Fat Possum Records
| Fat Possum Records | |
|---|---|
| Active years | since 1992 |
| founder | Matthew Johnson, Peter Redvers-Lee |
| Seat | Oxford, Mississippi |
| Website | http://www.fatpossum.com/ |
| Label code | FP |
| distribution | RED distribution |
| Genre (s) | Blues , rock , indie rock |
Fat Possum Records is an independent American record company based in Oxford , Mississippi .
history
The company was founded in 1992 by Matthew Johnson and Peter Redvers-Lee in Oxford, Mississippi. The company originally specialized in discovering blues musicians from the northern Mississippi region. Many of the early musicians were using the music critic of the New York Times , Robert Palmer , discovered who also produced several albums for the label.
Although many of the company's albums received critical acclaim, the company soon slipped into the red, a problem the company had to contend with for a long time. A legal dispute with Capricorn Records also tied up a lot of funds, so that some projects could not be realized. Over time, the company broadened its base by including young bands, also outside the blues genre, in their program.
Artist on Fat Possum Records
Junior Kimbrough , RL Burnside , Louisiana Red , Fred McDowell , Furry Lewis , T-Model Ford , Solomon Burke , Wavves , Asie Payton, King Ernest, Charles Caldwell, Jaguar Love, Blackfire Revelation, Dave Thompson, Hezekiah Early, Jelly Roll Kings, Jimmy Lee Williams, Nehl Cloete, Johnny Farmer, Jojo Hermann, King Ernest, Little Freddie King, The Neckbones, Paul 'Wine' Jones, Red Onions, Robert Cage, Robert Belfour, Scott Dunbar, Sunday Nights, Twenty Miles, AA Bondy, Adam Green , Lissie , 2:54 u. a.