Joy Records
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Joy Records was a New York
record label
and was owned by Hal and Mariam Weiss. It began in 1958
and finished 1965
after releasing 80 or so singles. Some artists under contract to them were Jamie Horton, Senor Wences
, The Five Blobs
, James Gilreath
, Bobby Wood, Little Joey and the Flips, Sleepy King, Guy Mitchell
and Ronnie and the Hi-lites.
New York
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record label
Record label
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and was owned by Hal and Mariam Weiss. It began in 1958
1958 in music
-Events:*February - 45,000 peoplein one week watch performances of "rokabirī" music by Japanese singers at the first Nichigeki Western Carnival....
and finished 1965
1965 in music
-Events:*January 4 – Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is sold to CBS for $13 million.*January 12 – Hullabaloo premieres on NBC. The first show included performances by The New Christy Minstrels, comedian Woody Allen, actress Joey Heatherton and a segment from London in which Brian Epstein...
after releasing 80 or so singles. Some artists under contract to them were Jamie Horton, Senor Wences
Señor Wences
Wenceslao Moreno , better known as Señor Wences, was a Spanish ventriloquist. His popularity grew with his frequent appearances on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show in the 1950s and 1960s.-Early life:...
, The Five Blobs
The Five Blobs
The Five Blobs were an American group of studio musicians put together in 1958 by session leader Bernie Nee. The ensemble was assembled in Los Angeles, California for the express purpose of recording "The Blob", the title song for the Steve McQueen film The Blob. Written by Burt Bacharach and Mack...
, James Gilreath
James Gilreath
James Gilreath was an American pop singer and songwriter, whose single "Little Band of Gold" went to #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963.-Career:...
, Bobby Wood, Little Joey and the Flips, Sleepy King, Guy Mitchell
Guy Mitchell
Guy Mitchell, born Albert George Cernik, was an American pop singer, successful in his homeland, the U.K. and Australia...
and Ronnie and the Hi-lites.