Record labels that are named incorporating the owner or owners names:

Johnny Guitar Watson "Ain't Gonna Move" on Jowat is a great example.

I'd love to know - or be able to remember - just how long it took me to spot this hidden in plain sight detail.

There's bound to be loads more but none spring immediately to mind. Help me out eh?

Labels such as Karen that were named after the name of a family member (one of the owners daughters so I've read) also count I guess.

Derek

 

Gordy is obvious.

  Sue was named after Juggy Jones Mother and Daughter,  Okeh (Otto K.E. Heinneman), Wingate (Ed Wingate), Kapp (Dave Kapp),

Calla (Nate McCalla), Son-Bert (SONny Sanders, RoBERT Bateman) Mayfield (Curtis Mayfield), A & M (Herb  Alpert, Jerry Moss), 

Edited July 29, 20168 yr by the yank

A few more- Palmer (Palmer James), MAH'S (Mike A. Hanks) , Anna (Anna Gordy), Ashford (Jack Ashford), Mirwood and Mira (Randy Wood's daughter Mira), Harvey (Fuqua), DaCo (Don Davis, Robert and Hazel Coleman), Dee Gee (Dizzy Gillespie),  Chess (Leonard and Phil Chess), Omack (Ollie MacLaughlin), Carla, Karen, Moira (Ollie MacLaughlin's daughters) and Drew (Andrew Mike Terry).

 

Edited July 29, 20168 yr by the yank

It's early morning...but have these

 

Willbe....William Bell

Lundy....Brad Lundy

T-Jaye...Ted Jarrett

Stax...Stewart & Axton

there are loads more but brain not in gear at mo.

 

Dave H.

4 hours ago, the yank said:

A few more- Palmer (Palmer James), MAH'S (Mike A. Hanks) , Anna (Anna Gordy), Ashford (Jack Ashford), Mirwood and Mira (Randy Wood's daughter Mira), Harvey (Fuqua), DaCo (Don Davis, Robert and Hazel Coleman), Dee Gee (Dizzy Gillespie),  Chess (Leonard and Phil Chess), Omack (Ollie MacLaughlin), Carla, Karen, Moira (Ollie MacLaughlin's daughters) and Drew (Andrew Mike Terry).

 

You forgot Ranwood. 

Also LaBeat - Lou Beatty, Renfro - Mike Renfro, Rouser - Tommy Rouse, Silver - Lee Silver, (plus Gordy, HBR - and MGM !)

Dx

Edited July 29, 20168 yr by DaveNPete

7 hours ago, the yank said:

Carla, Karen, Moira (Ollie MacLaughlin's daughters) 

And of course Ruth, a much earlier label owned by him named after his wife.

 

 

Cleveland Robinson - Nosnibor Records ?

29 minutes ago, SWIFTY said:

Cleveland Robinson - Nosnibor Records ?

... YEP ... 

The New York based (as against NY & Detroit based Geneva Records) Geneva Records .....

.... the label I'm meaning is the tiny indie run by Gene Evans ... GENeEVAns ... GENEVA ..

 

 

 

Edited July 29, 20168 yr by Roburt

Rojam - after owner Paul Major

Rojam - after owner Paul Major

Weren't lots more named after the owner's family .... how about Oliver Sain's Vanessa + loads of others in similar style (apart from those already mentioned above).

How about both Abner Records (Chicago & Cleveland). Boddie in Cleveland. Probably DeBrossard & Daywood (Cleveland) Gerim (Chicago) -- Gerald Sims. Zenette Records (Baltimore), Kenny Hamber had a 45 on this label named after the DJ owner's daughter. Burman (Baltimore). Ru-Jac after ... RU - Rufus Mitchell (owner) & ??.

Does Big Jim count, the nickname (from American football) of Jim Brown.

Do initials count ... such as MB Records (Bobby Kline) named after owner Marc Brown.

Edited July 29, 20168 yr by Roburt

Kerston - Alfred Kersten (owner) - Germany

Chess Records after Phil and Leonard Chess though that is the Anglicised version of their Polish name Szcy.

 

Coxsone

Does Gordy count ??

Some more:

Owner Larry Buffa

Owner Alonzo Tucker & Clarence Jackson

Daughter of Johnnie Mae Matthews "Audrey"

Owner George Braxton

 

Edited July 29, 20168 yr by Zanetti

Ron Paul = Ronald Davis credited on Locations 'Mr Diamond Man'

Theoda Moore & James Riley

thelma?

10 hours ago, the yank said:

A few more- Palmer (Palmer James), MAH'S (Mike A. Hanks) , Anna (Anna Gordy), Ashford (Jack Ashford), Mirwood and Mira (Randy Wood's daughter Mira), Harvey (Fuqua), DaCo (Don Davis, Robert and Hazel Coleman), Dee Gee (Dizzy Gillespie),  Chess (Leonard and Phil Chess), Omack (Ollie MacLaughlin), Carla, Karen, Moira (Ollie MacLaughlin's daughters) and Drew (Andrew Mike Terry).

