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Blaze Records was a record label founded by former Atlantic Records president Herb Abramson. The label's biggest hit was a version of "Tennessee Waltz" by Bobby Comstock in 1959. [1] The label lasted only a couple of years after which Abramson founded Festival Records.

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  1. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1959-10-05). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.