Stevens Records

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Stevens Records
Founded1959
FounderBill Stevens and Fred Stevens
StatusDefunct
GenreR&B, rock and roll
LocationGranite City, Illinois, U.S.

Stevens Records was a record label operated by father-and-son, Fred and Bill Stevens in Granite City, Illinois. [1] [2] Fred Stevens, a painter and his son Bill Stevens, an R&B enthusiast, were inspired by the thriving music scene in St. Louis and the neighboring East St. Louis, but they felt there was a lack of artists recording locally so they started their own label in 1959. The label is best known for their recordings of musician Ike Turner, who recorded under the name Icky Renrut because he was still under contract with Sun Records. [3]

Discography

Catalog No.Release

date

Single (A-side, B-side)ArtistNotes
1001Mar 1959A: "Look At That Chick"

B: "Gotta Have You For Myself"

Johnny Wright Cash Box review (Apr 4, 1959) [4]

Billboard review (Apr 6, 1959) [5]

102Apr 1959A: "I Woke Up One Morning"

B: "Shirley Can't You See"

Little Bobby Foster With The Premiers
Cash Box review (May 2, 1959) [6]
103May 1959A: "It's So Hard To Say Goodnite"

B: "Cherokee Rock"

Chuck WheelerBillboard reviews (May 11, 1959) [7]

Cash Box review (Jul 4, 1959) [8]

1041959A: "Jack Rabbit"

B: "In Your Eyes Baby"

Icky Renrut
1051959A: "Moving Slow"

B: "Evening Train"

Little Cooper And The Drifters
1061959A: "Angel Of Love"

B: "Star Above"

Bobby Foster And Orchestra
107Sep 1959A: "Ho–Ho"

B: "Hey–Hey"

Icky RenrutBillboard review (Sep 7, 1959) [9]

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References

  1. Moon, Jill (August 24, 2016). "Lucky break: Rhythm runs through renowned Ike & Tina guitarist's veins". The Telegraph.
  2. "A Bona Fide Blues Man: Terre Haute's Johnny T. "Rolling Stone" Wright". National Road Magazine. March 6, 2015.
  3. Present Tense: Rock & Roll and Culture. DeCurtis, Anthony. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press. 1992. pp. 33–34. ISBN   0-8223-1265-4. OCLC   26095859.CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. "R&B Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 90. April 4, 1959.
  5. "Reviews of New Pop Records" (PDF). Billboard. April 6, 1959. p. 88.
  6. "R&B Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 56. May 2, 1959.
  7. "Reviews of New Pop Records" (PDF). Billboard. May 11, 1959. p. 51.
  8. "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 16. July 4, 1959.
  9. "Reviews of New Pop Records" (PDF). Billboard. September 7, 1959. p. 45.