Del-Fi Records

Del-Fi Records was a record label based in Hollywood, California and owned by Bob Keane. The label's first single released was no 4101 "Caravan" by Henri Rose released in 1958; however, the label was most famous for signing Ritchie Valens. Valens' first single for the label was "Come On Let's Go" which was a hit. His next single, "Donna"/"La Bamba", was an even bigger big hit, and brought notability to label. The Del-Fi label closed its doors in 1974.

Sister Labels

Stereo-Fi Records and Donna Records were soon started as sister labels by Keane. Donna records was started in 1959, named after Ritchie Valen's hit of the same name. In 1965, Bob Keane felt the Del-Fi and Donna labels were aging, so the Mustang Records and Bronco Records labels were started in their place, capitalizing on their new, exciting themes. The Mustang label achieved fame through the Bobby Fuller Four (previously on the Donna label), producing their biggest hit, "I Fought the Law" in 1965. Their fame continued into 1966 ran with assistance from Barry White, however, Bobby's death later that year brought a halt to the label, and Mustang closed down in 1967.^[1]

Legacy

In 1995, Del-Fi was resurrected and released numerous CDs of its original material (some under the Donna label), and signed some new acts to the label as well. In September of 2003, Bob Keane sold the Del-Fi and its subsidaries to the Warner Music Group. Today, it is now running under Rhino Entertainment and reissues some of its old material.

Artists

• Addrisi Brothers
• eden ahbez
• Chan Romero
• Ritchie Valens
• Johnny Crawford
• Bobby Curtola
• Bobby Fuller Four (Donna & Mustang)
• Brenda Holloway
• Barry White (Bronco)
• Frank Zappa
• The Surfaris
• The Lively Ones
• The Centurions
• Spider Webb and the Insects
• Little Caesar & the Romans
• Ron Holden (Donna)
• The Carlos Brothers
• Outrageous Cherry

See also

• Bob Keane
• Ritchie Valens
• List of record labels
• singles discography
• albums discography

References

1. ^ http://www.bsnpubs.com/la/delfi/keane.html