Herwin Records
| Herwin Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1924 |
| Founder | Herbert Schiele Edwin Schiele |
| Defunct | 1930 |
| Status | Inactive |
| Genre | Jazz, blues, old-time |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri |
Herwin Records was a mail-order record label founded in 1925 by two brothers, Herbert and Edwin Schiele in St. Louis, Missouri. The name of the label comes from their first names (HERbert and EdWIN).[1][2]
Herwin sold budget jazz, blues, and old-time music discs that were pressed by Gennett and Paramount.[3] The records were advertised in farming magazines and sold through the mail.[2] The catalogue included Charley Patton, Chubby Parker, and Ernest Stoneman.[1]
Herwin closed in 1930 when it was bought by the Wisconsin Chair Company, the owner of Paramount. A second Herwin Records was started in 1971 by Bernard Klatzko, a collector who reissued rare, early-jazz discs.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Kennedy, Rick (2013). Jelly Roll, Bix, and Hoagy: Gennett Records and the rise of America's musical grassroots (Rev. & expanded ed.). Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-253-00747-6.
- ^ a b c Rye, Howard (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 231. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
- ^ Oliver, Paul (2001) Yonder Come the Blues: The Evolution of a Genre, p. 287. Cambridge University Press At Google Books. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
External links
[edit]- Illustrated Herwin Records discography ("Postwar" Klatzko releases)