D Records was an American record label located in
Houston
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,
Texas
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, United States. It was founded by
Pappy Daily
Harold W. Daily (February 8, 1902 – December 5, 1987), better known as "Pappy" Daily, was an American country music record producer and entrepreneur who cofounded the Texas-based record label Starday Records. Daily worked with many of the well-kn ...
. The label closed in 1965, though
George Strait
George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. In the 1980s, he was credited fo ...
recorded his first songs under the label's name from 1978-1980 until he signed to
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group.
Pre-history
MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 wi ...
in 1981. Daily also owned the Dart record label.
Discography
* ''The Complete D Singles Collection, Vol. 1'' (15832 Bear Family, 1995)
Artists
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The Big Bopper
Jiles Perry "J.P." Richardson Jr. (October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959), known as The Big Bopper, was an American singer, songwriter and disc jockey. His best-known compositions include " Chantilly Lace" and " White Lightning", the latter of w ...
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Doug Bragg
Doug Bragg (April 13, 1928 – March 13, 1973), born Douglas Clifton Bragg in Gilmer, Texas, was an American country musician and part of the ''Big D Jamboree''. Throughout his music career, he continued his daytime profession as a butcher. He wro ...
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Eddie Bond
Eddie Bond (July 1, 1933 – March 20, 2013) was an American singer and guitarist who was active in country music and rockabilly.
Biography
In the mid-1950s, Bond recorded for Mercury Records and toured with Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, J ...
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Merle Kilgore
Wyatt Merle Kilgore (August 9, 1934 – February 6, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, and manager. Born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, he was raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. At the time of his death, he was the personal manager of Hank Wi ...
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Bill Carter
Bill Carter (born 1966) is a writer and director. He directed the documentary film ''Miss Sarajevo'', which consists of amateur video material he shot during his stay in the besieged city of Sarajevo. He is the author of ''Fools Rush In'', his ...
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Jimmy & Johnny
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Ray Campi
Raymond Charles Campi (April 20, 1934 – March 11, 2021) was an American singer and musician, nicknamed "The King of Rockabilly". He first recorded in the mid-1950s. Campi's trademark was his white double bass, which he often jumped on top of ...
*Tommy Wood
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Johnny "Country" Mathis
*Jack Lionel
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Jerry Lynn
Jeremy Lynn (born June 12, 1963), better known by the ring name Jerry Lynn, is an American retired professional wrestler currently signed with All Elite Wrestling as a producer and coach. He has worked for promotions such as World Championship ...
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Eddie Noack
*Benny Barnes
*Byron Johnson
*Eddie Burke
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Glenn Barber
Martin Glenn Barber (February 2, 1935 – March 28, 2008), was an American Country music, country and rockabilly performer. He recorded for Hickory Records in the 1970s, releasing three albums and charting 21 singles on Hot Country Songs. His h ...
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Merl Lindsay
Merle Lindsay Salathiel (1916 – October 12, 1965), better known as Merl Lindsay, was one of the premier American Western swing musicians from the 1930s to the mid-1960s and founder of Merl Lindsay and His Oklahoma Night Riders.
Life and care ...
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Joe Jackson
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Johnny Dollar Johnny Dollar may refer to:
* '' Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar'', a radio drama
* Johnny Dollar (musician) (1933–1986), American country and rockabilly musician
* Johnny Dollar (blues musician) (1941–2006), American Chicago blues guitarist, sin ...
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Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of '' Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and ''Stardust'' (1978 ...
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Claude Gray
*Fitz Morris
References
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American record labels
Record labels disestablished in 1965