Roto Records Explained

Roto Records
Defunct:1980s
Status:Defunct
Country:U.S.
Location:Lincoln, Nebraska

Roto Records was a record label based in Lincoln, Nebraska. The name "Roto" was chosen simply because "it [a record] goes round and round."[1]

The label's first releases were in 1956 by local artists Bobby Lowell and The Rock-a-Boogie Boys.[2] [3] The label continued releasing recordings by Lowell and other local artists through the mid-1980s.[4]

Notable artists

ArtistAlbumFormatYear
Norman SullivanShe Called Me Baby / Folsom Prison7", Single1966
University of Nebraska BandGo Big Red7", SingleUnknown
Bobby LowellUmm Baby Baby7", Single1955
Bobby LowellSixteen Chicks7", Single1955

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rockabillyhall.com/bobbylowell1.html Rockabilly Hall of Fame
  2. http://www.starcityscene.com/EncyclopediaG-N.html "Encyclopedia of Lincoln Bands"
  3. http://www.nebrocks.org/bands.asp?band=17 "Bobby Lowell," Nebraska Music Hall of Fame
  4. http://www.bermanmusicfoundation.org/rock.htm "Rock 'n' Roll History", Berman Music Foundation