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United Records | |
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Founded | 1951 (1951) |
Founder | Leonard Allen Lew Simpkins |
Status | Active |
Genre | Various, with a focus on Pop and Rap |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | Chicago |
Official website | https://unitedgroupmusic.com |
United Records was an American record company and "label founded in Chicago by Leonard Allen and Lew Simpkins in 1951."
United issued records by such artists as Tab Smith, Jimmy Forrest, Gene Ammons, Memphis Slim, Roosevelt Sykes, the Four Blazes, the Moroccos, Robert Anderson, and the Staple Singers.
In May 1952, "United was joined by a sister label," States. United released 116 singles in a series that ran from 101 to 217, skipping 135 and 200. The company also released 2 10-inch LPs, but never got into 12-inch LPs. Tab Smith was United's biggest contributor. He laid down 85 tracks, releasing 24 singles (a fifth of the company's entire output) and United's first LP.
After the company closed, Savoy bought the masters by Gene Ammons and the Staple Singers. The rest of United's output was eventually acquired by Bob Koester of Delmark Records, which has made most of it available through LP and CD reissues.
When both sides were later pressed as a 7-inch single on United Records, United's Nashville-based distributor IRDA inadvertently placed "Sha-La-La" on the A-side of the record's promotional copies.
In 2021, United Music Group launched its commercial modelling division in Europe with a total of Β£38.5M transacted and clients such as Gymshark, Urban Outfitters, Sephora and L'OrΓ©al.
Releasesβ»
- Uβ101 β "Fine and Brown"/"Lucky Blues" β Roosevelt Sykes and his Honey Drippers
- Uβ102 β "Kansas City Blues"/"Crying Won't Help You" β Robert Nighthawk and his Nighthawks Band
- Uβ103 β "Windy City Boogie"/"Blackjack Blues" β "Nature Boy" Brown and his Blues Ramblers
- Uβ104 β "Because of You"/"Dee Jay Special" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto/His Velvet Tenor and Orchestra
- Uβ105 β "Feel So Bad"/"Take It Easy Baby" β Robert Nighthawk and his Nighthawks Band
- Uβ106 β "Rock 'em"/"When I Was a Lad" β "Nature Boy" Brown and his Blues Ramblers
- Uβ107 β "Can't We Take a Chance"/"(It's No) Sin" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Orchestra
- Uβ108 β "Hands across the Table"/"Boogie Joogie" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Orchestra
- Uβ109 β "Solitude"/"Rockin' the Blues Away" β Tiny Grimes His Guitar and Rocking Highlanders
- Uβ110 β "Night Train"/"Bolo Blues" β Jimmy Forrest, tenor and all star combo
- Uβ111 β "How I Got Over"/"Trusting in Jesus" β Robert Anderson and his Gospel Caravan
- Uβ112 β "Let's Get High"/"Strange Man" β Grant (Mr. Blues) Jones and his Orchestra
- Uβ113 β "Milk Train"/"Love Is a Wonderful Thing" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Orchestra
- Uβ114 β "Mary Jo"/"Mood Indigo" β Four Blazes
- Uβ115 β "Down Beat"/ "A Blanket of Blue"β Tab Smith His Velvet Tenor/His Fabulous Alto and Orchestra
- Uβ116 β "Big Horn Blues"/"Jockey Jack Boogie" β Johnny Wicks and his Swinging Ozarks
- Uβ117 β "When They Ring the Golden Bells"/"Satisfied" β Southern Tornadoes
- Uβ118 β "Sow Righteous Seeds"/"My Expectations" β Robert Anderson and his Gospel Caravan
- Uβ119 β "Big Dip"/"My Buddy" β Jimmy Forest, Tenor and All Star Combo
- Uβ120 β "Raining in My Hear"/"Heavy Heart" β Roosevelt Sykes and his Honey Drippers
- Uβ121 β "House Party Groove"/"Strictly Gone" β Nature Boy Brown and his Blues Ramblers
- Uβ122 β "Come in the Room"/"How Could It Be" β Robert Anderson and his Gospel Caravan
- Uβ123 β "Toll the Bell Easy"/"How about You" β Southern Tornadoes
- Uβ124 β "A Bit of Blues"/"Sunnyside of the Street" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Orchestra
- Uβ125 β "Night Train"/"Rug Cutter" β Four Blazes
- Uβ126 β "Glasgow KY Blues"/"Blue Dawn" β Johnny Wicks and his Swinging Ozarks
- Uβ127 β "Please Send Her Back to Me"/"Stop Boogie Woogie" β Four Blazes
- Uβ128 β "Dinah"/"Hora Staccato" β Ray McKinstry
- Uβ129 β "Security Blues"/"Walkin' This Boogie" β Roosevelt Sykes (The Honeydripper)
- Uβ130 β "Hey Mrs. Jones"/""Blue Groove" β Jimmy Forrest and Orchestra
- Uβ131 β "You Belong to Me"/"Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Orchestra
- Uβ132 β "Nicotine Fits"/"It's All Your Fault" β Tiny Murphy and his Bar 69 Boys
- Uβ133 β "In the Dark"/"Hello Stranger" β Grant (Mr. Blues) Jones and his Orchestra (Grant Jones (voc) with Red Saunders (d, ldr); Sonny Cohn (tp -1); Riley Hampton (as); Leon Washington (ts -1); McKinley Easton (bars -1); Earl Washington (p); Jimmy Richardson (b).) Recorded at the Universal Recording studios, Chicago, October 7, 1952.