 

Palmer was NOT named after Palmer James.  I had thought so, but was corrected.  I guess Palmer was the name of the main financier of Palmer records, but he wasn't the A&R man in daily operations of the label.

JOTIS

Joe Galkin and Otis Redding

On 7/29/2016 at 13:48, Zanetti said:

Theoda Moore & James Riley

Also, Big D and Diamond Jim for Diamond Jim Riley.  Thelma Gordy Coleman was daughter of Thelma owners Hazel and Robert Coleman.  There are literally THOUSANDS of label names based on the names of label owners and their family members.  I can't name them all on this thread.  I need to work to earn a living.

Washpan(Gino Washington), Ernstrat(Ernie Stratton), JVB (Joe Von Battle), HPC(Hardye (for Harvey Fuqua), MRC(Mike Hanks and 2 others), Brownie (Gary Brown), Davis(Joe Davis), SAR(Sam Cooke/JW Alexander), JW (Joanne/Wingate), Ermine (Bill Ehrman), Ron's (Ron Murphy), Bunny/Big Bunny (Bunny Jones), Katron (Bob Catron), Rich (John Richbourg), GeneBro, Dotty's, Stepp (Mickey Stevenson), Phillips (Sam Phillips),  Philips (Anton Philips), Thomas (Eddie Thomas) ..... on and on... ad infinitum...

Edited July 31, 20168 yr by RobbK

Does Horace's count?

3 minutes ago, britishbarry said:

Does Horace's count?

If it was named after a Horace, 6 people with names starting with HORACE (or a horse's ass)!

Edited July 29, 20168 yr by RobbK

Revilot ..............Toliver

- Kev

Big J...Jeff Floyds 'don't leave me'

Caiburt-Richard Caiton...and Bert someone...i'll have to have a look...

 Dispo/dispenza.....Barry Dispenza

Brent-Brenton Wood?

Edited July 29, 20168 yr by lfcjunkie
Addition

JD Miller owned many record labels, and JAMIL was the publishing company (one of them)

 

JAy MILler

Burt (Ernest Burt), Philles (Phil Spector/Lester Sill), Phi-Dan (Phil Spector/Danny Davis), Lucky (Doc "Lucky" Oliver), Dynamite(James "Mr. Dynamite" Brown), Todd(owner Paul Cohen's son?), Wasn't "Carrie" James Hendrix's daughter?, Can-Jo (Candy Johnson), Despenza and Dispo (Barry Despenza), Dat Richfield Kat, JOB, Johnson, Frank, Mercer (Mercer Ellington), Ja-Dan (Jack Daniels), Daniels (Tony Daniels), Barry. Keen (Bob Keane),  

Edited August 1, 20168 yr by RobbK

3 hours ago, lfcjunkie said:

Big J...Jeff Floyds 'don't leave me'

Caiburt-Richard Caiton...and Bert someone...i'll have to have a look...

 Dispo/dispenza.....Barry Dispenza

Brent-Brenton Wood

Brent-Brenton Wood is just a coincidence.  Brent was owned and founded by Bob Shad.

Vee Jay (Vivian Carter, Jimmy Bracken)

Tay  (Jack Taylor)

Bang (Bert Berns, Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun, Gerald Wexler)

Phi-Dan (Phil Spector, Danny Davis )

44 minutes ago, RobbK said:

Brent-Brenton Wood is just a coincidence.  Brent was owned and founded by Bob Shad.

Thanks Rob....i've read somewhere it was brentons label...then again i've got a book here with a few outrageous 'facts' ...maybe its in that one!

 

Mr Chand-gene chandler

Alston-steve alaimo/henry stone

Mayfield-curtis

 

Laurie(Laurie Sussel), Jamie(Jamie Sussel) both daughters of Alan Sussel (co-owner of both labels.  Ranwood (Randy Wood),  Amy (Amy Shimkin) (Daughter of Bell owner, Arthur Shimkin)

Edited July 30, 20168 yr by RobbK

Pameline was names after three daughters of Richard Wylie, although I can't remember their names, I would "think" the first part is Pamela. Anyone ?

Cheers
Mick

Just found the info - PAtrice, MELony, and ChristINE.

Edited July 31, 20168 yr by Mick Holdsworth

The first name must be Pam.  I can't imagine what the other two are.  It looks more like made up from only 2 names. I'll be curious what the answer is.  Does anyone here know the names of his 3 daughters?

Keith Rylatt's "Groovesville U.S.A." and the liner notes to the  "Goin' To A Happening- The Northern Soul Of Richard "Popcorn" Wylie "CD both have Pameline being Popcorn's daughter.

 

Edited July 30, 20168 yr by the yank

ALM-(AL Mitchell)

 

1 hour ago, the yank said:

Keith Rylatt's "Groovesville U.S.A." and the liner notes to the  "Goin' To A Happening- The Northern Soul Of Richard "Popcorn" Wylie "CD both have Pameline being Popcorn's daughter.

