[78-L] Parade Records

[David Lewis]

During the recording ban of 1947-48 there was something of a fad for Mummers Parade bands on record. The various Mummers bands were not members of the AFM, and the money they made was paid into a central fund to benefit the Mummers themselves, so in a sense they exempt from the ban. A friend of mine found a copy of Apollo 1111 credited to the "Phillie All Star String Band." The label notes that the sides were licensed from Parade Records, and in the end groove the Parade matrices are crossed out and provisional Apollo ones added. In addition to that I found an old article on the web about the Philly Mummers "string band" phenomenon and which noted that the little Parade Records concern had licensed some masters to a "major label" -- meaning Apollo.

My question is -- is this "Parade Records" the same that manufactured Hit Parader material in the 50s? I would assume the Parade that recorded the Phillie All Star String Band would have been based out of Philadelphia, but the later Parade shows an address in New Jersey.

This would be a great question to put to Fred Williams, but I understand he is not available at the moment. 

Uncle Dave Lewis
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