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    Black-owned record companies in the 60s and 70s

    In another thread, the subject of Sussex Records came up, and it was mentioned that Clarance Avant owned it. I never knew that. Cool! A Black record company, and it never gets mentioned as such. All you ever hear about is Motown and P.I.R..

    It got me wondering: besides the following, what were some other Black owned record companies in the 60s and 70s? Starting in 1972, Stax owner and founder Jim Stewart entered into a partnership with Al Bell.

    Vee-Jay
    Philadelphia International [[Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff)
    T-Neck [[Isley Brothers, the company was absorbed into CBS, Inc. in 1984)
    Sussex [[Clarance Avant)
    Tabu [[Clarance Avant)
    Motown [[Berry Gordy sold it in 1988 to Boston Ventures/MCA)
    Gamble [[Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff)
    Curtom [[Curtis Mayfield)
    Philly Groove [[Stan Wilson, Thom Bell, Kenny Bell)
    Paisley Park [[Prince)
    American Recording Company [[Maurice White)
    Sugarhill [[Sylvia and Joe Robinson)
    All-Platinum [[Sylvia and Joe Robinson)
    Hot Wax/Invictus [[Eddie Holland, Lamont Dosier, Brian Holland)

    What else? There were tons of them in the 60s and early 70s before the majors realized how much money there was in soul music.
    Last edited by soulster; 07-01-2013 at 12:24 AM.

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