[78-L] First African American Record company

[Tyrone Settlemier]

ARLIE give Broome credit as the first African-American label.

Tyrone

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Stern" <sternth at attglobal.net>
To: "78-L at 78online. Com" <78-l at 78online.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 8:26 PM
Subject: [78-L] First African American Record company


> Below is an email from JAZZ PROMO SERVICES, link to NY Times article about
> Black Swan/Pace.
>
> Roland Hayes issued his own records (Columbia Personal Record) in the 
> circa
> 1916-1918 period - for a while
> partnered with GEORGE W BROOME.
>
> I believe Broome also had a label - can't find info about it at the 
> moment -
> so it might have been earlier, later or
> during the same period.
> Would this constitute a "Record Company", which would pre-date Pace???
>
> Information, comments ??
>
> Thanks!
> Best wishes, Thomas.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jazz Promo Services [mailto:jazzpromo at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 4:22 PM
> To: Jazz Promo Services
> Subject: Answers to Questions About New York - NYTimes.com (Black Swan
> Records)
>
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/nyregion/answers-to-questions-about-new-yo
> rk.html
>
>
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