Nashboro was founded in Nashville, Tennessee by Ernie Lafayette Young (1892-1977), who was the owner of a record store, Ernie's Record Mart, and sponsor of a weekly hit parade show on radio station WLAC. In 1951, Young founded Nashboro to issue gospel records, and the following year also created Excello Records to release secular music, especially R&B and blues acts.[1]
Nashboro became a prolific issuer of Southern gospel groups, and Young frequently signed gospel acts from competing labels after they had folded. Some of the groups were backed by the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section in the studio.[1]
Young died in 1977, by which time Nashboro was increasingly reissuing out of its back catalogue rather than issuing new material. The label's catalogue was sold to AVI Entertainment in 1979,[2]MCA Records in 2000, and Hip-O shortly thereafter.[1] Relatively little of it has seen reissue, though in 2014 Tompkins Square Records released a four-CD compilation of Nashboro artists.[3]
Nashboro was one of several labels to have its catalog of master recordings destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[4]
^ abcRobert Darden, "Nashboro Records". W.K. McNeil, ed. Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music. Routledge, 2013, pp. 270-271.
^Lichtman, Irv (September 1, 1979). "American Variety Acquires Nashboro". Billboard. p. 3. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
^I Heard the Angels Singing: Electrifying Black Gospel from the Nashboro Label, 1951-1983. Tompkins Square Records, 2014. Includes essay about label by Opal Louis Nations.
^Rosen, Jody (2019-06-11). "The Day the Music Burned". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
^The Gospel Harmonettes disco Retrieved 29 October 2021
nashboro, records, american, gospel, label, principally, active, 1950s, 1960s, contents, history, artists, references, alsohistory, editnashboro, founded, nashville, tennessee, ernie, lafayette, young, 1892, 1977, owner, record, store, ernie, record, mart, spo. Nashboro Records was an American gospel label principally active in the 1950s and 1960s Contents 1 History 2 Artists 3 References 4 See alsoHistory EditNashboro was founded in Nashville Tennessee by Ernie Lafayette Young 1892 1977 who was the owner of a record store Ernie s Record Mart and sponsor of a weekly hit parade show on radio station WLAC In 1951 Young founded Nashboro to issue gospel records and the following year also created Excello Records to release secular music especially R amp B and blues acts 1 Nashboro became a prolific issuer of Southern gospel groups and Young frequently signed gospel acts from competing labels after they had folded Some of the groups were backed by the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section in the studio 1 Young died in 1977 by which time Nashboro was increasingly reissuing out of its back catalogue rather than issuing new material The label s catalogue was sold to AVI Entertainment in 1979 2 MCA Records in 2000 and Hip O shortly thereafter 1 Relatively little of it has seen reissue though in 2014 Tompkins Square Records released a four CD compilation of Nashboro artists 3 Nashboro was one of several labels to have its catalog of master recordings destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire 4 Artists EditThe Angelic Gospel Singers The Barrett Sisters The Famous Boyer Brothers Alex Bradford J Robert Bradley Brother Joe May Dorothy Love Coates The Consolers Edna Gallmon Cooke The Crescendos Oh Julie The Dixie Nightingales Isaac Douglas The Fairfield Four Five Singing Stars The Gospel Harmonettes 5 Bessie Griffin Pilgrim Jubilees The Radio Four Cleophus Robinson Silvertone Singers of Cincinnati Roscoe Shelton The Skylarks The Jewell Gospel Singers Gloria Spencer Candi Staton Slim amp the Supreme Angels The Swanee Quintet Sister Emma Tucker Willie Neal Johnson amp The Gospel Keynotes Marvin Yancy Sister Lucille Pope amp the Pearly Gates The Bright Stars Oscar BishopReferences Edit a b c Robert Darden Nashboro Records W K McNeil ed Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music Routledge 2013 pp 270 271 Lichtman Irv September 1 1979 American Variety Acquires Nashboro Billboard p 3 Retrieved June 11 2015 I Heard the Angels Singing Electrifying Black Gospel from the Nashboro Label 1951 1983 Tompkins Square Records 2014 Includes essay about label by Opal Louis Nations Rosen Jody 2019 06 11 The Day the Music Burned The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2019 07 02 The Gospel Harmonettes disco Retrieved 29 October 2021See also EditExcello Records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nashboro Records amp oldid 1060644217, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
