Freedom Records (Houston-based label)

Last updated December 08, 2025

Freedom Records was an American record label that was based in Houston, Texas. It was founded in 1948 by Sol Kahal.^[1]

Background

It originally specialized in rhythm and blues, but expanded to include country and pop music.^[2] Among its recording artists were Big Joe Turner, L. C. Williams, Goree Carter and Little Willie Littlefield. The label lasted through the early 1950s. All releases were 78s.^{[ citation needed ]}

History

The label's biggest success was "Ethel Mae" by L.C. Williams.^[3]

Later years

The catalogue is currently owned by Fivepin Music based in Toronto. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Discography

1200A Perry Cain - "My Heart Belongs To You"
1200B Perry Cain - "Big Timing Grandma"
1501A Conny's Combo - "I Don't Want Your Baby"
1501B Conny's Combo - "Won't You Please Come Back"
1502A Goree Carter - "Sweet Old Woman's Blues"
1502B Little Willie Littlefield - "Littlefield Boogie"
1504A Lonnie Lyons - "Lonely Heart Blues"
1505B Lonnie Lyons - "Barrelhouse Nightcap"
1506A Goree Carter and His Hepcats - "Back Home Blues"
1506B Goree Carter - "Rock Awhile"
1507A Lonnie Lyons - "Far Away Blues"
1507B Lonnie Lyons - "Flychick Blues"
1509A Leroy Country Johnson - "No One To Love Me"
1509B Leroy Country Johnson - "Log House On The Hill"
1510A Conny's Combo with L.C. Williams - "That's Alright"
1510B Conny's Combo with L.C. Williams - "Gonna Change My Love"
1511A Goree Carter - "I'll Send You"
1511B Goree Carter - "How Can You Love Me"
1512A Lonnie Lyons - "Neat And Sweet Part 1"
1512B Lonnie Lyons - "Neat And Sweet Part 2"
1513A Jesse Thomas - "Guess I'll Walk Alone"
1513B Jesse Thomas - "Let's Have Some Fun"
1516A Goree Carter - "Hoy Hoy"
1516B Goree Carter - "I Just Thought Of You"
1517A L.C. Williams - "Shout Baby Shout"
1517B L.C. Williams - "Ethel Mae"
1518A Goree Carter - "She's Just Old Fashioned"
1518B Goree Carter - "Is It True"
1519A Lonnie Lyons - "Helpless"
1519B Lonnie Lyons - "Down In The Groovy"
1520A Connie Mac Booker - "Loretta"
1520B Connie Mac Booker - "My Baby Left Me"
1523A Lonnie Lyons - "Betrayed"
1523B Lonnie Lyons - "Sneaky Joe"
1524A L.C. Williams And Conney's Combo - "Jelly Roll"
1524B L.C. Williams And Conney's Combo - "Louisiana Boogie"
1528 A Carl Campbell - "Getting High"
1528 B Carl Campbell - "Goin' Down To Nashville"
1529A L.C. Williams - "All Through My Dreams"
1529B L.C. Williams - "Mean And Evil Blues"
1531A Joe Turner - "Still In The Dark"
1531B Joe Turner - "Adam Bit The Apple"
1533A Clarence Samuels - "Low Top Inn"
1533B Clarence Samuels - "Lost My Head"
1535A Joe Houston - "Jumpin' The Blues"
1535B Joe Houston - "Your Little Girl Is Gone"
1536 B Goree Carter - "Serenade"
1536A Goree Carter - "C'mon Let's Boogie"
1537A Joe Turner - "Just A Travellin' Man"
1537B Joe Turner - "Life Is Like A Card Game"
1538A Texas Alexander And Benton's Busy Bees - "Bottoms Blues"
1538B Texas Alexander And Benton's Busy Bees - "Crossroads"
1539A Sammy Harris And Orchestra - "King Zulu"
1539B Sammy Harris And Orchestra - "Fatso"
1540A Joe Turner - "After While You'll Be Sorry"
1540B Joe Turner - "Feelin' Happy"
1542A L.C. Williams - "My Darkest Hours"
1542B L.C. Williams - "I Want My Baby Back"
1544A Clarence Samuels - "Somebody Gotta Go"
1544B Clarence Samuels - "Hey Joe!"
1545A Joe Turner - "I Want My Baby"
1545B Joe Turner - "Midnight Is Here Again"
1546B Joe Turner - "Lonely World"
1563A Stubby Stubblefield - "Buggy Wuggy Love"
1563B Stubby Stubblefield - "Wurry Wurry Wurry"
5000A Billie Stevens And Paul - "Moonlight And Roses"
5000B Billie Stevens And Paul - "Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On"
5001A Dickie Jones And Rhythm Rangers - "Houston Texas Blues"
5001B Joan Brooks - "Salt Your Pillow Down"
5001B Dickie Jones And Rhythm Rangers - "Be Careful Little Darlin'"
5003A Joan Brooks - "Heading Back To Houston"
5005A Jimmy Spear And The Bluebonnet Boys - "Turn Me 'Round"
5005B Jimmy Spear And The Bluebonnet Boys - "Mad At My Heart"
5007A Benny Leaders With Western Rangers - "In A Land Of Broken Dreams"
5007B Benny Leaders With Western Rangers - "Think Of Me"
5008A Pete Hunter And The Dude Ramblers - "The Tater Tune"
5008B Pete Hunter And The Dude Ramblers - "Wrapped In Cellophane"
5009A Jimmy Johnson With Jack Rhodes Ramblers - "Salt Your Pillow Down"
