Kent Records
Kent Records was a Los Angeles-based record label, launched in 1958 by the Bihari brothers.[1] It was subsidiary of Crown Records Corporation.[2] Kent was a follow-up to Modern Records which ceased operations in 1958.[2] The label reissued Modern's singles, including recordings by B.B. King. By 1964, Kent had signed acts such as Ike & Tina Turner and released new material. Other acts signed to the label included Z.Z. Hill, Johnny Otis, and Lowell Fulsom. Modern Records was revived in 1964 with successful singles from the Ikettes.[3]
Initially, Kent issued only singles, but in 1964, the label began issuing albums until the early 1970s.[1] Kent was later bought by Ace Records, England, which uses the label name to release Motown and Northern Soul music.[4]
Discography[]
Albums[]
- 1964: Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live
- 1965: Live! B. B. King on Stage
- 1965: Lowell Fulsom – Soul
- 1966: The Soul of Ike & Tina
- 1970: Festival of Live Performances
- 1970: Various – Rock And Roll Festival Volume 1
- 1970: Neil Merryweather, John Richardson And Boers
- 1971: Z.Z. Hill's Greatest Hits: Dues Paid in Full
Singles[]
| Catalog No. | Release
date |
US | US | Single (A-side, B-side) | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Mar 1958 | 16 | "You've Been An Angel" | B.B. King | |
| 9 | "Please Accept My Love" | ||||
| 330 | Dec 1959 | 2 | "Sweet Sixteen, Pt. 1"
b/w "Sweet Sixteen, Pt. 2" |
B.B. King | |
| 345 | 1960 | "Roll With Me Henry"
b/w "Good Rockin' Daddy" |
Etta James | ||
| 346 | Jul 1960 | "Good Man Gone Bad" | B.B. King | ||
| 8 | "Partin' Time" | ||||
| 378 | Apr 1962 | "Drifting"
b/w "Love You Baby" |
Bobby "Blue" Bland, Ike Turner and His Orchestra | ||
| 393 | Apr 1964 | 34 | 12 | "Rock Me Baby"
b/w "I Can't Lose" |
B.B. King |
| 394 | Apr 1964 | "Dust My Blues (I Believe)"
b/w "Happy Home" |
Elmore James and The Broom Dusters | ||
| 402[5] | Oct 1964 | 95 | "I Can't Believe What You Say (For Seeing What You Do)"
b/w "My Baby Now" |
Ike & Tina Turner | |
| 409 | Nov 1964 | "Please, Please, Please"
b/w "Am I A Fool In Love |
Ike & Tina Turner | ||
| 432[6] | Nov 1965 | 11 | "Black Nights"
b/w "Little Angel" |
Lowell Fulson | |
| 456[6] | Dec 1966 | 52 | 5 | "Tramp"
b/w "Pico" |
Lowell Fulson |
| 463[6] | Mar 1967 | 91 | 20 | "Make a Little Love"
b/w "I'm Sinking" |
Lowell Fulson |
| 474[6] | Aug 1967 | 97 | 38 | "I'm A Drifter"
b/w "Hobo Meetin'" |
Lowell Fulson |
| 4514[7] | Jul 1970 | "Please, Please, Please Pt. 1"
b/w "Please, Please, Please Pt. 2" |
Ike & Tina Turner |
References[]
- ^ a b "Modern Records Story". www.bsnpubs.com.
- ^ a b "Kent Launches R-B Label" (PDF). Billboard: 3. March 23, 1958.
- ^ Broven, John (2011). Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers. University of Illinois Press. p. 303. ISBN 9780252094019. OCLC 785781204.
- ^ "Kent - Ace Records". acerecords.co.uk.
- ^ "Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard: 22. October 17, 1964.
- ^ a b c d "Lowell Fulsom Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019.
- ^ "Spotlight Singles - Top 20 Soul" (PDF). Billboard: 72. July 18, 1970.
See also[]
- List of record labels
- Kent Records artists
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