Associated With Record Labels and Studios
Record labels have often employed a core group of musicians to serve as a house band or house orchestra, specifically for recording sessions. These groups can come to be regarded as an important component of a label's distinctive "sound". The groups may be named (or given many names), or they may not. Here is a list organized by record label:
| Label/Studio | Group Name(s) | Individual Musicians |
|---|---|---|
| American Sound Studio | The Memphis Boys, 827 Thomas Street Band | Gene Chrisman, Tommy Cogbill, Bobby Emmons, Bobby Woods, Reggie Young |
| Hi Records | Hi Rhythm Section | Howard Grimes, Charles Hodges, Leroy Hodges, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges, Al Jackson, Jr., Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love |
| Motown | The Funk Brothers | |
| Philadelphia International Records | Ronnie Baker, Roland Chambers, Norman Harris, Vince Montana, Earl Young | |
| Sigma Sound Studios | MFSB | |
| Stax Records | The Big Six, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Mar-Keys | Gilbert Caple, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Al Jackson, Jr., Wayne Jackson, Booker T. Jones, Curtis Green, Isaac Hayes, Andrew Love, Floyd Newman, Gene "Bowlegs" Mille, David Porter, Lewie Steinberg |
| Victor | The Great White Way Orchestra, Hugo Frey's Orchestra, The Manhattan Merrymakers, Metropolitan Orchestra, The Serenaders, The Troubadours, Victor Military Band, The Victor Orchestra, The Virginians | Frank Kelly, S. H. Kendle |
Read more about this topic: House Band
Famous quotes containing the words record and/or labels:
“The business of a novelist is, in my opinion, to create characters first and foremost, and then to set them in the snarl of the human currents of his time, so that there results an accurate permanent record of a phase of human history.”
—John Dos Passos (1896–1970)
“The Prime Minister has an absolute genius for putting flamboyant labels on empty luggage.”
—Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960)