Fire Records was an American

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

, set up in 1959 by Bobby Robinson. Amongst others, it released records by

Lightnin' Hopkins Samuel John "Lightnin" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist from Centerville, Texas. In 2010, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked him No. 71 on its list ...

, Elmore James,

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and

Arthur Crudup Arthur William "Big Boy" Crudup (August 24, 1905 – March 28, 1974) was an American Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known, outside blues circles, for his songs "That's All Right" (1946), "My Baby Left Me" and "So Gla ...

. At one point it was thought Fire had issued the last commercial 78rpm disc in the United States. Although this has been dis-proven, the label is still known for their late-issue 78s.

Selected discography

*1000 - Tarheel Slim and Little Ann - "It's Too Late" (1959) *1008 - Buster Brown - "

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" (1959) *1011 - Elmore James - "Bobby's Rock" / "Make My Dreams Come True" (Issued 1960 - A side is a 1959 recording but B side is a 1953 Flair recording bought in by Robinson) *1016 - Elmore James - " The Sky Is Crying" (1960, reissued with different B side in the mid 1960s on Flashback) *1024 - Elmore James - "I'm Worried" (1960) *504 - Elmore James - " Shake Your Moneymaker" (1961) *1034 - Lightnin' Hopkins - ''

Mojo Hand ''Mojo Hand'' is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded in 1960 and released on the Fire label in 1962.O'Brien, T. JLightnin' Album of the Week: Week 11 – November 13, 2010accessed November 8, 2018 Reception AllMusic rev ...

'' (1962) - label states artist as "Lightin'" Hopkins *1501 - Arthur Crudup - "Mean Old Frisco" (1962) *1503 - Elmore James - "Stranger Blues" (1962)

Selected discography

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