Capri Records was a short-lived but influential rock and roll

Rock and roll

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 record label

Record label

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 established in Conroe, Texas

Conroe, Texas

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 by Huey P Meaux

Huey P Meaux

Huey Purvis Meaux was an American record producer and recording studio owner .Meaux was born in Wright, Louisiana...

 and Foy Lee in the early 1960s. It launched the careers of many Texas artists and furthered the careers of artists such as Gene Summers

Gene Summers

Gene Summers is an American rock/rockabilly singer and entertainer. Some of his classic recordings include "School of Rock 'n Roll", "Straight Skirt", "Nervous", "Gotta Lotta That", "Twixteen", "Alabama Shake" and his biggest-selling single "Big Blue Diamonds"...

, Gaylon Christie, Scotty McKay and Pat Minter.

Capri was a subsidiary of Crazy Cajun Enterprises which also owned Tear Drop Records

Tear Drop Records

Tear Drop Records was a record label founded in Winnie, Texas in the early 1960s by record pioneer and radio personality Huey P Meaux. As a DJ, Meaux was known as the "Crazy Cajun", a name that stuck with him throughout his long, music career....

, Shane Records and Crazy Cajun Records. Their biggest hit came in 1964 with the release of Big Blue Diamonds by Gene Summers

Gene Summers

Gene Summers is an American rock/rockabilly singer and entertainer. Some of his classic recordings include "School of Rock 'n Roll", "Straight Skirt", "Nervous", "Gotta Lotta That", "Twixteen", "Alabama Shake" and his biggest-selling single "Big Blue Diamonds"...

 and the Tom Toms (Capri 502). They also released some of Steve Tyrell

Steve Tyrell

Steve Tyrell is an American jazz musician.-Early career:Upon moving to New York City at the age of 18, he was made head of A&R and promotion at Scepter Records...

's earliest recordings.

Capri Records discography

• 500 – Gaylon Christie and the Downbeats – Tell Me What’s On Your Mind/
• 501 – Ken Lindsey – I Love You A Thousand Ways/Nightly
• 502 - Gene Summers - Big Blue Diamonds/You Said You Loved Me
• 503 – Billy Holeman – The Other Side Of Me/Where Broken Hearts Live
• 504 – Gaylon Christie – Wasted Days And Wasted Nights/Tell Me What Is On Your Mind (vocal: Roy Robinson)
• 505 - Bobby Bennett - Who’s Gonna Love You/Go On With Your Dancing
• 506 – Ken Lindsey – If You Got The Money/Is You Or Is You Ain’t My Baby
• 507 - Gene Summers - Alabama Shake/Just Because
• 508 - Max Lipscomb (aka Scotty McKay) - Dixie Doodle Dandy/Love Is Magic
• 509 – Weird Beard (Russ Knight) – Christmas Singalong/Weird Night Before Christmas
• 510 – The Wheels – Yes, I’m Leaving/Meat Balls And Spaghetti (Vocal: Mac Patton)
• 511 – Tony Monte and the Caravells – They All Ask About Joanie/Martha Is Her Name
• 512 - Jimmy James - Sweet, Sweet Honey/Believe Each Word I Say
• 513 - Gene Summers - My Yearbook/Jack And Jill’s New House
• 514 - Johnny Evans - You’ve Got Class/Huey Meaux On The Shrimp Boat
• 515 – The Fallouts – I Cry Alone/Meet Me On The Corner
• 516 – Jim Jones and The Chaunteys - Turn On Your Love Light/If You Knew How To Start
• 517 - Pat Minter - Go On With Your Dancing/Tears In My Eyes
• 518 – Johnny Evans and The Chantels – Do You Love Me So/Dreaming Of You
• 519 – Billy Holeman – Flip Flop & Fly/Running
• 520 - What’s Left – Girl Said No/Somebody Took A Shot At Me
• 521 – Bobbi & Susie – We’ll Take Our Last Walk Tonight/Believe Me
• 522 – The Sounds – Open Your Eyes/Can’t Find A Way
• 523 -
• 524 -
• 525 -
• 526 -
• 527 -
• 528 -
• 529 -
• 530 -
• 531 - Mistics - Memories/Without Love
• 532 -
• 533 -
• 534 - Steve Tyrell - A Boy Without A Girl/Young Boy’s Blues
• 631 - The Mistics - Memories/Without love

Sources

Billboard Magazine

Dallas Observer Newspaper

"Down in Houston: Bayou City Blues"

Osborne's Record Guide

Texas Monthly Magazine

A Guide to the Huey Meaux Papers, 1940-1994

Texas Music Industry Directory (published by The Texas Music Office) Office of the Governor, Austin, Texas