CrossCut Records
Encyclopedia
CrossCut Records is a German record label
that was created in 1981 specializing in blues and roots music.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
that was created in 1981 specializing in blues and roots music.
Background
The CrossCut Mailorder service, a division of Bear Family Records, is one of the world's leading sources for blues and related music. In 2004 Bear Family and CrossCut merged their mail order branches.Notable artists
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