Yambo Records was a blues

Blues

Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...

 record label

Record label

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 based in Chicago

Chicago

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, Illinois

Illinois

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. It was founded by arranger and composer Willie Dixon

Willie Dixon

William James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...

 in the late 1960s after he left Chess Records

Chess Records

Chess Records was an American record label based in Chicago, Illinois. It specialized in blues, R&B, soul, gospel music, early rock and roll, and occasional jazz releases....

. Yambo Records also had two subsidiary labels, Spoonful and Supreme. The label was based at 7711 South Racine Avenue in Chicago, along with Dixon's related companies Blues Factory and Soul Productions. It was distributed by Summit Distributors in Skokie, Illinois

Skokie, Illinois

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. Dixon recorded and released his 1971 album Peace? on Yambo. He also released several singles, including the hit "1, 2, 3, 4" by five-year-old Lucky Peterson

Lucky Peterson

Lucky Peterson is an American musician who plays contemporary blues, fusing soul, R&B, gospel and rock and roll. He plays guitar and keyboards...

. The label closed in the mid 1970s.

Albums

Year	Artist	Title	Number	Notes
196?	E. Rodney Jones	Might is Right!	77701	side 1
196?	Lafayette Leake Lafayette Leake Lafayette Leake was a blues and jazz pianist, organist, vocalist and composer who played for Chess Records as a session musician, and as a member of the Big Three Trio, during the formative years of Chicago blues. He played piano on many of Chuck Berry's recordings.-Biography:Leake was born in...  Trio	Soul Wrinkles	77701	side 2
1971	Willie Dixon Willie Dixon William James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...	Willie Dixon's Peace?	77715	also numbered 77716

Singles

Year	Artist	Titles	Number	Notes
1970	Koko Taylor Koko Taylor Koko Taylor sometimes spelled KoKo Taylor was an American Chicago blues musician, popularly known as the "Queen of the Blues." She was known primarily for her rough, powerful vocals and traditional blues stylings....	"Instant Everything" / "A Mighty Love"	107/108
19??	Margie Evans	"When I Make Love" / "29 Ways"	109/1010	with the Chicago Blues All Stars
19??	J.J.Taylor	"I'm Not Tired Yet" / "Tell Me the Truth"	1011A/B
19??	Honey Duo Twins	"Come On Baby" / "Kiss Me"	8915	with the Chicago Blues All Stars
1970	Lucky Peterson Lucky Peterson Lucky Peterson is an American musician who plays contemporary blues, fusing soul, R&B, gospel and rock and roll. He plays guitar and keyboards...	"1, 2, 3, 4" / "Good Old Candy"	777-03/04
1970	James Peterson	"All On Account of You" / "Sing the Blues Till I Die"	777-05
19??	Modern Times	"Baby Just Maby"(sic) / "Why Must I Live Such a Lonely Life"	777-12/13
19??	Willie Dixon Willie Dixon William James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...	"Petting the Baby" / "You Got to Move"	777-15	with the Chicago Blues All Stars
1974	McKinley Mitchell McKinley Mitchell McKinley Mitchell was an American Chicago-based soul-blues and rhythm and blues singer, who started out performing gospel music. He recorded singles for Boxer Records, Chess Records , and a variety of other record labels. Most of his releases are still only available on records...	"That Last Home Run" / "All Star Bougee"	777-20/21, 1011
19??	The Satagans	"Smokin" / "Lovers to Friends"	777-110
19??	Quantrells	"Show Me the Game of Love" / "Can't Let You Break My Heart"	T-15	compiled on The Numero Group The Numero Group The Numero Group is an archival record label that creates reissue compilations of previously released music, reissues original albums, and creates album reconstructions from a variety of musical genres...  016, 2007
19??	Buster Benton	"Spider in my Stew" / "Dangerous Woman"	Supreme 1004	with the Chicago Blues All Stars
19??	McKinley Mitchell McKinley Mitchell McKinley Mitchell was an American Chicago-based soul-blues and rhythm and blues singer, who started out performing gospel music. He recorded singles for Boxer Records, Chess Records , and a variety of other record labels. Most of his releases are still only available on records...	"Good Time Baby" / "All Star Bougee"	Spoonful 777-26	with the Chicago Blues All Stars