Damon Records was a United States record label of the 1940s. Damon 78 record label; presumed fair use for Damon Records article The copyright status of this vintage image is undetermined; it may still be copyrighted. ... Jump to: navigation, search A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... // Events and trends The 1940s were dominated by World War II, the most destructive armed conflict in history. ...

Damon was headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Damon used musicians and singers who were not members of the American Federation of Musicians labor union to make recordings during the ban on Union recordings ordered by James Petrillo. Jump to: navigation, search Kansas City is a city covering parts of Jackson, Clay, and Platte counties in Missouri. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... LeAnn Rimes singing in concert For other senses of this word, see singer (disambiguation). ... The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) is a labor union of professional musicians in the United States and Canada. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers... James C. Petrillo (March 16, 1892 - October 23, 1984) was the prominent leader of the United States of Americas labor union of professional musicians. ...

In 1933, the singing duo of Jon and Sondra Steele released "My Happiness" on Damon Records, a fact that was acknowledged on sheet music promoting the song. One of the better known artists with Damon was big band bandleader Al Trace. The Al Trace Orchestra recorded for major labels in the 1940s in addition to Damon. Trace was a writer on several popular songs, including "If I'd Known You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake."

The label was still in existence up to at least 1960, when a rock 'n' roll group from Pittsburg, Kan., Conny and the Bellhops, had a regional hit with a 45 titled "Shot Rod," an instrumental on the Damon label.

For more about Damon Records and other obscure record companies and recording artists, go to the excellent website called Rockin' Country Style.

See also

• List of record labels