Merrit Records
Meritt Records was an American jazz and blues record company and label that existed from 1925 to 1929. It was founded in Kansas City by Winston Holmes, the owner of a music store. Records were made in his studio and sold only in his store.
Merrit Records
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Meritt Records was an American jazz and blues record company and label that existed from 1925 to 1929. It was founded in Kansas City by Winston Holmes, the owner of a music store. Records were made in his studio and sold only in his store.
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Holmes produced about 20 double-sided acoustically recorded phonograph records in the mid and late 1920s. Most of the sides are of locally based jazz and blues performers, plus some gospel music and sermons.
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• Name — Meritt Records • Founded — 1925 • Founder — Winston Holmes • Defunct — 1929 • Genre — Jazz and Blues • Country — US • Location — Kansas City, Missouri
1926
1926
• 2201: "City of the Dead" / "Cabbage Head Blues" Lena Kimbrough / Sylvester (her brother) & Lena Kimbrough • 2203: "I've Even Heard of Thee" / "The Downfall of Nebuchadnezzer" Rev. J.C. Burnett • 2204: "The Well of Salvation" Rev. H.C. Gatewood
1927
1927
• 2206: "Down Home Syncopated Blues" / "Meritt Stomp" George E. Lee And His Novelty Singing Orchestra (George E. Lee, ts, v, dir: Sam Utterbach, t / Thurston Maupins, tb / Clarence Taylor, ss, as / Jesse Stone, p, a / George Rousseau, bj / Clint Weaver, bb / Abe Price, d / Julia Lee, v.)
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- 1.Rye, Howard. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Grove's Dictionaries Inc. 2. 748. 2002. 1-56159-284-6.
- 2.Rust, Brian. Jazz and Ragtime Records, 1897-1942. 978-0967181929.
- 3.Illustrated Lottie Beaman/Kimbrough discography. Wirz.de.
- 4.Meritt Records Discography. Discogs.com.
- 5.Illustrated Historical Records discography. Wirz.de.
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