Rock Hall Producer: Syd Nathan (1997). Launched James Brown, Hank Ballard, Little Willie John, Billy Ward and the Dominos, Bill Doggett, Earl Bostic, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Wynonie Harris, Bullmoose Jackson, the Delmore Brothers, Moon Mullican, Grandpa Jones and Cowboy Copas. First ran a radio and phonograph store which then sold records. Syd’s Record Shop became the most successful record store in Cincinnati, his hometown. He launched his own studio in the 40s. Over 25 years, his King, Queen, DeLuxe, Federal, Glory, Bethlehem, Audio Lab and Beltone labels issued nearly 500 hit singles in a cross-section of genres. Nathan’s original goal was to provide country music to those who’d relocated to the Midwest from Appalachia and rhythm & blues records to those who’d moved up from the South. In the process of working with black R&B and white country artists, Nathan helped effect a cross-pollination of the two worlds, thereby helping lay the groundwork for the musical hybrid known as rock and roll.
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