Jubilee Records

Jubilee Records was a record label specializing in rhythm and blues along with novelty records. It was founded in New York City in 1946 by Herb Abramson and Jerry Blaine. Blaine would later buy out Abramson's half of the company.cite web
url=http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/jerry_blaine.htm
title=Jerry Blaine
publisher=rockabilly
accessdate=2006-11-25 ] The company name was Jay-Gee Recording Company, a subsidiary of the Cosnat Corporation. Cosnat was a wholesale record distributor.

Jubilee was the first to reach the white market with a black vocal group when The Orioles recording of "Crying in the Chapel" reached the top twenty on the pop charts in 1953.cite book
first=Charlie
last=Gillett
year= 1996
title= The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll
edition= (2nd Ed.)
publisher= Da Capo Press
location=New York, N.Y.
pages= p. 69-70
id= ISBN 0-306-80683-5]

History

The Four Tunes switched to Jubilee in 1953. The biggest early hit for Jubilee was "Crying In The Chapel" by The Orioles. A subsidiary label Josie Records was formed in 1954 which issued uptempo material. Hits on Josie include "Speedoo" by The Cadillacs and "Do You Wanna Dance" by Bobby Freeman. The label's last rock and roll hit was a good rhythm and blues instrumental "Poor Boy"/"Wail!" by The Royaltones.

On the novelty side, successful artists include blooper compiler Kermit Schaefer and comedian Rusty Warren.

Jubilee/Josie also had a custom label, Gross Records, whose only artist was Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts. [ [http://bsnpubs.com/jubilee/gross.html Gross Label Album Discography ] ]

Jubilee/Josie folded in 1970 and the catalog was taken over by Roulette Records.

In the late 1980s , Roulette Records was sold jointly to Rhino Records and EMI, and in the 1990s , Rhino was sold to Time Warner. The rights to the Jubilee records archives in North America are now owned by Warner Music with EMI holding the rights in the rest of the world.

Jubilee Records artists

This is a list of recording artists who have had at least one recording released on the Jubilee Records label.
*Sil Austin
*Baltimore and Ohio Band
*Jim Backus [http://home.roadrunner.com/~hifiebay/jim%20bacusjubilee.jpg]
*Harry Belafonte
*Polly Bergen
*Blades Of Grass
*Nan Blakstone [http://home.roadrunner.com/~hifiebay/Jubilee%20nan%20blakstoneLP.jpg]
*The Bobbettes
*Jimmy Boyd
*Jimmy Breedlove
*Bobby Comstock and The Counts

*Don Cornell
*Bob Crewe
*Vivian Dandridge
*The Dominoes
*The Dreamers
*Dave Dudley
*Enchanters
*Fat Man Humphries and the Four Notes
*The Fifth Estate (band)
*The Five Sharps [http://home.roadrunner.com/~hifiebay/stormy%20weatherjubilee.jpg]
*Keith Follese
*The Four Coins
*The Four Tunes [http://home.roadrunner.com/~hifiebay/fourtunes.jpg]
*The Gallahads [http://home.roadrunner.com/~hifiebay/Gallahads_78_1.jpg]
*Erroll Garner
*Bonnie Green Orchestra
*The Happenings
*Betty Harris
*Emmylou Harris
*Dick Haymes
*Autry Inman
*Conrad Janis and the Tailgaters
*The King Sisters
*Baker Knight
*Bob Knight Four
*Moe Koffman
*The Larks
*Little Sylvia [http://home.roadrunner.com/~hifiebay/little%20sylvia.jpg]
*Bill Mack
*Tommy Mara
*Marylanders
*Lou McGarity
*Rod McKuen
*Domenico Modugno
*Mark Monte & the Continentals
*Lou Monte
*Vaughn Monroe
*Mulcays
*Gene Nash
*Oliver
*Sy Oliver
*The Orioles [http://home.roadrunner.com/~hifiebay/orioles.jpg]
*Billy Paul
*The Raindrops
*Ray-O-Vacs

*The Rebels
*Della Reese [http://home.roadrunner.com/~hifiebay/dellareese.jpg]
*Sylvia Robbins
*Don Rondo [http://home.roadrunner.com/~hifiebay/donrondo.jpg]
*The Royal Teens
*Stan Rubin
*Betty St. Claire
*Salt City 5
*Kermit Schaefer
*Allan Sherman
*Lou Stein
*Larry Storch
*Enzo Stuarti [http://home.roadrunner.com/~hifiebay/ENZO%20STUARTI.jpg]
*The Stylers
*The Sultans
*Gene Summers And His Rebels [http://home.roadrunner.com/~hifiebay/jubileenervous.jpg]
*Donna Theodore
*Jo Anne Tolley
*The Top Notes
*Toppers
*The Valentinos
*Voltaxx
*The Volumes

*Billy Ward and the Dominoes

*Rusty Warren
*Dee Dee Warwick
*Ethel Waters
*Mary Wells
*Ilene Woods

Josie Records artists

This is a list of recording artists who have had at least one recording released on the Josie Records label.

*The Cadillacs
*Bobby Freeman
*The Meters
*Mike & Jim ("Dungaree Cutie")
*The Royaltones
*J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers

ee also

* List of record labels

Notes

External links

* [http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/jerry_blaine.htm Jerry Blaine]
* [http://www.bsnpubs.com/jubilee/jubjosie.html The Jubilee/Josie Records Story from BSN Pubs]