- Uβ134 β "O Lord Is It I"/"Pleading in Glory for Me" β Robert Anderson and his Gospel Caravan
- Uβ136 β "Dangerous Ground"/"Hot Steel" β Tiny Murphy and the Bar 69 Boys
- Uβ137 β "Street of Dreams"/"The Beat" β Gene Ammons His Golden Toned Tenor and Orchestra
- Uβ138 β "Living the Life I Love"/"Back Alley" β Memphis Slim and his House Rockers
- Uβ139 β "Four O'Clock Blues"/"To [sic] Hot to Hold" β Roosevelt Sykes and His Honeydrippers
- Uβ140 β "Red Hot and Blue"/"These Foolish Things" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Orchestra
- Uβ141 β "Leo's Boogie"/"Cool Leo" β Leo Parker
- Uβ142 β "You Foxie Thing"/"Smooth Rocking" β Billy Ford and His Night Riders
- Uβ143 β "Linger Awhile"/"I Keep Thinking of You" β The Dozier Boys Featuring Voices and Alto
- Uβ144 β "Don't Make Me Cry"/"Love Me Please Love Me" β Debbie Andrews and The Musketeers
- Uβ145 β "Mrs. Jones' Daughter"/"Mr. Goodbeat" β Jimmy Forrest His Tenor and All Star Combo
- Uβ146 β "Not Any More Tears"/"My Hat's on the Side of My Head" β The Four Blazes
- Uβ147 β "Cuban Boogie"/"My Mother's Eyes" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Orchestra
- Uβ148 β "With All My Heart"/"Why Should I Cry" β Johnny Holiday β Arranged and Conducted by Dennis Farnow [sic]
- Uβ149 β "Red Top"/"Just Chips" β Gene Ammons His Golden Toned Tenor and Orchestra
- Uβ150 β "Ebony after Midnight"/"My Sympathy" β Tasso the Great and his Combo
- Uβ151 β "Brazil"/"Blues for Lew" β Chris Woods and his Orchestra
- Uβ152 β "Tell Me True"/"Come Back Baby" β Roosevelt Sykes and his Honeydrippers
- Uβ153 β "Cherry"/"I've Had the Blues All Day" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Orchestra
- Uβ154 β "Call Me Darling"/"Please Wait for Me" β Debbie Andrews β Arr. and Conducted by Remo Biondi
- Uβ155 β "I'm Still in Love with You"/"Never to Cry Again" β Bixie Crawford
- Uβ156 β "Five O'Clock Blues"/"The Come Back" β Memphis Slim and his House Rockers
- Uβ157 β "Riding with the Blues"/"Stop Feeling Sorry for Yourself" β Nelda Dupuy and Ike Perkins Orchestra
- Uβ158 β "Perfect Woman"/"Ella Louise" β Four Blazes
- Uβ159 β "Don't Pay to Gamble"/"Stompin' at the Savoy" β The MilβConβBo Trio
- Uβ160 β "Walkin' Home"/"Lonesome Road"β The Rockin' and Walkin' Rhythm of Eddie Chamblee
- Uβ161 β "My Last Cry"/"Hold Me" β Terry Timmons
- Uβ162 β "This Love of Mine"/"All My Life" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Orchestra
- Uβ163 β "Early Morning Blues"/"Cold, Cold Rain" β The Dozier Boys
- Uβ164 β "Stairway to the Stars"/"Jim Dawgs" β Gene Ammons
- Uβ165 β "Won't You Sit Down"/"It Rained Children" β The Staple Singers
- Uβ166 β "Call before You Go Home"/"This Is My Lucky Day" β Memphis Slim and His House Rockers
- Uβ167 β "Confessin'"/"Old Age" β Billy Ford and His Night Riders
- Uβ168 β "My Great Love Affair"/"All Night Long' β The Four Blazes
- Uβ169 β "Honky Tonk Angels"/"Blue Roses" β Tiny Murphy
- Uβ170 β "Tiny's Boogie"/"Blue Roundup" β Tiny Grimes
- Uβ171 β "Jumptime"/"Strange" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Orchestra
- Uβ172 β "Tell Me"/"Whooβwee Baby" β The Five C's
- Uβ173 β "Sophisticated Lady"/"Flight 3βD" β Jimmy Forrest and His All Star Combo
- Uβ174 β "My Baby"/"Rock City" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Orchestra
- Uβ175 β "Big Slam Part I"/"Big Slam Part II" β Gene Ammons His Golden Toned Tenor and Orchestra
- Uβ176 β "Wish Me Well"/"Sassy Mae" β Memphis Slim and His House Rockers
- Uβ177 β "Do the Do"/"Did You Ever See a Monkey Play a Fiddle" β Tommy (Mary Jo) Braden and his Flames
