Diva Records was an American record label from 1925 to 1932 that sold records through
W. T. Grant retail stores. It was a division of
.
Artists on the label included
Irving Kaufman
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,
Annette Hanshaw,
The Golden Gate Orchestra,
Sammy Fain
Sammy Fain (born Samuel E. Feinberg; June 17, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American composer of popular music. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed numerous songs that form part of The Great American Songbook, and to Broadway theatr ...
,
"Hobo" Jack Turner,
Walter Cummins,
The Broadway Bellhops,
Tom Clines,
Ed Blossom,
The Harmonians,
The Royal Troubadours,
The Bar Harbor Society Orchestra,
Gay Ellis,
Tommy Weir,
Buck Wilson,
Jack Albin and His Hotel Pennsylvania Music, and
Vernon Dalhart.
Diva Records were acoustic through early 1929. The audio fidelity of the post-acoustic records, as well as the pressing quality is above average for the era.
See also
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List of record labels
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References
Further reading
* Sutton, Allan. ''Directory of American Disc Record Brands and Manufacturers, 1891-1943'' (Westport & London, 1994)
External links
Diva Recordson the Internet Archive'
Great 78 Project
Record labels established in 1925
Record labels disestablished in 1932
American jazz record labels
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