Cat Records

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Cat Records
Company type Conglomerate
Industry record label
FoundedApril 1954
United States
Headquarters United States

Cat Records was a short-lived subsidiary of Atlantic Records, specializing in rhythm and blues music. [1] The label was founded in April 1954 to cash in on the popularity of R&B records among white teenagers which were called "cat" records in the South, a word coined by Atlantic executive Jerry Wexler until the term rock and roll took hold, [2] hence the name of the label. [1] A total of 18 singles were released, on both 78 r.p.m. and 45 r.p.m. records, over nearly two years before the label was discontinued. [3] [4] Its biggest hit was "Sh-Boom" by The Chords. [5] Other artists on the label included "Little" Sylvia Vanderpool and Mickey Baker, Floyd Dixon, Rose Marie McCoy, and Margie Day.

References

  1. 1 2 "Atlantic to Start New R&B Firm". Billboard. April 10, 1954. p. 22.
  2. ↑ "Playboys, The". Bear-family.com. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Cat 78 RPM - Label Discography - USA - 78 RPM". 45worlds.com. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Cat [Atlantic] (USA)". 45cat.com. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ Selvin, Joel (2014-04-15). Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues. Counterpoint. p. 37. ISBN   978-1-61902-378-9.
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