[78-L] Curly Hicks

[Cary Ginell]

Wasn't it the other way around? Victor started Bluebird first (1933) and had name artists like Louis Armstrong on it right off the bat. Bluebird wasn't started to combat Decca because U.S. Decca didn't exist until 1934. It was Decca that was trying to compete with Bluebird and the dime store labels. 

Cary Ginell

> From: stevenc at interlinks.net
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:18:34 -0400
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Curly Hicks
> 
> From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
> > I was right. Kevin Coffey has indeed delved into the Curly Hicks 
> > situation in depth, and is even in touch with family members of one of 
> > the men who played accordion with the group. Here's his note to me. 
> > 
> Not that the first years of Bluebird (1932-34?) featured "house
> bands/artists" unrelated to their Victor counterparts,,,! Victor
> was figuring out how to compete with the ARC "cheap labels"...
> later, they started featuring "name artists" (i.e. BG & Miller)
> on their 35-cent label in order to compete with Jack Kapp's
> 35-cent Decca label...!
> 
> Steven C. Barr
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