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Hi Records

Parent company	ABS Entertainment Inc.
Founded	1957
Founder	Ray Harris, Joe Cuoghi, Bill Cantrell, Quinton Claunch
Distributing label	EMI (In the US) Crimson Productions (in the UK)
Genre	rockabilly, soul music
Country of origin	US
Official website	http://hirecords.com

High Records was a Memphis soul and rockabilly label started by singer Ray Harris, record store owner Joe Cuoghi, Bill Cantrell, and Quinton Claunch in 1957. Hi's first big hit was "Smokie Part 2", an instrumental by The Bill Black Combo in 1959. Black was a bass player with Elvis Presley and a long time friend of founder Harris. Founder Claunch quit the label, selling his share to Carl McVoy in 1960. Hi's most successful years were in the 1960s and 1970s, with albums for internationally known acts like Al Green and Ann Peebles. When founder Joe Cuoghi died in 1970, musician/music producer Willie Mitchell took over running the label. The label's music was mostly recorded at Mitchell's Royal Recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee. The label used a house backing band of local session musicians, known as the Hi Rhythm Section, on its numerous hit recordings of the 1970s. The popularity of disco music in the late 1970s led to an eventual decline in the popularity of the label's Memphis soul style. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, and emerged in the early-1950s. ... This article is about the novel Soul Music. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Memphis soul is stylish, funky, uptown soul music that is not as hard edged as Southern soul. ... Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, and emerged in the early-1950s. ... Ray Harris was born on September 7th 1927. ... See also: 1956 in music, other events of 1957, 1958 in music and the list of years in music // January 5 - Renato Carosone and his band start their American tour in Cuba. ... William Bill Patton Black, Jr. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... â€œElvisâ€ redirects here. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... This article is about the singer. ... Ann Peebles is an internationally acclaimed singer and songwriter best known for her popular Memphis soul albums of the 1970s on the Hi Records label. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Willie Mitchell is a soul, R&B, rock and roll, pop and funk music producer and arranger who runs Royal Recording in Memphis, Tennessee. ... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... The Hi Rhythm Section was the house band for hit soul albums by several artists, including Al Green and Ann Peebles, on Willie Mitchells Hi Records label in the 1970s. ... This article is about the music genre. ...

In 1977, Willie Mitchell sold the label to Al Bennett. Today it is operated by his daughter, Adalah Bennett Shaw. Licensed distribution is by Crimson Productions in Europe; EMI is the licensee in Canada and the United States. Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Alvin Al Bennett (died in March of 1989) was the co-founder of Liberty Records, and its president until 1968. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ...

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Ann Peebles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (236 words)
	Louis, Missouri, USA, Peebles was discovered as a talent by Gene "Bowlegs" Miller of Hi Records during a 1968 trip to sit in singing with him at a Memphis, Tennessee, nightclub.
	Peebles released a number of commercially successful and critically well received albums produced by Willie Mitchell on Hi Records throughout the 1970s, until the rise of the disco fad in the late 1970s took her music out of the limelight.
	Hi Records was sold in 1977, but Peebles reunited with Willie Mitchell in 1989 to produce her comeback album, Call Me.

Hi Records - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (196 words)
	Hi Records was a Memphis soul label started by Ray Harris in 1957.
	The label's music was mostly recorded at Mitchell's Royal Recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
	The label used a house backing band of local session musicians, known as the Hi Rhythm Section, on its numerous hit recordings of the 1970s.

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