Diva Records
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Label of a Diva Record from 1928
Diva Records was an American record label from 1925 to 1932 that sold records through W. T. Grant retail stores. It was a division of Columbia Records.[1]
Artists on the label included Irving Kaufman, Annette Hanshaw, , Sammy Fain, "Hobo" Jack Turner, , The Broadway Bellhops, , , The Harmonians, , The Bar Harbor Society Orchestra, Gay Ellis, , , and His Hotel Pennsylvania Music, and Vernon Dalhart.
Diva Records were acoustic through early 1929. The audio fidelity of the post-acoustic records, as well as the pressing quality is above average for the era.
See also[]
- List of record labels
References[]
- ^ Kernfeld, Barry, ed. (2002). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 620. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
Further reading[]
- Sutton, Allan. Directory of American Disc Record Brands and Manufacturers, 1891-1943 (Westport & London, 1994)
External links[]
- Diva Records on the Internet Archive's Great 78 Project
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- Record labels established in 1925
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