Southland Records

Southland Records is a record label in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States specializing in blues and jazz.

Southland Records
Label of Southland Record featuring Johnny Wiggs
Parent companyJazzology
Founded1953 (1953)
FounderJoe Mares
GenreJazz
Country of originU.S.
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
Official websitejazzology.com

Southland Records was founded in 1953 by Joe Mares, a clarinetist and younger brother of trumpeter Paul Mares. He created the label after realizing many musicians in New Orleans were unsigned to record labels. Mares recorded George Lewis, Papa Celestin, Sharkey Bonano, Nick LaRocca, and Raymond Burke.[1]

Bands practiced at the label's studio behind Mares Brothers Furs, a company established by his father, uncle, and grandfather. Sessions were recorded at concert halls and at TV and radio stations. In the 1960s, Mares sold the label to George Buck and it became part of the Jazzology Records group under the control of the George H. Buck Jr. Jazz Foundation.[1][2]

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References
  1. "Southland Records". medianola.org. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. VanVorst, Page. "Deep into the Southland". www.jazzology.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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