Jamie Records

American record label

Jamie Records is a record label founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1956 by Harold Lipsius (1913–2007) and Allan Sussel (1924–2003).^[a] Their first 45rpm single, "It's Great to Fall in Love"/"Truly" by Marian Caruso, was issued in 1956. The label was named after Allan Sussel's eldest daughter, Jamie Sussel Turner.

History

The label became popular in 1958 with the release of Duane Eddy's "Rebel Rouser"/"Stalkin'", which reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Eddy became the mainstay Jamie artist, recording hit after hit, including "Because They're Young" (No. 4) and "Forty Miles of Bad Road" (No. 9). Eddy's last Jamie single "Runaway Pony"/"Just Because" was issued in 1962.

The Jordan Brothers, hailing from Frackville, Pennsylvania, also recorded for Jamie. Their first release was "Send Me Your Picture" and their biggest hit, "Gimme Some Lovin'", was released in the US before the more successful version by the Spencer Davis Group. The Jordans toured with Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars bus tour and appeared on Philadelphia and New Jersey-based TV shows.^[1]

The last major charting record on Jamie was released in 1966, when the label issued Crispian St. Peters' "The Pied Piper" in the US (No. 4). Afterwards, the hits came out on their subsidiary labels: "Boogaloo Down Broadway" by the Fantastic Johnny C (No. 7 pop and No. 5 R&B, in 1967) and "The Horse" by Cliff Nobles & Co. (No. 2, No. 2 R&B in 1968) on the Phil-L.A. of Soul label; Brenda and the Tabulations' "Dry Your Eyes" (No. 20, No. 8 R&B) on the Dionn label, 1967; and "Love (Can Make You Happy)" by Mercy which reached No. 2 pop in 1969, on the Sundi label.

Subsidiary labels

Arctic
Black Soul
Caldwell
Carney
Charay
Chestnut
Cross Fire
Day Dell
DePlace
Dionn
Dome
Dynamo
First Amendment
Frantic
Golden Eagle
Gong Show
Hercules
House of Orange
Important
Jamie Golden Hits (reissue label)
Junior
Lancelot
LA
La Louisianne
Landa
Le Cam
Lyndell
Mean
Montel
MSL
Olympia
Palm
Phil-L.A. of Soul
Philomega
The Phoenix
Pic 1
Poogie
Roc-Ker
Romulus
Ru-Jac
Showtime
Silver Dollar
Soft
Spindletop
Stone
Sundi
Surprise
Swamp Dogg Presents
Talley-Ho
Tear Drop
Terri
Three Speed
Tiris
Thunderball
Top and Bottom
Trinity
Turn Ray
Twin Record Productions
Uptown
V-Tone
Vent
Wale
WFIL
William Hart Corporation
Wilson

Roster

Craig Alden
Arthur K. Adams
Rex Allen
Tony Allen and the Wonders
Anthony and the Sophomores
Yvonne Baker
Chuck Barris (Gong Show Records)
Barry and the Vikings
Jesse Belvin
Billy and the Essentials
Umberto Bindi
Warren Bloom & Sea of Galilee Singers
Neil Brian
Norman Brooks
Don Blyer and the Tuesdaynighters
Bobby Bond
Bobby Bradshaw
Brenda & the Tabulations
Jimmy Briggs
Joe Brown
Gerald Calvi Orchestra
Anita Carter
Carolyn Carter
Marian Caruso
Pierre Cavalli Orchestra
Savannah Churchill
Claudine Clark
Sanford Clark
Johnny Colmus
Connie Conway
Don Costa
Pal Crawford
Pee Wee Crayton
Chuck Crayne
Ann D'Andrea
Jack Dailey
Jim Dale
Dale & Grace (Montel)
Glenn Darrell Orchestra and Chorus
Mac Davis
Robert Byrd (Bobby Day) and his Birdies
Alan Dean and His Problems
Roland Dice
Johnny Dorelli
Dorothy and the Hesitations
Lyn Earlington
Duane Eddy
Edge of Darkness
Emily Evans
Denny Ezba's Gold
Raymond Le Fevre Orchestra
Ernie Fields Orchestra
Dallas Frazier
Don Forbes
Girard Gregory
Peter Hamilton
Curly Hamner & the Cooper Brothers
Lee Hazlewood
Pervis Herder
Heroes of Cranberry Farm
Ben Higgins
Billy Jean Horton
Darrell Howe
Howie
Pookie Hudson
Leon Huff
Jimmy Hughes
Burt Jackson
Mark James Trio
Marke Johnson
Marvin & Johnny
Miriam Johnson
Johnny Angel and the Creations
Johnny and the High Keys
Al Jones
Roosevelt Jones
Dick Jordan
Jennie Jordan
Alexandrow Karazov
Joey Kay
Ray Kennedy
Pepe Lattanzi
Pat Leahy
Steve Lee
Sylvia De Leion
Tony Liss
Ricky Livid and the Tone Deafs
Shorty Long & the Santa Fe Rangers
Barbara Lynn
Magic Reign
Rosalie Mann
Mae Maria and the Maybees
Marlena
Mashmakhan
Barbara Mason
Lee Maye (aka Arthur Lee Maye and the Crowns)
Tommy McLain (MSL)
Johnny Mendell
Mercy
Microbop Ensemble
Stephen Monahan
Chris Montez
Carol Murray
New Hope
Cliff Nobles (Phil-LA of Soul)
Jacky Noguez and His Orchestra
Cindy Owens
Pal and the Prophets
Tony Panassi
Johnny Pearson Orchestra
Bobby Peterson
Bobby Please and the Pleasers
Jamie Power
Donna Prima
Rita Raines
Denny Randall
Anita Ray
Chuck Reed
Rick and the Keens
Floyd Robinson
Mark Robinson
Wayne Rooks
Dean Scott
Ray Sharpe
Timmy Shaw
Jon Sisco
Spilt Milk
Crispian St. Peters
Lincoln Starr
Jerry Stevens
Gene Summers
Sunny & The Sunliners (Tear Drop Records)
Arthur Thomas
Tommo and the Ding Dongs
Mitchell Torok
Titus Turner
Dick Van Dyke
Jimmy Velvit (Tear Drop Records)
Los Vivos
Bill Wright Sr.
C.L. Weldon and the Pictures
Wheel of Fortune
Marty Wilde and the Wild Cats
J. Frank Wilson
Sue Winford
The Aubrey Twins
The Ballistics
The Beatle-ettes
The Blackwells
The Chell-Mars
The Cole Brothers
The Combo Kings
The Creations
The Dantes
The Dovells
The Emotional Upsets
The Fantastic Johnny C (Phil-LA of Soul)
The Five Chords
The Four J's
The Four-Evers
The Goodlettsville Five
The Inspirations
The Intentions
The Intros
The Jordan Brothers
The Key Brothers
The Kit Kats
The Legends
The Lolly-Pops
The Looters
The Lords of T.O.N.K.
The Matadors
The Mechanics
The New Breed
The New Silhouettes
The Pentagons
The Ragin' Storms
The Rainbows
The Revels
The Riffs
The Scamps
The Sharps
The Sheiks
The Sherrys
The Showstoppers (Showtime)
The Sonics
The Statesmen
The Sundowners
The Teenmakers
The Timberland Four
The Tritones
The Tygers
The Velaires
The Waldron Sisters
The Wil-Ettes
Shira

References

Notes

^ Harold Lipsious (né Harold Bernard Lipsius; 12 October 1913 Philadelphia – 17 March 2007), among other things, owned Universal One Stop in Philadelphia, an independent distributor.