Melotone Records (United States)
Melotone Records was an American record label that existed in the 1930s.
History of the label
The Melotone label was introduced as a sub-label by Brunswick Records in the early 1930s to publish shellac records as a low-cost label for the North American market . In 1932 it became part of the American Record Corporation ; after 1938 it was no longer continued. In 2010, Melotone Records was reactivated as a division of Melotone Music LLC .
During the time of the Great Depression , the label mainly featured popular dance music , country music , Hawaiian music as well as blues , Cajun music and jazz . Appeared on the label a. a. Records by Gene Autry , Charlie Barnet , Big Bill Broonzy , Chick Bullock (including with the " Georgia Footwarmers "), Eddie Cantor , Buddy Clark , Bing Crosby , Cliff Edwards , Blind Boy Fuller , Annette Hanshaw , Harlan Lattimore , Leadbelly , Vincent Lopez , Clyde McCoy , François Moseley , Will Osborne , Tex Ritter , Gil Rodin , Vincent Rose and Victor Young .
Web links
- Melotone Records (United States) at Discogs
- Discography 1933-35
- Discography 1936
- Discography 1937
- Discography 1938
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brunswick and Vocalion (2006)
- ↑ Melotone Music ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
