Big Top Records
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Bigtop Records was an American
record label
started by music executive Johnny Bienstock and the music publisher Hill & Range Music. Hit artists included Del Shannon
, Johnny and the Hurricanes
, Lou Johnson
, Sammy Turner
, Don and Juan
, and Toni Fisher
, Big Top also distributed Paul Case's Dunes Records label in the early 60's, which had hits from Ray Peterson
and Curtis Lee
with "Corrina, Corrina" and "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" respectively, with both records produced by Phil Spector. Bell Records briefly distributed Bigtop prior to their closing ca. 1965.
In the UK, Bigtop licensed its records to London Records
.
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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,...
started by music executive Johnny Bienstock and the music publisher Hill & Range Music. Hit artists included Del Shannon
Del Shannon
Del Shannon was an American rock and roll singer-songwriter who had a No. 1 hit, "Runaway", in 1961.- Biography :...
, Johnny and the Hurricanes
Johnny and the Hurricanes
Johnny and the Hurricanes was a rock and roll band that began as The Orbits in Toledo, Ohio in 1957. Led by saxophonist Johnny Paris , they were school friends who played on a few recordings behind Mack Vickery, a local rockabilly singer.-Career:They signed with Harry Balk and Irving Micahnik of...
, Lou Johnson
Lou Johnson (singer)
Lou Johnson is an American soul singer and pianist who was active as a recording artist in the 1960s and early 1970s.-Life and career:...
, Sammy Turner
Sammy Turner
Sammy Turner is an American singer, who was popular at the end of the 1950s.-Career:...
, Don and Juan
Don and Juan
Don and Juan were an R&B vocal duo from Brooklyn, NY, consisting of Roland "Don" Trone and Claude "Juan" Johnson. Johnson had previously sung with a doo-wop group called the Genies, who reached #71 on the Billboard pop charts in 1959 with "Who's That Knockin'" on the Shad label...
, and Toni Fisher
Toni Fisher
Toni Fisher was an American pop singer. She was known for her recordings of "The Big Hurt", "West of the Wall", "Maybe ," and "Why Can't The Dark Leave Me Alone".-Biography:...
, Big Top also distributed Paul Case's Dunes Records label in the early 60's, which had hits from Ray Peterson
Ray Peterson
Ray Peterson was an American pop music singer who was best remembered for singing "Tell Laura I Love Her" and "Corrine, Corrina" in the 1960s.-Career:...
and Curtis Lee
Curtis Lee
Curtis Lee is an American singer of the early 1960s, who twice over was one of the beneficiaries of 1961 productions by Phil Spector. These were "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" and "Under the Moon of Love" Curtis Lee (born October 28, 1941, Yuma, Arizona, U.S.) is an American singer of the early...
with "Corrina, Corrina" and "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" respectively, with both records produced by Phil Spector. Bell Records briefly distributed Bigtop prior to their closing ca. 1965.
In the UK, Bigtop licensed its records to London Records
London Records
London Records, referred to as London Recordings in logo, is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 to 1979, then becoming a semi-independent label....
.