Excello Records

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Excello Records
Excello Records

Excello Records was started by Ernie Young in Nashville in 1953 as a subsidiary of Nashboro, a gospel label. It was a blues label and recorded such artists as Lonnie Brooks, Lightnin' Slim, Slim Harpo, and Arthur Gunter who recorded an answer song to Eddie Arnold's country and western song "I Wanna Play House with You". Gunter's song, "Baby, Let's Play House" was covered by Elvis Presley.[1]

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  1. ^ Gillett, Charlie (1996). The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll, (2nd Ed.), New York, N.Y.: Da Capo Press, p. 93-94. ISBN 0-306-80683-5. 

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