Carlton Records was a record label based in
New York City
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that was formed by former
RCA Records
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A&R head Joe Carlton in 1957. Guaranteed Records was a sublabel of Carlton. Carlton Records lasted until 1964. The most notable recording artists on Carlton included
Jack Scott,
Anita Bryant, and
Paul Evans. The country music superstar
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Ray Rogers (born Kenneth Donald Rogers) (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particul ...
released two of his early singles on the label, namely "
That Crazy Feeling" and "For you alone."
After Carlton Records went bankrupt in 1964, Joe Carlton held positions at
ABC-Paramount Records
ABC Records was an American record label founded in New York City in 1955. It originated as the main popular music label operated by the Am-Par Record Corporation. Am-Par also created the Impulse! Records, Impulse! jazz label in 1960. It acquire ...
and
. He eventually became president of the
Command Records
Command Records was a record label founded by Enoch Light in 1959 and, in October that year, was acquired by ABC-Paramount Records. Light produced a majority of the releases in the label's catalog.
Origin and history
After Grand Award Record ...
unit of ABC Records in 1968. When ABC Records moved to Los Angeles, Carlton resigned as he stayed in New York and co-founded Organic Productions in 1970. By the late 1970s, he was with Almo Music.
References
External links
Carlton Records story from BSN Pubs
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Defunct record labels of the United States
Record labels based in New York (state)
Record labels established in 1957
Record labels disestablished in 1964