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Hi Records

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Hi Records was an American soul music and rockabilly label started in Memphis, Tennessee in 1957 by singer Ray Harris, record store owner Joe Cuoghi, Bill Cantrell and Quinton Claunch (formerly producers for Sun Records), and three silent partners, including Cuoghi's lawyer, Nick Pesce. [1]

41 relations: Ace Cannon, Al Bennett, Al Green, Ann Peebles, Bassist, Bill Black, Carl McVoy, Cream Records, Disco, Don Bryant (songwriter), Elvis Presley, EMI, FAME Studios, Fat Possum Records, Goldwax Records, Hi Rhythm Section, Jerry Lee Lewis, List of record labels, London Records, Memphis soul, Memphis, Tennessee, Motown, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, O. V. Wright, Otis Clay, Quiet Elegance, Quinton Claunch, Ray Harris, Record producer, Rhythm and blues, Rockabilly, Routledge, Royal Studios, Session musician, Soul music, South Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, Stax Records, Sun Records, Syl Johnson, United States, Willie Mitchell (musician).

Ace Cannon

John "Ace" Cannon (born May 5, 1934) is an American tenor and alto saxophonist.

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Al Bennett

Alvin S. "Al" Bennett (September 21, 1926 – March 15, 1989), from Joiner, Arkansas, was a record company executive who worked at Dot Records, then Liberty Records.

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Al Green

Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), often known as The Reverend Al Green, is an African American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Take Me to the River", "Tired of Being Alone", "I'm Still in Love with You", "Love and Happiness", and his signature song, "Let's Stay Together".

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Ann Peebles

Ann Lee Peebles (born April 27, 1947) is an American singer and songwriter who gained celebrity for her Memphis soul albums of the 1970s for Hi Records.

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Bassist

A bassist, or bass player, is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone.

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Bill Black

William Patton "Bill" Black, Jr. (September 17, 1926 – October 21, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader who is noted as one of the pioneers of rock and roll.

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Carl McVoy

Carl McVoy (January 3, 1931 – January 3, 1992) was an American pianist.

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Cream Records

Cream Records was an American record label started in 1970, by former Liberty Records head Al Bennett.

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Disco

Disco is a musical style that emerged in the mid 1960s and early 1970s from America's urban nightlife scene, where it originated in house parties and makeshift discothèques, reaching its peak popularity between the mid-1970s and early 1980s.

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Don Bryant (songwriter)

Donald Maurice Bryant (born April 4, 1942, Memphis, Tennessee, United States) is an American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter.

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Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor.

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EMI

EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries and also referred to as EMI Records Ltd.) was a British multinational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London.

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FAME Studios

FAME (Florence Alabama Music Enterprises) Studios are located at 603 East Avalon Avenue in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, an area of northern Alabama known as the Shoals.

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Fat Possum Records

Fat Possum Records is an American independent record label based in Water Valley and Oxford, Mississippi.

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Goldwax Records

Goldwax Records was an American record label founded in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, in 1964 by Quinton Claunch and Rudolph V. "Doc" Russell.

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Hi Rhythm Section

The Hi Rhythm Section was the house band for hit soul albums by several artists, including Al Green and Ann Peebles, on Willie Mitchell's Hi Records label in the 1970s.

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Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and pianist, often known by his nickname, The Killer.

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List of record labels

For lists of record labels, see.

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London Records

London Records is a record label in the U.K. that marketed records in the U.S, Canada, and Latin America from 1947 to 1979 before becoming semi-independent.

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Memphis soul

Memphis soul, also known as the Memphis sound, was the most prominent strain of Southern soul.

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Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city located along the Mississippi River in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Motown

Motown is an American record company.

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Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section

The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, also known as the Swampers, is a group of American studio musicians playing soul, R&B, rock and roll and country, based in the city of Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

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O. V. Wright

Overton Vertis "O.

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Otis Clay

Otis Lee Clay (February 11, 1942 – January 8, 2016) was an American R&B and soul singer, who started in gospel music.

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Quiet Elegance

Quiet Elegance were an American female singing group founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1971.

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Quinton Claunch

Quinton M. Claunch (born December 3, 1921) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and record label owner, who was responsible with others for setting up Hi Records in the 1950s and Goldwax Records in the 1960s.

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Ray Harris

Ray Harris (September 7, 1927 – November 13, 2003) was an American rockabilly musician and songwriter.

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Record producer

A record producer or track producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album.

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Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, commonly abbreviated as R&B, is a genre of popular music that originated in African American communities in the 1940s.

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Rockabilly

Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating back to the early 1950s in the United States, especially the South.

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Routledge

Routledge is a British multinational publisher.

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Royal Studios

Royal Studios is a recording studio located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.

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Session musician

Session musicians, studio musicians, or backing musicians are musicians hired to perform in recording sessions or live performances.

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Soul music

Soul music (often referred to simply as soul) is a popular music genre that originated in the African American community in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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South Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee

South Memphis, one of the oldest portions of Memphis, Tennessee, is a community stretching from Midtown and Downtown to the Mississippi state line.

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Stax Records

Stax Records is an American record label, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Sun Records

Sun Records is an American independent record label founded by Sam Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee in 1950.

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Syl Johnson

Sylvester Thompson (born July 1, 1936), known professionally as Syl Johnson, is an American blues and soul singer and record producer.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Willie Mitchell (musician)

William Lawrence Mitchell (March 1, 1928 – January 5, 2010) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, soul, R&B, rock and roll, pop and funk record producer and arranger who ran Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi_Records

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