"COUNTRY MUSIC ON THE GOLD STAR LABEL"

Founded in October 1941 by Bill Quinn under the name Quinn Recording, it is the oldest continuously operating studio in the southeastern United States. In 1950 Quinn changed the name of the studio to Gold Star Studios. Huey P Meaux took control in the early 1970's, and gave the studio its current name.Quinn's Gold Star Records featured country music, then still commonly known as hillbilly music. Recordings of Cajun music also appeared on the label. In his first few years of business, Bill Quinn also recorded radio commercials and birthday greetings. That changed when Gold Star released its first hit record, a song called “Jole Blon” by Harry Choates, a swing and dance tune that and became the first and only Cajun record to reach the Billboard Top Five. It is still popular today. The Gold Star label had a string of hits throughout the late-1940's, 50's and 60's.

trax:
1. jole blon (pretty blond) - Harry Choates & His Fiddle 2. blue eyes - Tex Looney & His Western Stars 3. drinking my life away - Leon Jenkins w/The Easterners 4. kilroy's been here - Aubrey Gass w/The Easterners 5. delivery man blues - Aubrey Gass w/The Easterners 6. what happens next - Woody Vernon & The Southern Stars 7. million dollar polka - The Southern Stars 8. i'll be glad when i'm free - Al Terry w/The Gold Star Band 9. if you want a broken heart - Al Terry w/The Gold Star Band 10. baruska - The Gold Star Trio 11. fa-de-do stomp - Harry Choates & His Fiddle 12. talk of the town - David Gray & The Gold Star Band 13. forgive me - Phil Marx & The Texans 14. hawaiian two-step - The Sons Of The South 15. it's a natural thing - Byrd & Bingo & The Swynett Swingsters 16. i'm afraid of horses - Byrd & Bingo & The Swynett Swingsters 17. you've been talking in your sleep - Hank Locklin 18. going back home - Tennessee Van & The Cumberland River Boys 19. tonight i wonder - Tennessee Van & The Cumberland River Boys 20. old cow blues - Buddy Duhon w/Harry Choates 21. sunny side of life - Ray & Ina Patterson 22. hungry but happy - Eddie Noack w/Bill Byrd 23. how long - Cotton Thompson w/Deacon (Rag-Mop) Anderson & The Village Boys 24. hopeless love - Cotton Thompson w/Deacon (Rag-Mop) Anderson & The Village Boys 25. stop, look, and listen - Gene Jones 26. foolish heart - Gene Jones 27. i'll learn ya, dern ya - Johhny Nelm & The Sunset Cowboys 28. won't you come back - Wink Lewis & Martha Lynn 29. i'll take you back - Wink Lewis & Martha Lynn
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