 

So, Popcorn named the label after only one daughter, named "Pameline"?  Did he have 3, 2 or, just 1 daughter?

Al & The Kidd - Al Mason & Max Kidd.....

Edited July 30, 20168 yr by Mark R
Updated information

How about hayley rob moss daughter

Zell's (Zell Sanders), SAMO(Sam Motley), Teri De, Wally, Glo-Whiz(Gloria Taylor/Whiz Whisenhunt), Juggy (Juggy Murray), Rojac, Ju-Par, Jomar, Jocida and Jomada (Johnny Nash+), Deesu, Sansu, Crewe (Bob Crewe), Burt (Ernest Burt), RayBer(Raynoma Liles Gordy and Berry Gordy), Renee (probably a daughter, wife or girlfriend of the owner (Leo Austell?), Paula? SBK (Sepe, Krasnow & Brooks), SVR, RanDee and MarKie (owner's 2 sons)

Edited July 31, 20168 yr by RobbK

Mutt & Jeff (Joe Jefferson +), MurCo, Heidi, JJ (Little Joe Cook +) Joda (Johnny Nash), Jameco(James Hendrix), HBR (Joe Hanna and Bill Barbera), Mas-Tok and Cha-Tok (Charles Stokes), Mack IV (Jimmy McEachin), Maurci, Mikim(Mickey Stevenson & Kim Weston), Tou-Sea(Alan Toussaint+), Trudel, Vando (Van McCoy+), Villa (Pancho Villa), Virtue (Frank Virtue), Redd, Red Coach and Redd Coach(Gene Redd Jr.), Roker(Wally Roker, Retta's and O'Retta, Yan G, Yancy (Yancy Millsap), ParLo, Leo, Maxx(Larry Maxwell), GreGar, Eskee, Gloria, Garrison, Calla(Nate McCalla), Co & Ce, DayCo, Bunky(Bill "Bunky" Sheppard (I'm pleased to have had as a next door neighbour of ours (when Airwave was sandwiched between him and Mickey Stevenson in The Hollyood and Vine Building))!

Edited August 3, 20168 yr by RobbK

14 hours ago, RobbK said:

So, Popcorn named the label after only one daughter, named "Pameline"?  Did he have 3, 2 or, just 1 daughter?

OK. I've just found it out from an old interview from 1983. Richards three daughters were PAtrice, MELony, and ChristINE.

Cheers
Mick

2 minutes ago, Mick Holdsworth said:

OK. I've just found it out from an old interview from 1983. Richards three daughters were PAtrice, MELony, and ChristINE.

Cheers
Mick

Good job!

A few more-

                   Mi-Val (Mike Valvano) , Dakar (Carl Davis- It was originally Dacar but changed to avoid confusion with Decca), Bashie ( Carl Davis'

wife Basheba. That's her on the cover of Ramsey Lewis' "Wade In The Water" album) , Kelli- Arts (Carl Davis's daughter Kelli).

Pee Vee (Pancho Villa). Not sure how much involvement he had in Villa Records.

Edited July 31, 20168 yr by the yank

B & G, Belinda, Burnie's (Burnie Peacock), Bea & Baby, Big Mack(Ed McCoy), Arvee(Richard Vaughn), Aardell/R-Dell(Bob Ross+), Gallo (Bob Gallo), Fabor(Fabor Robison), Leedon & Lee Gordon Records(Lee Gordon), Candix(Robert Dix and William Canaday Silva), Bea & Baby(Narvel "Cadillac Baby" Eatmon and his wife, Bea), Sims(Russell Sims), Ric & Ron Records (named after Joe Ruffino's 2 sons), J-V (reverse of VJ-Jimmy Bracken and Vivian Carter), Jerden (Jerry Dennon), Khoury's (George Khoury), MSK (Owners of Dearborn Records and a Juke Box distributorship: Martin and Snyder, along with Ed Kaplan (of Kool Kat, and other Detroit labels),

 

 

Edited August 1, 20168 yr by RobbK

DoDe & DoDeRe, Prince(Prince Ella),GJM, Marton(I believe one of the 2 owners was named Martin), Stephanye (after Gene Redd Jr.'s daughter). Sylvia (Al Sears' wife, girlfriend or daughter?)Seroc (Al Sears),

Edited August 2, 20168 yr by RobbK

Bo-Sound (Eddie Bo)

Arock is also named after Al Sears.  There's also Glad-Hamp (Lionel Hampton), Tru-Glo-Town (Gloria Toote and Ed Townsend), Thomas (Eddie Thomas), Curtom (Curtis Mayfield and Eddie Thomas), Maxx (Larry Maxwell) and Maxwell (Larry Maxwell once again).

Vando= Van McCoy and Douglas 'Jocko' Henderson. 

Best, 

Mark

 

Simco and Simpson...Jesse Simpson

Best,

Mark