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Vee-Jay Records is a Blues and Disco act. Their catalogue also touches Rhythm and blues. Their influence carried into Jimmy Reed, Memphis Slim, John Lee Hooker, The Dells and Jerry Butler, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Vee-Jay Records and forward to Jimmy Reed. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Vee-Jay Records is an American record label founded in the 1950s, located in Chicago which releases blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll music. The label was founded in Gary, Indiana, in 1953 by Vivian Carter and James C. Bracken, a husband-and-wife team who used their initials for the label's name. Vivian's brother, Calvin Carter, ran the label's A&R. Ewart Abner, formerly of Chance Records, joined the label in 1955, first as manager, then as vice president, and eventually was president. One of the earliest Black American-owned record companies, Vee-Jay quickly became a major R&B label, with the first song recorded, the Spaniels' "Baby It's You," making it to the top 10 on the national R&B charts.
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Vee-Jay Records went on to shape Jimmy Reed, Memphis Slim, John Lee Hooker and The Dells. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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