
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up Roulette or roulette in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Roulette is a popular game of chance in casinos. Roulette may also refer to: Roulette, Pennsylvania...
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Tommy James and the Shondells (category Roulette Records artists)
went to New York City, where he sold the master of "Hanky Panky" to Roulette Records, at which time he changed his last name to James. With national promotion...
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companies Gone Records and End Records. Gee Records eventually became deactivated. When Gee Records was reactivated as a division of Roulette Records by president...
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wonders whose lone hit record was "Woo Hoo", written by George Donald McGraw and backed with "Untrue", released on Roulette Records R 4192. The song hit...
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Lou Christie (category Roulette Records artists)
contacted Morris Levy of Roulette Records, saying that he had a hit that needed national distribution. Levy released the single on Roulette, but initially nothing...
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The Turbans (category Imperial Records artists)
as a trio. In 1960, they moved to Morris Levy’s Roulette Records. Jones returned, and they recorded "Diamonds And Pearls," backed with "Bad Man". It...
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Crimson and Clover (category Roulette Records singles)
pleaded with WLS not to play the record prematurely, before its release, but listener response changed his mind. Roulette Records produced a specially pressed...
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Sarah Vaughan (category Roulette Records artists)
with "Serenata" on Roulette and "Eternally" and "You're My Baby", a couple of residual tracks from her Mercury contract. She recorded After Hours (1961)...
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Diamond Records was a record label, based in New York City, which was founded in 1961 by former Roulette Records executive Joe Kolsky. Another Roulette exec...
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Frankie Lymon (category Roulette Records artists)
label, and the singer returned to recording. Roulette Records expressed interest in releasing Lymon's records in conjunction with Big Apple and scheduled...
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You Talk Too Much (Joe Jones song) (category Roulette Records singles)
Ric in July 1960, the record caused legal issues with the New York City–based Roulette Records because Jones had previously recorded a version of the tune...
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Ward (Juana). In 1980, TK Records encountered financial problems and the label was acquired by Morris Levy's Roulette Records; a merger of the two labels...
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The Three Degrees (category Epic Records artists)
them a popular nightclub act, but a hit record still eluded them. By 1970, they were signed to Roulette Records and they released their first album, Maybe...
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Sammy Davis Jr. (category Roulette Records artists)
which played at clubs around Portland, Oregon. He also recorded blues songs for Capitol Records in 1949 under the pseudonyms Shorty Muggins and Charlie...
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Shondells, released in October 1969 through Roulette Records. The album was re-issued on CD in 2014 by Rhino Records. All tracks are written by Tommy James...
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Lou Monte (category Jubilee Records artists)
the Donkey". He also recorded on Roulette Records, Jubilee Records, Regalia Records, Musicor Records, Laurie Records, and AFE Records. Monte was born on...
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Brownie McGhee (category Roulette Records artists)
Dance Music (Folkways, 1956) Folk Songs of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (Roulette, 1958) Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (Folkways...
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Count Basie (category Roulette Records artists)
the Count Basie Orchestra. It was released by Roulette Records, then later reissued by Capitol Records. Later that year, Basie appeared on a television...
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Alive 'N Kickin' (category Roulette Records artists)
they began recording for Tommy James on the label he was signed to, Roulette Records. In early 1970, the band began recording sessions for their upcoming...
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distributed by Cameo-Parkway Records, the label became part of Roulette Records. The label was subsequently distributed by Shakat Records, a United States disco...
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Ronnie Hawkins (category Roulette Records artists)
Morris Levy, owner of Roulette Records in New York. Only four hours later, they entered the studio and recorded their first record tracks. Their first single...
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Chris Connor discography (section Roulette Records)
Stan Kenton band. In 1960, Atlantic Records made a special arrangement with Roulette Records, allowing Connor to record an album with Ferguson for their...
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Beep Beep (song) (category Roulette Records singles)
"Beep Beep" is a novelty single by the Playmates, released in 1958 by Roulette Records (catalog number 4115) as the B-side to "Your Love". The song describes...
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