Adelphi Records

Adelphi Records is a US record label founded in 1968 by Gene Rosenthal.[1][2]

Musicians on that label are (among others) The Nighthawks and Catfish Hodge (Rock), Lenny Breau, Reuben Brown and Richie Cole (Jazz), Yellowman, Big Youth and Toots & the Maytals (Reggae), Rev. Gary Davis, Gene Johnson [Rock & Soul], and Rev. Robert Wilkins (Blues and Spirituals) and Nathan Beauregard, Roy Book Binder, Roy Buchanan, R. L. Burnside, Gus Cannon, David Honeyboy Edwards, Paul Geremia, Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Furry Lewis, Bill Blue, Little Brother Montgomery and Bukka White (Blues).

The label name was crafted by Rosenthal to "suggest" a combination of the Greek oracle, nearby Adelphi, Maryland, as well as a tip of the hat to a John Fahey song, "The Downfall of the Adelphi Rolling Grist Mill".[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dunlap Jr., David (July 7, 2006). "The Cosmos Club". Washington City Paper. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  2. ↑ Encyclopedia of the Blues, Routledge

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