Excello Records

Excello Records was started by Ernie Young in Nashville in 1953 as a subsidiary of Nashboro, a gospel label. It was a blues label and recorded such artists as Lonnie Brooks, Lightnin' Slim, Slim Harpo, and Arthur Gunter who recorded an answer song to Eddie Arnold's country and western song "I Wanna Play House with You". Gunter's song, "Baby, Let's Play House" was covered by Elvis Presley.^[1] Image File history File links ExcelloRecord-labe. ... Image File history File links ExcelloRecord-labe. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... See also: 1952 in music, other events of 1953, 1954 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Arthur Bliss replaces Arnold Bax as Master of the Queens Musick. ... Gospel music may refer to the religious music that first came out of African-American churches in the first quarter of the twentieth century or, more loosely, to both black gospel music and to the religious music composed and sung by predominately white Southern Gospel artists. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. ... Lonnie Brooks (December 18, 1933-) is an American blues singer and guitarist. ... Otis Hicks (March 13, 1913 - July 27, 1974), better known by the stage name Lightnin Slim, was an American blues artist. ... Slim Harpo, born James Moore (11 January 1924, Lobdel, Louisiana, USA, died 31 January 1970) was a blues musician. ... Arthur Gunter (born May 23, 1926 in Nashville, Tennessee; died March 16, 1976 in Port Huron, Michigan) was an American blues guitar musician. ... This is an incomplete list. ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is an American country music singer. ... Country music, once known as Country and Western music, is a popular musical form developed in the southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, spirituals, and the blues. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ...

See also

• List of record labels

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Notes

1. ^ Gillett, Charlie (1996). The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll, (2nd Ed.), New York, N.Y.: Da Capo Press, p. 93-94. ISBN 0-306-80683-5.

External links

• Excello Album Discography