This past weekend I visited the building that housed the studios for the largest black recording label of the 1950's. Duke/Peacock Records located in Houston, Texas. Little Richard, Johnny Ace, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Willie Mae "Big Mama' Thornton. Just to name a few. Elvis can thank "Big Mama" for recording the original version of "Hound Dog" here.
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Thanks for the historical info. I'm a audio enthusiast and love researching old music and recording studios. Travelled Rt66 twice with many diverions to catch the nostalgia of bygone eras. Another such trip is in the works focusing on audio museums and recording studios, like Chess Records and the Audio museum in Minneapolis where sits the first metal oxide reel to reel tape recorder made in Germany during WW-II. That started the industry in the US. Remember Ampex?
How I got here was looking for the release date of a song by Little Richard, c.1955 titled Hokey Pokey.
Hey Todd... ran across your site while researching some Duke/Peacock trivia... happy hunting!
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