Parrot Records (blues label)
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| Parrot Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1952 |
| Founder | Al Benson |
| Status | Inactive since 1956 |
| Genre | Blues Jazz Doo-wop Gospel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
Parrot Records was an American Chicago-based record label, founded in 1952 by the disc jockey, Al Benson.[1] It specialized in blues, jazz, doo-wop, and gospel. The company began operating in mid-1953, and lasted until mid-1956.[1] Several Parrot recordings were later released by Chess Records. Parrot's sister label Blue Lake operated from 1954 to 1956.[1] There were plans for another subsidiary, to be called Eagle, but these were scrapped.
Releases on 78 and 45 rpm singles
[edit]- Parrot 1050 Willie Mabon and his Combo - "I Don't Know" b/w "Worry Blues"
- Parrot 772 The Parrots - "Weep, Weep, Weep" b/w "Please Don't Leave Me"
- Parrot 775 Herbie Fields and Orchestra - "Harlem Nocturne" b/w "Things Ain't What They Used to Be"
- Parrot 780 Mable (sic) Scott - "Mr. Fine" b/w "Mable Blues"
- Parrot 781 Chocolateers - "Peckin'" b/w "Bartender Blues"
- Parrot 782 Curtis Jones- "Wrong Blues" b/w "Cool Playing Blues"
- Parrot 783 Coleman Hawkins and Orchestra - "I'll See You Later" b/w "What a Difference a Day Made"
- Parrot 784 Coleman Hawkins and Orchestra - "I'll Follow My Secret Heart" b/w "Blue Blue Days"
- Parrot 785 Playboy Thomas - "Too Much Pride" b/w "No Doubt about It"
- Parrot 786 Marvin Phillips - "Salty Dog" b/w "Sweetheart, Darling"
- Parrot 787 Lowell Fulson and Orchestra - "I've Been Mistreated" b/w "Juke Box Shuffle"
- Parrot 788 Jo Jo Adams - "Call My Baby" b/w "Rebecca"
- Parrot 789 The Rockettes - "Love Nobody" b/w "I Can't Forget"
- Parrot 790 Lonnie Simmons Quartet - "Black Orchid" b/w "I Can't Get Started"
- Parrot 791 Ernest Lewis - "No More Lovin'" b/w "West Coast Blues"
- Parrot 792 Paul Bascomb and his Orchestra - "Jan (Part I)" b/w "Jan (Part II)"
- Parrot 793 The Pelicans - "Aurelia" b/w "White Cliffs of Dover"
- Parrot 794 Mable (sic) Scott - "Do the Thing" b/w "Fool Burro"
- Parrot 795 Marvin Phillips - "Ann Marie" b/w "Honey Baby"
- Parrot 796 Five Thrills - "Feel So Good" b/w "My Baby's Gone"
- Parrot 797 Jimmy Rushing with Frank Culley Combo - "Mr. 5 x 5" b/w "Clothes Pin Blues"
- Parrot 798 Albert King - "Be on Your Merry Way" b/w "Bad Luck Blues"
- Parrot 799 John Brim and his Stompers - "Tough Times" b/w "Gary Stomp"
- Parrot 800 Five Thrills - "Gloria" b/w "Wee Wee Baby"
- Parrot 802 J. B. Lenoir - "Eisenhower Blues" b/w "I'm in Korea"
- Parrot 802 J. B. Lenoir - "Tax Paying Blues" b/w "I'm in Korea"
- Parrot 806 Herbie Fields and Orchestra - "I Love You" b/w "Mr. Jump"
- Parrot 807 Snooky Pryor - "Crosstown Blues" b/w "I Want You for Myself"
- Parrot 808 The Flamingos - "On My Merry Way" b/w "Dream of a Lifetime"
- Parrot 809 J. B. Lenore (sic) - "Mamma Talk to Your Daughter" b/w "Man Watch Your Woman"
- Parrot 810 Ahmad Jamal - "But Not for Me" b/w "Seleritus"
- Parrot 811 The Flamingos - "Get with It" b/w "I Really Don't Want to Know"
- Parrot 812 The Flamingos - "Ko-Ko-Mo" b/w "I'm Yours"
- Parrot 813 Little Willy Foster - "Falling Rain Blues" b/w "Four Day Jump" (also released as Blue Lake 113)[2]
- Parrot 814 J. B. Lenore - "Mama Your Daughter Is Going to Miss Me" b/w "What Have I Done"
- Parrot 815 The Orchids - "Newly Wed" b/w "You're Everything to Me"
- Parrot 816 Paul Bascomb and his Orchestra / The Five Arrows - "You've Got Me Losing My Mind" b/w "Pretty Little Thing"
- Parrot 817 Paul Bascomb and his Orchestra - "Alley B on Fifth Avenue" b/w "Jumping at the El Cino"
- Parrot 818 Ahmad Jamal - "It Could Happen to You" b/w "Excerpts from the Blues"
- Parrot 819 The Orchids - "You Said You Loved Me" b/w "I Can't Refuse"
- Parrot 820 Dusty Brown - "Yes She's Gone" b/w "He Don't Love You"[3]
- Parrot 821 J. B. Lenore - "Fine Girls" b/w "I Lost My Baby'
- Parrot 822 Benson-Ogletree - "Tell It like It Is" b/w "Uptown Stomp"
- Parrot 823 St. Louis Jimmy - "Going Down Slow" b/w "Murder in the First Degree"
- Parrot 105 The Willie Webb Singers - "Climbing High Mountains" b/w "God Is Good to Me"
- Parrot 106 The Willie Webb Singers - "He Will Be There" b/w "He's a Wonder"
- Parrot 107 The Victorettes - "Jesus Has Promised" b/w "When Night Comes"
- Parrot 109 The Peace Makers - "When I Go" b/w "I Know What I Believe'
- Parrot 1000 Bessie Griffen (sic) - "Story of Job" b/w "What Jesus Means to Me"
- Parrot 1001 Veteran Singers - "Give It Up" b/w "The Old Account Was Settled" (also released on Blue Lake 1001)
- Parrot 6000 The Leon Abbey Trio, Al Benson - "If You Were the Only Girl" b/w "Abbey's Boogie"[1]
Releases on 12-inch album
[edit]- Ahmad Jamal: Ahmad Jamal Plays[1]
- Johnny Griffin: Unissued
- Paul Bascomb: Unissued
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "The Parrot and Blue Lake Labels". Campber.people.clemson.edu. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "Little Willy Foster Discography". Wirz.de. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ "Dusty Brown | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2021.