Barrelhouse Records
Encyclopedia
Barrelhouse Records was an American
blues
and rockabilly
record label
, set up in 1969 by George Paulus
.
Its roster included musician
s as varied as Washboard Willie
, Big John Wrencher
, Charlie Feathers
, Harmonica Frank
, Sleepy John Estes
, Johnny "Man" Young, Blind Joe Hill
, Joe Carter, Robert Richard, Marcus Van Story, Easy Baby and his Houserockers, and the Chicago Slim Blues Band.
United States
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blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
and rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, set up in 1969 by George Paulus
George Paulus
George Paulus is an American record producer, founder and owner of Barrelhouse Records, Negro Rhythm Records, and St. George Records.-External links:* * *...
.
Its roster included musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
s as varied as Washboard Willie
Washboard Willie
Washboard Willie was an American Detroit blues musician, who specialised in playing the washboard. He recorded tracks including "A Fool On a Mule in the Middle of The Road" plus "Cherry Red Blues", and worked variously with Eddie "Guitar" Burns, Baby Boy Warren, and Boogie Woogie...
, Big John Wrencher
Big John Wrencher
Big John Wrencher , also known as One Arm John, was an American blues harmonica player and singer, well known for playing on Maxwell Street Market, Chicago in the 1960s, and who later toured Europe in the 1970s.-Biography:...
, Charlie Feathers
Charlie Feathers
Charles Arthur "Charlie" Feathers was an influential American rockabilly and country music performer.-Biography:...
, Harmonica Frank
Harmonica Frank
Harmonica Frank was an American blues singer, guitarist and harmonicist.-Early life, performing technique:...
, Sleepy John Estes
Sleepy John Estes
John Adam Estes , best known as Sleepy John Estes or Sleepy John, was a American blues guitarist, songwriter and vocalist, born in Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee.-Career:...
, Johnny "Man" Young, Blind Joe Hill
Blind Joe Hill
Blind Joe Hill was an American blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player and drummer.A one-man band, he was born Joseph Hill in Dunbar, West Virginia, United States. He played in the styles of Joe Hill Louis and Doctor Ross...
, Joe Carter, Robert Richard, Marcus Van Story, Easy Baby and his Houserockers, and the Chicago Slim Blues Band.