Queen Records (Texas)

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Queen Records was a small American record label founded in 1955 by Wink Lewis and Hoyle Nix .

history

Queen was founded in 1955 by Wink Lewis, who worked as a radio host at KSNY between jobs in Lufkin , Texas and Cameron , Texas in Snyder . During this time, Lewis founded Queen Records with the fiddler and western swing musician Hoyle Nix. Nix's publications with his West Texas Cowboys made up the bulk of Queens appearances.

In addition to Nix's records, singles by Weldon Rogers and Wink Lewis also appeared on the label. Under the pseudonym “Jay-Bob Howdy” he played the rockabilly single Real Rockin 'Daddy . However, Queen remained a small local label that never had a hit. Most of the records were only made in small numbers and released locally, which makes them very popular with collectors today.

Queens end probably came with the departure of Wink Lewis' from Snyder around 1956. The entire catalog of the label amounted to all research on less than ten singles.

Discography

Catalog number year Artist title
Q-145 Mark Johnson Heartbreak Waltz
Backin 'Up
Q-146
Q-147 Hoyle Nix and his West Texas Cowboys Invitation
medley
Q-148 Hoyle Nix and his West Texas Cowboys Choose the One You Want
San Antonio Rose
Q-149 1955 Jay-Bob Howdy
Deonne Dome		 Real Rockin Daddy [!]
Another You
Q-149 1955 Hoyle Nix and his West Texas Cowboys Real Rockin 'Daddy
Another You
Q-150
Q-151 1955 Weldon Rogers I'm building a ??? (on the Moon)
Please Return My Broken Heart
Q-152
Q-153 Wink Lewis - Buz Busby Band Stand Still
Low Ball Blues
Q-154 Texas Frank Hughes and his Texas Melody Boys Will you
my heart
Q-155
Q-156
Q-157 Hoyle Nix and his West Texas Cowboys Texas Girl
Little Betty Brown
  1. ↑ Queen 156 was slated for a single from AB “Buddy” Pruitt, but it is not known whether this record was ever released.

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