Originally Posted by
kenneth
That is fascinating! King Records was a real pioneer and the owner Syd Nathan recognized the value that rhythm and blues would bring to his catalog which started out in country and western. He was probably one of the earliest producers to record the first crossover artists, in fact he had entire albums devoted to R&B artists doing country songs and vice versa.
Next to Motown, King Records was my major collecting obsession. They have a lot of great unique music in their catalog. And some of their album covers are, well you can’t describe them. You’ve got to see them! But it was one of their major strengths that they had an entire operation from soup to nuts. They did the recording, the pressing of the vinyl and even produced the album cover art and everything else from start to finish. Very unique company.
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