High Water Recording Company
The High Water Recording Company is an American record label founded in 1979 by Dr. David Evans and Memphis State University and operates to this day.
Singles were initially released on the label, and since 1983 long-playing records made by Evans in and around Memphis of blues , gospel and jazz artists were released. The recordings made at the time have been re-released or re-released as CD since 1997 almost without exception on the Hightone label. The Hightone label was launched in 2008 by Shout! Factory bought out, some of the CDs with recordings produced by Evans are still in the program there.
Discographic information
Singles
- 408 Raymond Hill / Lillie Hill
- 409 Jessie Mae Hemphill
- 410 RL Burnside and the Sound Machine
- 411 Ranie Burnette
- 412 The Fieldstones
- 413 The Fieldstones
- 414 The Jubirt Sisters
- 415 Little Applewhite
- 416 Hammie Nixon
- 417 The Hollywood All Stars
- 418 Junior Kimbrough And the Soul Blues Boys
- 419 The Harmonizers
- 420 The Gospel Writers
- 421 Hezekiah And The House Rockers
- 422 Little Applewhite
- 423 Uncle Ben and his Nephews
- 424 Waynell Jones
- 425 Jessie Mae Hemphill
- 426 Huebert Crawford And The King Riders Band
LPs
- 1001 The Fieldstones
- 1002 VA: Happy In The Service Of The Lord
- 1003 Hammie Nixon
- 1004 The Pattersonaires
- 1005 Spirit of Memphis Quartet
- 1006 The Blues Busters
- 1007 Forth
- 1008 The Jubirt Sisters
- 1009 The Hollywood All Stars
- 1010 Chicago Bob and the Shadows
- 1011 Hezekiah and the House Rockers
- 1012 Jessie Mae Hemphill
- ???? Southern Comfort - First Concert Jazz Ensemble of Memphis State University
- ???? The Jazz Ensembles of Memphis State University
CDs
- HMG 6501 RL Burnside: Sound Machine Groove
- HMG 6502 Jessie Mae Hemphill: Feelin 'Good
- HMG 6503 Junior Kimbrough: Do The Rump!
- HMG 6504 The Pattersonaires: Why Not Try My God
- HMG 6505 The Fieldstones: Memphis Blues Today!
- HMG 6506 Chicago Bob and the Shadows: Just Your Fool
- HMG 6507 Spirit of Memphis Quartet: Traveling On
- HMG 6508 Jessie Mae Hemphill: She-Wolf
- HMG 6509 Hammie Nixon: Tappin 'That Thing
- HMG 6510 The Harps Of Melody: Sing And Make Melody Unto The Lord
- HMG 6511 Hezekiah and the House Rockers: Going To California
- HMG 6512 The Blues Busters: Busted
- HMG 6513 VA: Deep South Blues
- HMG 6514 The Pattersonaires: Book Of The Seven Seals
- HMG 6515 The Jubirt Sisters: Ladies Sing The Blues
- HMG 6516 VA: Happy In The Service Of The Lord - Volume 1
- HMG 6517 VA: Happy In The Service Of The Lord - Volume 2
- HMG 6518 The Hollywood All Stars: Hard Hitting Blues from Memphis
- HMG 6519 The Fieldstones: Mud Island Blues
- HMG 6520 VA: Memphis Blues Bands And Singers - The 1980s
Individual evidence
- ↑ High Water Discography [1]
- ↑ Keith A. Gordon: HighTone Records Sells Out! [2]
- ↑ Hightone at Shout! Factory archive link ( memento of the original from January 26th, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
