Excello Records Explained

Excello Records was an American blues independent record label, started by Ernie Young in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, in 1953 as a subsidiary of Nashboro, a gospel label.^[1]

History

It recorded such artists as Louis Brooks, Lightnin' Slim, Slim Harpo, Roscoe Shelton, Lazy Lester, the Kelly Brothers, Lonesome Sundown,^[2] Silas Hogan, Arthur Gunter, Marion James, Carol Fran, Warren Storm, Tabby Thomas, Guitar Gable, and a spoken word sermon by Martin Luther King Jr.^{[1] [3]}

Arthur Gunter recorded an answer song to Eddy Arnold's country and western song, "I Wanna Play House With You". His song, "Baby Let's Play House", was covered by Elvis Presley.^[4]

In 2018, a 170-page book written by Randy Fox, Shake Your Hips: The Excello Records Story was released, out-lining the entire history of the label.

See also

• List of record labels
• Sound Stage 7
• Dial Records
• Nashboro Records
• Stax Records
• Hi Records
• Goldwax Records
• Fame Studios

External links

• Excello singles discography
• Excello albums discography
• Illustrated album discography

Notes and References

1. Book: The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music. Colin Larkin. Colin Larkin (writer). Virgin Books. 2002. Third. 1-85227-937-0. 127/8.
2. Web site: Masters of Louisiana Music: Cornelius Green, 'Lonesome Sundown' . Hannusch, Jeff . September 2003 . Offbeat.com . 28 October 2021.
3. Web site: Remaining Awake Through A Great Revolution . Martin Luther . King Jr. . Martin Luther King Jr. . 1968 . Excello Records . 2020-09-03.
4. Book: Gillett, Charlie . 1996. The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll. (2nd Ed.). Da Capo Press. New York. 93–94. 0-306-80683-5.