Sims Records was a

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in the 1950s and 1960s.

History

Russell Sims had been associated with Country music in the late 1940s and early 1950s and became a sort of touring manager for

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who was a

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artist. A meeting with Fabor Robison in 1951 allowed Sims to witness the birth of Robison's

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and Fabor labels and gave him the desire to start his own record company. Sims Records began in

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in the early 1950s with a financial grant from Robison who was already successful with

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ánd began to record local Country musicians. After an unsuccessful start, Sims relocated to

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in the early 1960s and began to add

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and R&B musicians to his roster. One of his releases by The Kelly Brothers sold well, but by the late 1968 Sims was running short of money and the company was put in "Mothballs". In 1999 Sims re-opened his label with a multi-disc set of

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music.

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singles discography

Sims Records Home Page

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History

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