5009B Jimmy Johnson With Jack Rhodes Ramblers - "Could You"
5010A Cotton Thompson And The Village Boys - "Let's Keep Our Love Affair"
5010B Cotton Thompson And The Village Boys - "Jelly Roll Blues"
5012A Benny Leaders With Western Rangers - "Boots Don't Leave Me"
5012B Benny Leaders With Western Rangers - "I've Got The Craziest Feeling"
5014A Trail Blazers And Carol - "(A Cowboy's) Silent Light"
5014B Trail Blazers And George - "Little Mohee"
5015A Hub Sutter And His Hub Caps - "I Don't Want My Baby Back"
5015B Hub Sutter And His Hub Caps - "I Live Only For You"
5016A Drew Lewis And Wink Lewis' Dude Ranchers - "What's A Matter Baby"
5016B Drew Lewis And Wink Lewis' Dude Ranchers - "A Love A Dream A Prayer"
5018A Johnny Nelms And The Sunset Cowboys - "Bride To Be"
5018B Johnny Nelms And The Sunset Cowboys - "If I Can't Have You"
5020A Benny Leaders And The Western Rangers - "Harbor Lights"
5021A Jimmy Spear And The Bluebonnet Boys - "Heart Carved In A Tree"
5021B Jimmy Spear And The Bluebonnet Boys - "Heart Wrapped In Love"
5022A Little Tommy Sands - "Syrup Soppin' Blues"
5022B Jimmy Spear And The Bluebonnet Boys - "Heart Wrapped In Love"
5022B Little Tommy Sands - "Love Pains"
5023A Bob Jones And His Troubadors - "Somebody's Stealin' My Baby's Kisses"
5023B Bob Jones And His Troubadors - "The Dream I Had Of You"
5025A Tommy Durden And The Westernaires - "Crossroads"
5025B Tommy Durden And The Westernaires - "Hula Boogie"
5027A Laura Lee And The Ranch Hands - "Everyone But Me"
5027B Laura Lee And The Ranch Hands - "I'm Lonely For You Darling"
5028A Peck Touchton And The Sunset Wranglers - "Walk 'Em Off Blues"
5028B Peck Touchton And The Sunset Wranglers - "Lonely World"
5029A Bennie Leaders And The Western Rangers - "Why Don't You Leave My Heart Alone"
5029B Bernie Leaders And The Rangers Trio - "Naggin' Woman"
5030A Hub Sutter And His Hubcats - "Tellin' My Baby Bye Bye"
5030B Hub Sutter And His Hubcats - "How Can You Love Me"
5031A Jimmy Johnson With Jack Rhodes Ramblers - "Always Remember"
5031B Jimmy Johnson With Jack Rhodes Ramblers - "Warm Beer And A Cold Cold Woman"
5033A Charlie Harris And D Hendon's Western - "Those Tears In Your Eyes"
5033B Charlie Harris And D Hendon's Western - "No Shoes Boogie"
5037A Tex And Shorty Dunn - "Don'T Break My Heart Little Darling"
5037B Tex And Shorty Dunn - "Walking Home From An Old Country School"
5038A Benny Leaders And The Ranger Trio - "Give My Heart A Break"
5038B Benny Leaders And The Ranger Trio - "Always Remember"
5039A Louis Lamb And He Melody Boys - "I Will Trouble You No More"
5039B Louis Lamb And He Melody Boys - "Down Hill And Shady"
5040A Coye Wilcox - "It's Nobody's Business (What We Do)"
5040B Coye Wilcox - "Look What Love Has Done To Me"
5041A Peck Touchton - "Walkin' On Top Of The World"
5041B Peck Touchton - "Sighing Trees And A Broken Heart"
5042A Tex Jones And His Texas Rangers - "A Gambler's Last Hand"
5042B Tex Jones And His Texas Rangers - "Little Darlin'"
SP 103 B Rev. Frank M. Johnson - "Only A Look"
SP 103 A Rev. Frank M. Johnson - "How Jesus Brought Me Out"
SP 104A Silvertone Gospel Singers - "I'll Make It Alright"
SP 104B Silvertone Gospel Singers - "Where Shall I Be"
SP 111A The Kingstar Harmonizers - "In These Dark Hours"
SP 111B The Kingstar Harmonizers - "Sing Until The Power Of The Lord Come Down"
SP 112A The Loyal Five - "John The Revelator"
SP 112B The Loyal Five - "You'd Better Run"
SP 114A The Southwind Quartette - "Deep River"
SP 114B The Southwind Quartette - "Road So Rough and Rugged"
SP 115A The Southwind Quartette - "Bridle My Tongue"
SP 115B The Southwind Quartette - "When I Get Home"
SP 116A The Singing Sons of St. Petersburg FL - "In That Awful Hour"
SP 116B The Singing Sons of St. Petersburg FL - "In The Wilderness"

References

↑ Wood, Roger. Down in Houston: Bayou City Blues. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292786639.
↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1950-04-01.
↑ Nothing But the Blues
An Illustrated Documentary, 1971 - ISBN: 9780900994043 - Page 175

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[1] Wood, Roger. Down in Houston: Bayou City Blues. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292786639.

[2] Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1950-04-01.

[3] Nothing But the Blues
An Illustrated Documentary, 1971 - ISBN: 9780900994043 - Page 175

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