Sunshine Records
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Sunshine Records was a small California
based record label
of the early 1920s, producing 6 double-sided gramophone record
s of early jazz
and blues
.
The labels of Sunshine Records say that they were "Manuf. by Spikes Bros. Phonograph Co. Inc. Los Angeles", but they were all actually manufactured by Nordskog Records
, and also issued by Nordskog. Most Sunshine Records simply have the Sunshine label pasted over the Nordskog label.
The Spikes Brothers (John
and Reb Spikes
) were the owner/operators of a Los Angeles, California
music store which catered to the city's African-American community. The Spikes Brothers also published sheet music
both by themselves and other songwriter
s, mostly, they later recalled, to help draw attention to numbers they hoped to sell to national music publishers. The Spikes Brothers arranged with Nordskog to sell copies of records by African-American artists in their store on their own label. It is believed that all copies of the rare Sunshine Records were sold only at the Spikes Brothers Music Store.
All of the Sunshine Records feature Kid Ory
's New Orleans jazz
band. Two sides are instrumentals by the band; on the rest Ory's group accompanies singers Roberta Dudley and Ruth Lee.
The Sunshine Record company is revived in 2010 and has changed into Sun Beach Records which is a more rock and rap style genre.
Artists include Master MC Mike, David Ensonsto, and Allen's Obsession.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
based 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,...
of the early 1920s, producing 6 double-sided gramophone record
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
s of early jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and 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...
.
The labels of Sunshine Records say that they were "Manuf. by Spikes Bros. Phonograph Co. Inc. Los Angeles", but they were all actually manufactured by Nordskog Records
Nordskog Records
Nordskog Records was a small record label based in California in the early 1920s that produced some interesting historic recordings.Nordskog Records was founded by Andrae Nordskog of Santa Monica, California in 1922. The label's recording studio and factory were located in Los Angeles, California...
, and also issued by Nordskog. Most Sunshine Records simply have the Sunshine label pasted over the Nordskog label.
The Spikes Brothers (John
John Spikes
John Curry Spikes was an American jazz musician and entrepreneur.Along with his brother Reb Spikes, John ran a traveling show band in early 1900s. At one point, Jelly Roll Morton was a member of the band...
and Reb Spikes
Reb Spikes
Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes (October 31, 1888 – February 24, 1982 was an American jazz saxophonist and entrepreneur. His composition with his brother John, "Someday Sweetheart", has become an often-recorded jazz standard.-Biography:...
) were the owner/operators of a Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
music store which catered to the city's African-American community. The Spikes Brothers also published sheet music
Sheet music
Sheet music is a hand-written or printed form of music notation that uses modern musical symbols; like its analogs—books, pamphlets, etc.—the medium of sheet music typically is paper , although the access to musical notation in recent years includes also presentation on computer screens...
both by themselves and other songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
s, mostly, they later recalled, to help draw attention to numbers they hoped to sell to national music publishers. The Spikes Brothers arranged with Nordskog to sell copies of records by African-American artists in their store on their own label. It is believed that all copies of the rare Sunshine Records were sold only at the Spikes Brothers Music Store.
All of the Sunshine Records feature Kid Ory
Kid Ory
Edward "Kid" Ory was a jazz trombonist and bandleader. He was born in Woodland Plantation near LaPlace, Louisiana.-Biography:...
's New Orleans jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
band. Two sides are instrumentals by the band; on the rest Ory's group accompanies singers Roberta Dudley and Ruth Lee.
The Sunshine Record company is revived in 2010 and has changed into Sun Beach Records which is a more rock and rap style genre.
Artists include Master MC Mike, David Ensonsto, and Allen's Obsession.
See also
- Sunshine Records (Australia)Sunshine Records (Australia)Sunshine Records was an Australian independent pop music record label of the mid-1960s. It was established in late 1964 by promoter Ivan Dayman in collaboration with musician-producer-arranger-songwriter Pat Aulton and entrepreneur, producer and songwriter Nat Kipner .Most of its releases were in...
- List of record labels
- Nordskog RecordsNordskog RecordsNordskog Records was a small record label based in California in the early 1920s that produced some interesting historic recordings.Nordskog Records was founded by Andrae Nordskog of Santa Monica, California in 1922. The label's recording studio and factory were located in Los Angeles, California...