Aladdin Records was a post-World War II United States record label, headquartered in Hollywood, California. The label was founded in 1946 by the brothers Eddie, Leo, and Ira Mesner as Philo Records, then changed to its better known name. Aladdin 78 record label; presumed fair use for Aladdin Records article This work is copyrighted. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the use of images on this page may require cleanup, involving adjustment of image placement, formatting, size, or other adjustments. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Philo Records was founded in 1946 by the brothers Eddie, Leo, and Ira Messner. ...

Aladdin was known for its wealth of recordings of rhythm & blues and early rock & roll music; it also recorded some jazz sessions of interest. Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory and marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ...

In addition to the recordings in Los Angeles, many Aladdin recordings were made in New Orleans, Louisiana by Cosimo Matassa. Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area    - City 350. ...

Artists who recorded for Aladdin included Louis Jordan, Shirley & Lee, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, The Five Keys, Lightnin Hopkins, Dave Bartholomew, Gene & Eunice, Wynonie Harris, Thurston Harris, Johnny Ace, Charles Brown, Lee Allen, Lester Young, Nat "King" Cole, Billie Holiday, and many others. Louis Jordan swinging on sax, Paramount Theatre, NYC, 1946 (Photo: William P. Gottlieb) Louis Jordan (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was a pioneering African-American blues, jazz and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. ... American blues and Tex-Mex musician Clarence Gatemouth Brown (April 18, 1924–September 10, 2005) was a highly acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, who played a impressive array of instruments such as guitar, fiddle, mandolin, viola as well as harmonica and drums. ... The Five Keys is an American rhythm and blues vocal group that were instrumental in shaping this genre in the 1950s. ... Sam Lightnin Hopkins (March 15, 1912-January 30, 1982) was a country blues guitar legend, from Houston, Texas. ... Dave Bartholomew is a musician, bandleader, composer, and arranger, prominent in the music of New Orleans, Louisiana throughout the second half of the 20th century. ... Wynonie Mr. ... Johnny Ace (born John Marshall Alexander Jr. ... Charles Brown (September 13, 1922 – January 21, 1999) was an American blues singer and pianist, originally a member of The Blazers. ... Lee Allen (1926 - 1994) was a tenor saxophone player. ... Lester Willis Young, nicknamed Prez (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. ... For other uses, see King Cole (disambiguation). ... Billie Holiday photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949 Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), also called Lady Day, was an American singer, generally considered one of the greatest female jazz voices of all time, alongside Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald. ...

The label was sold to Lew Chudd's Imperial Records and is today owned by EMI. Imperial Records has been the name of at least three different record labels of the 20th century. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Kensington in London, in the United Kingdom. ...

See also

• List of record labels
• Aladdin Records (UK)