Barrelhouse Records was an American

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and

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, set up in 1969 by George Paulus. Its roster included

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s as varied as

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Big John Wrencher Big John Wrencher (February 12, 1923 – July 15, 1977), also known as One Arm John, was an American blues harmonica player and singer, well known for playing at the Maxwell Street Market in Chicago in the 1960s. He toured Europe in the 1970s.Ha ...

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known as Sleepy John Estes, was an Am ...

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, Robert Richard, Marcus Van Story, Easy Baby and his Houserockers, and the Chicago Slim Blues Band.

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Illustrated Barrelhouse Records discography
{{Authority control Blues record labels Defunct record labels of the United States

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