- Groove Records
Groove Records (subsidiary of
RCA ) was founded byBillboard reporter Bob Rolontz in 1953 as arhythm and blues label.cite book
first=Charlie
last=Gillett
year= 1996
title= The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll
edition= (2nd Ed.)
publisher= Da Capo Press
location=New York, N.Y.
pages= p. 86
id= ISBN 0-306-80683-5] The label tried hard to break into theR&B market.Piano Red was its first hit butMickey and Sylvia was its first big seller. The label also recordedKing Curtis ,Arthur Crudup andBrook Benton cite book
first= Arnold
last= Shaw
year= 1978
title= Honkers and Shouters
edition=
publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company
location= New York
pages= pp 460-466
id= ISBN 0-02-061740-2]ee also
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