Yambo Records was a
blues
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record label based in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded by arranger and composer
Willie Dixon
William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...
in the late 1960s after he left
Chess Records
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. Yambo Records also had two subsidiary labels, Spoonful and Supreme. The label was based at 7711 South Racine Avenue in Chicago, along with Dixon's related companies Blues Factory and Soul Productions. It was distributed by Summit Distributors in
Skokie, Illinois
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.
[
] Dixon recorded and released his 1971 album ''Peace?'' on Yambo. He also released several singles, including the hit "1, 2, 3, 4" by five-year-old
Lucky Peterson
Judge Kenneth "Lucky" Peterson (December 13, 1964 – May 17, 2020) was an American musician who played contemporary Blues music, blues, fusing soul music, soul, Rhythm and blues, R&B, gospel music, gospel and rock and roll. He was a vocalist, g ...
.
The label closed in the mid-1970s.
Discography
Albums
Singles
See also
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List of record labels
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References
Defunct record labels of the United States
Blues record labels
American independent record labels
Record labels established in the 1960s
Record labels disestablished in the 1970s
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