- Uβ178 β "Ace High"/"How Long Has It Been" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Orchestra
- Uβ179 β "L'Odore della Rosa"/"I Remember" β Buddy diVito and Howard Zuegner's Orchestra
- Uβ180 β "Goody, Goody"/"My Heart's Got the Blues" β The Five C's
- Uβ181 β "Come On In"/"La! La! La! Lady" β The Rockin' and Walkin' Rhythm of Eddie Chamblee
- Uβ182 β "Four Years of Torment"/"I Love My Baby" β Memphis Slim and his House Rockers
- Uβ183 β "Southern Women"/"Remember Me" β Tommy Brown and his Combo
- Uβ184 β "In a Little Spanish Town"/"Mr. Gee" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Orchestra
- Uβ185 β "Traveling Light"/"Fuzzy" β Gene Ammons his Golden Toned Tenor and Orchestra
- Uβ186 β "Memphis Slim U.S.A."/"Blues All around My Head" β Memphis Slim and his House Rockers
- Uβ187 β "Tabolino"/"Cottage for Sale" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Orchestra
- Uβ188 β "Pardon My Tears"/"Chicken" β The Moroccos
- Uβ189 β "She's Alright"/"Two of a Kind" β Memphis Slim and his House Rockers
- Uβ190 β "Top "n" Bottom"/"For Only You" β Tab Smith and Orchestra
- Uβ191 β "She Needs to Be Loved"/"Done Got Over" β The Blazers & Tommy (Mary Jo) Braden
- Uβ192 β "Matilda"/"Liza's Blues" β Paul Bascomb
- Uβ193 β "Red Hots and Chili Mac"/"Somewhere over the Rainbow" β The Moroccos
- Uβ194 β "The Long Man"/"I'm a Lover" β Long Man Binder and his Thin Men
- Uβ195 β "Mean to Me"/"Spider's Web" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Combo
- Uβ196 β "Boom De De Boom"/"Put Your Arms around Me" β The Pastels
- Uβ197 β "Whose Heart Are You Breaking"/"Story Love" β The DiMara Sisters
- Uβ198 β "Mozelle"/"Sherry" β The Sheppards
- Uβ199 β "T.G. Blues"/"Hurricane T" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Combo
- Uβ201 β "Blue and Lonesome"/"Got to Find My Baby" β Memphis Slim and his House Rockers
- Uβ202 β "Man beyond the Clouds"/"I'm Heaven Bound" β Singing Sammy Lewis
- Uβ203 β "Yo Yo Blues"/"Feel like I Wanna Die" β Tab Smith and Orchestra
- Uβ204 β "Bang Goes My Heart"/"What Is a TeenβAger's Prayer" β The Moroccos
- Uβ205 β "Pretend"/"Crazy Walk" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto/Featuring the Tenor and Orchestra
- Uβ206 β "Chicago Cha Cha"/"Someone Will Understand" β Lefty Bates and his Band
- Uβ207 β "Sad Sad Hours"/"The Hex" β The Moroccos β Lefty Bates Band
- Uβ208 β "Tear Drops"/"Edna" β The Palms and Lefty Bates Band
- Uβ209 β "Someone to Watch over Me"/"Soft Breeze" β Tab Smith
- Uβ210 β "Shadow Blues"/"Honey Hush" β John Hampton and his Band
- Uβ211 β "My Mother's Eyes"/"Dansero" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and His Band
- Uβ212 β "Have No Fear"/"Keeps Me Worried All the Time" β The Answers and Lefty Bates Band
- Uβ213 β "Enchantment"/"UmbΓ©" β Jack Medell and his Orchestra
- Uβ214 β "Hi De Ho Rock and Roll"/"Let's Change the Alphabet" β Loretta Thompson and Her Rockers
- Uβ215 β "Western Union"/"Why Don't You Believe Me" β Don Reed
- Uβ216 β "Merry Christmas Window"/"I Don't Want to Be the Last on Santa's List" β Carol, Linda, and Cathy
- Uβ217 β "Just One More Time"/"Mambolino" β Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Orchestra
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
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- ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 20, 1976 – via Google Books.
- ^ "L'OrΓ©al, world leader in beauty : makeup, cosmetics, haircare, perfume". Loreal.com.
- ^ Campbell, Robert L.; Armin BΓΌttner, and Dan Kochakian (2020). "23. Grant (Mr. Blues) Jones and his Orchestra". Red Saunders Discography. Retrieved 10 December 2022.