Jubilee Records

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Jubilee Records was a record company specializing in rhythm and blues along with novelty records. It was founded in New York City in 1946 by Herb Abramson and Jerry Blaine. Blaine would later buy out Abramson's half of the company.^[1]

Jubilee was the first to reach the white market with a black vocal group when The Orioles recording of "Crying in the Chapel" reached the top twenty on the pop charts in 1953.^[2]

[edit] History

The Four Tunes switched to Jubilee in 1953. The biggest early hit for Jubilee was "Crying In The Chapel" by The Orioles. A subsidiary label Josie Records was formed in 1954 which issued uptempo material. Hits on Josie include "Speedoo" by The Cadillacs and "Do You Wanna Dance" by Bobby Freeman. The label's last rock and roll hit was a good rhythm and blues instrumental "Poor Boy"/"Wail!" by The Royaltones.^[2]

Jubilee/Josie folded in 1970 and the catalog was taken over by Roulette Records.^[1]

[edit] Notes

^ ^a ^b Jerry Blaine. rockabilly. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
^ ^a ^b Gillett, Charlie (1996). The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll, (2nd Ed.), New York, N.Y.: Da Capo Press, p. 69-70. ISBN 0-306-80683-5.