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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Vee-Jay_RecordsVee-Jay Records - Wikipedia

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   Vee-Jay Records is an American record label founded in the 1950s, located in Chicago and specializing in blues, jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll . The label was founded in Gary, Indiana, in 1953 by Vivian Carter and James C. Bracken, a husband-and-wife team who used their initials for the label's name. [1]

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3. www.npr.org › the-rise-and-fall-of-vee-jay-recordsThe Rise and Fall of Vee-Jay Records : NPR

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   Jan 15, 2008 · It's not often that you hear of a record company being destroyed by success, but that was the fate of one of America's most prominent soul labels, Vee-Jay Records.

4. concord.com › labels › vee-jay-recordsVee-Jay Records - Concord

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   Vee-Jay Records. Founded in Gary, Indiana by husband-and-wife team Vivian Carter and James C. Bracken ("V" and "J"), VEE-JAY quickly became a top indie label that regularly turned out superb R&B, urban blues, (and later) jazz, folk and gospel recordings.

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     Celebrity Underrated - The Vee-Jay Records Story (Before Motown Records)

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     AIN'T THAT LOVIN' YOU BABY - JIMMY REED (1956) on Vee-Jay 78RPM - original version

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6. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-black-recordThe Black Record Label That Introduced the Beatles to America

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   Feb 23, 2022 · At Vee Jay, Abner tapped the robust national network of Black DJs, distributors and retailers that he’d established at Chance. Crucially, he knew how to get Vee Jay’s records on the radio.

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7. www.madeinchicagomuseum.com › vee-jay-recordsVee-Jay Records, est. 1953 - Made-in-Chicago Museum

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   In January of 1963, Vee-Jay Records—with virtually no fanfare—agreed to a licensing agreement for a batch of recordings by a spunky Liverpool quartet called The Beatles. Vee-Jay’s chief international representative at the time was a 30 year-old woman named Barbara Gardner, who traveled to London to cut the deal.

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8. freshairarchive.org › segments › rise-and-fall-veeThe Rise and Fall of Vee-Jay Records | Fresh Air Archive ...

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   Jan 15, 2008 · It's not often that you hear of a record company being destroyed by success, but that was the fate of one of America's most prominent soul labels, Vee-Jay Records. They recorded John Lee Hooker, the Four Seasons and Betty Everett, but the music has been unavailable for decades.

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   Who owns Vee-Jay Records?

   • Founded in Gary, Indiana by husband-and-wife team Vivian Carter and James C. Bracken ("V" and "J"), VEE-JAY quickly became a top indie label that regularly turned out superb R&B, urban blues, (and later) jazz, folk and gospel recordings. Today, the historic label continues to issue retrospectives by Little Richard, John Lee Hooker and more.

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   What happened to Vee-Jay Records?

   • It's not often that you hear of a record company being destroyed by success, but that was the fate of one of America's most prominent soul labels, Vee-Jay Records. They recorded John Lee Hooker, the Four Seasons and Betty Everett, but the music has been unavailable for decades. A new box set ends the wait.

   The Rise and Fall of Vee-Jay Records : NPR

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   When did Vee-Jay Records come out?

   • Vee-Jay: The Definitive Collection is a four-disc set that came out this past summer. In 1953, Vivian Carter Bracken and her husband, James, borrowed $500 from a pawnbroker because they wanted to record a group they'd found in Gary, Ind., where they owned a record store. They took their initials, V and J, and Vee-Jay Records was born.

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   How did Vee Jay get its name?

   • The record company’s name—“ Vee Jay ,” the initials of co-founders Vivian Carter and Jimmy Bracken, a married Black couple who’d set up shop on Chicago’s South Side in the 1950s—appeared up top. At the time, the Beatles were enjoying a surge of popularity in Britain but remained virtually unknown in the United States.

   The Black Record Label That Introduced the Beatles to America

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10. ultimateclassicrock.com › beatles-vee-jay-recordsHow Black-Owned Vee-Jay Introduced the Beatles to America

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    Feb 20, 2023 · The original contract granted Vee-Jay Records the right of first refusal on the distribution of Beatles records in the U.S. for the next five years – meaning Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts...