Starday Records was a legendary record label producing traditional country music during the 1950s and 1960s. Starday was the largest exclusively country label of the period and is renowned among record collectors for producing a level of pure, undiluted country music that was becoming increasingly rare on the major labels. Starday released the first major recordings of George Jones and country stars like the Willis Brothers, Dottie West, Dave Dudley, Roger Miller, Comedienne Minnie Pearl released a number of records for the label. Several veteran country stars were also on Starday including three former King Records artists: Cowboy Copas, Grandpa Jones, and longtime Gene Autry associate Johnny Bond, as well as several legendary country radio-based acts in the twilight of their careers such as Lulu Belle and Scotty, Texas Ruby, and Moon Mullican, performers not likely of much interest to the big labels in the 1960s. The label may be best-known for the dozens of budget-priced compilation albums it released featuring artists on or at one time on the label. Starday's most successful artist was perhaps Red Sovine who scored a number of hits in the 1960s on the label. By the end of the 1960s, however, Starday's new product was limited and most of its recordings were reissues, many of them originally recorded or released on other small labels. Starday also produced a series of classic anthologies of trucker records by various artists including Copas, Bond, Sovine, The Willis Brothers and bluegrass acts including Moore & Napier and Reno & Smiley. These LPs were as renowned for their color covers shot at Nashville area truck stops with real rigs and shapely female models dressed as waitresses. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... // Recovering from World War II and its aftermath, the economic miracle emerged in West Germany and Italy. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931), is an American country music artist known for his distinctive voice and phrasing that frequently evoke the raw emotions caused by grief, unhappy love, and emotional hardship. ... Dottie West, born Dorothy Marie Marsh (October 11, 1932 in McMinnville, Tennessee–September 4, 1991 in Nashville, Tennessee) was a United States country music singer. ... Dave Dudley (May 3, 1928 - December 22, 2003) was a Country Music singer. ... A section of the album jacket for Golden Hits Roger Dean Miller (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. ... Minnie Pearl Minnie Pearl was the stage name of Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon (October 25, 1912 – March 4, 1996). ... U.S. King Records logo King Records was a United States based record label, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, started in 1943 by Syd Nathan, specializing in country music, at the time still known as Hillbilly music. King advertised If its a King, Its a Hillbilly -- If its... Cowboy Copas Lloyd Estel Copas (July 15, 1913 – March 5, 1963), better known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country singer. ... Grandpa Jones Grandpa Jones (October 20, 1913 – February 19, 1998) was an American banjo player and old time country and gospel music singer. ... Gene Autry. ... Johnny Bond ( June 1, 1915 - June 12, 1978, born Cyrus Whitfield Bond in Erville, Oklahoma, was a popular country music entertainer of the 1940s through the 1960s and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. ... Lulu Belle and Scotty were one of the major country music acts of the 1930s and 1940s, known as The Sweethearts of Country Music. Lulu Belle was born Myrtle Eleanor Cooper, December 24, 1914 in Boone, North Carolina. ... Texas Ruby, born Ruby Agnes Owens (June 4, 1910 (some sources say 1907 or 1908) - March 29, 1963) in Wise County, Texas was a pioneering country music female vocalist of the 1930s through the early 1960s. ... Moon Mullican was an American country and western singer and pianist in the late 1940s and 1950s from Louisiana. ... Woodrow Wilson Red Sovine (17 July 1917 — 4 April 1980) was a country music singer. ...

Starday briefly made a strong comeback in the mid 1970s when Sovine took his recitation song record "Teddy Bear" to number one on the Billboard country chart in 1976 and even made the back of the pop chart! A recitation song or recitation as it is more commonly called, is a spoken narrative to music, generally with a sentimental (or at times, religious) theme. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ...

When Syd Nathan died in 1968, his label King Records was acquired by Hall Neely's Starday Company. Neely relaunched the label as Starday and King Records. The legendary songwriter duo Leiber & Stoller bought the label in 1970 but sold it soon afterwards to Gusto Records. Syd Nathan (27 April 1904 - 5 March 1968 was an American rhythm and blues record producer. ... U.S. King Records logo King Records was a United States based record label, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, started in 1943 by Syd Nathan, specializing in country music, at the time still known as Hillbilly music. King advertised If its a King, Its a Hillbilly -- If its... Jerry Leiber (born April 25, 1933) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) are among the most important songwriters and music producers in post-World War II popular music. ... Jerry Leiber (born April 25, 1933) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) are among the most important songwriters and music producers in post-World War II popular music. ... Gusto Records acquired Star-day King Records from the legendary songwriter duo Leiber & Stoller. ...

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George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931), is an American country music artist known for his distinctive voice and phrasing that frequently evoke the raw emotions caused by grief, unhappy love, and emotional hardship. ... George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931), is an American country music artist known for his distinctive voice and phrasing that frequently evoke the raw emotions caused by grief, unhappy love, and emotional hardship. ... George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931), is an American country music artist known for his distinctive voice and phrasing that frequently evoke the raw emotions caused by grief, unhappy love, and emotional hardship. ... George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931), is an American country music artist known for his distinctive voice and phrasing that frequently evoke the raw emotions caused by grief, unhappy love, and emotional hardship. ... Frankie Miller is a Scottish rock singer/songwriter who had moderate success in the 1970s with a gritty voice similar to Rod Stewart or Joe Cocker. ... Frankie Miller is a Scottish rock singer/songwriter who had moderate success in the 1970s with a gritty voice similar to Rod Stewart or Joe Cocker. ... Wyatt Merle Kilgore (August 9, 1934 - February 6, 2005) was an American, singer, songwriter, and manager. ... Cowboy Copas Lloyd Estel Copas (July 15, 1913 – March 5, 1963), better known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country singer. ... Frankie Miller is a Scottish rock singer/songwriter who had moderate success in the 1970s with a gritty voice similar to Rod Stewart or Joe Cocker. ... Wyatt Merle Kilgore (August 9, 1934 - February 6, 2005) was an American, singer, songwriter, and manager. ... Cowboy Copas Lloyd Estel Copas (July 15, 1913 – March 5, 1963), better known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country singer. ... Cowboy Copas Lloyd Estel Copas (July 15, 1913 – March 5, 1963), better known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country singer. ... Cowboy Copas Lloyd Estel Copas (July 15, 1913 – March 5, 1963), better known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country singer. ... Moon Mullican was an American country and western singer and pianist in the late 1940s and 1950s from Louisiana. ... Johnny Bond ( June 1, 1915 - June 12, 1978, born Cyrus Whitfield Bond in Erville, Oklahoma, was a popular country music entertainer of the 1940s through the 1960s and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. ... Cowboy Copas Lloyd Estel Copas (July 15, 1913 – March 5, 1963), better known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country singer. ... Woodrow Wilson Red Sovine (17 July 1917 — 4 April 1980) was a country music singer. ... Minnie Pearl Minnie Pearl was the stage name of Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon (October 25, 1912 – March 4, 1996). ... Woodrow Wilson Red Sovine (17 July 1917 — 4 April 1980) was a country music singer. ... Woodrow Wilson Red Sovine (17 July 1917 — 4 April 1980) was a country music singer. ...

External link

• Starday Records website with discography

See also

• List of record labels