Articles related to "Paramount Records"



The Wisconsin Blues
Learn how "the Blues" and "Jazz" came to Wisconsin in the 1920s and 30s. Discover how Paramount Records, based in Port Washington and Grafton, Wisconsin, became one of the first recording companies to introduce "race records".
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Blind Lemon Jefferson
In the mid 1920's, a new style of American music came to national prominence. The popularity of Country Blues was propelled by the success of Blind Lemon Jefferson.
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Bluesman B. B. King
The story of one of the hardest working bluesmen in show business.
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Texas - Part 1
How the unique flavor of Lone Star r&b was cooked up in the ballrooms of Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.
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Early Influences, Part II: The Legends
A look at five of Rock's founding fathers who sent countless performers on their way and set the stage for the greatest music of all time. Featured here are Robert Johnson, Jelly Roll Morton, Willie Dixon, Lead Belly and B.B. King.
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