Route 66 Records is a Swedish record production company founded by Jonas Bernholm, that reissues less well-known

rhythm and blues Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predomina ...

recordings. Their motto is "The Highway To R&B". They are known to have produced the following compilation albums: *KIX-1: Floyd Dixon: ''Opportunity Blues'' *:Texas-West Coast R&B and Blues (1948–61) *KIX-2: Roy Brown: ''Laughing But Crying'' *:New Orleans, Texas-West Coast R&B and Blues (1947–59) *KIX-3:

Wynonie Harris Wynonie Harris (August 24, 1915 – June 14, 1969) was an American blues shouter best remembered as a singer of upbeat songs, featuring humorous, often ribald lyrics. He had fifteen Top 10 hits between 1946 and 1952. Harris is attributed by ...

: ''Mr. Blues Is Coming To Town'' *:Blues and R&B Supreme Blues shouter (1946–54) *KIX-4:

Ivory Joe Hunter Ivory Joe Hunter (October 10, 1914 – November 8, 1974) was an American rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. After a series of hits on the US R&B chart starting in the mid-1940s, he became more widely known for his hit recordi ...

: ''7th Street Boogie'' *:West Coast Jump Blues and Boogie (1945–50) *KIX-5: Charles Brown: ''Sunny Road'' *:Texas-West Coast Club Blues featuring Charles with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, and New Orleans R&B (1945–60) *KIX-6: Roy Brown: '' Good Rocking Tonight'' *:Legendary recordings, Vol.2 (1947–54) *KIX-7: Amos Milburn: ''Just One More Drink'' (1946–54) *KIX-8: Paul Gayten &

Annie Laurie "Annie Laurie" is an old Scottish song based on a poem said to have been written by William Douglas (1672 - c1760 ) of Dumfriesshire, about his romance with Annie Laurie (1682–1764). The words were modified and the tune was added by Alicia Ann ...

: ''Creole Gal'' (1947–57) *KIX-9: Roy Hawkins: ''Why Do Everything Happen to Me?'' (1949–54) *KIX-10: Little Willie Littlefield: ''It's Midnight'' (1949–57) *KIX-11: Floyd Dixon: ''Houston Jump'' (1947–60) *KIX-12: Jimmy McCracklin: ''Rockin' Man'' (1945–56) *KIX-13: Billy Wright: ''Stacked Deck'' (1949–54) *KIX-14:

Bull Moose Jackson Benjamin Clarence "Bull Moose" Jackson (April 22, 1919 – July 31, 1989) Allmusic biography Accessed January 2008. was an American blues and rhythm-and-blues singer and saxophonist, who was most successful in the late 1940s. He is considered ...

: ''Big Fat Mamas Are Back in Style Again'' (1945–56) *KIX-15:

: ''Jumping at the Dew Drop'' (1947–52) *KIX-16:

Ruth Brown Ruth Alston Brown (; January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of R&B". She was noted for bringing a popular music, pop music ...

: ''Sweet Baby of Mine'' (1949–56) *KIX-17: Charles Brown w/ Johnny Moore's Three Blazers: ''Race Track Blues'' (1945–56) *KIX-18: Jimmy Liggins: ''I Can't Stop It'' (1947–52) *KIX-19: Larry Darnell: ''I'll Get Along Somehow'' (1949–57) *KIX-20:

: ''Oh Babe!'' (1945–54) *KIX-21: Amos Milburn: ''Rock, Rock, Rock'' (1947–57) *KIX-22: Percy Mayfield: ''The Voice Within'' (1949–56) *KIX-23: Peppermint Harris: ''I Got Loaded'' (1950–53) *KIX-24: Little Caesar: ''Lying Woman... Goodbye Baby'' (1952/3) *KIX-25:

: ''I Had a Girl'' (1946–52) *KIX-26: Roy Brown: ''I Feel that Young Man's Rhythm'' (1947–54) *KIX-27: Floyd Dixon: ''Empty Stocking Blues'' (1947–53) *KIX-28: Amos Milburn: ''Let's Rock a While'' (1946–54) *KIX-29: Jimmy McCracklin: ''I'm Gonna Have My Fun'' (1949–57) *KIX-30:

: ''Playful Baby'' (1945–54) *KIX-31:

Jimmy Witherspoon James Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American jump blues and jazz singer. Early life, family and education Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas. His father was a railroad worker who sang in local choirs, an ...

: ''Hey Mr. Landlord'' (1945–56) *KIX-32: Joseph August: ''Rock My Soul'' (1949–54) *KIX-33: Johnny Moore's Blazers: ''Why, Johnny, Why?'' (1949–56) *KIX-34: Charles Brown: ''Let's Have a Ball'' (1945–61) *KIX-35: Calvin Boze: ''Choo Choo's Bringing My Baby Home'' (1949–52) *KIX-1200: Various artists: ''Hunter Hancock Presents Blues & Rhythm Midnight Matinee'' (1951)

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