Blue Sky Records was a custom record label created by

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for Columbia Records, featuring acts managed by Steve Paul, primarily blues-oriented performers

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, and

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History

Blue Sky Records was started by Steve Paul in 1973. The executive vice president of the specialty label, promoted and distributed by Columbia Records, was Rick Dobbis. Dobbis later became the president of Sony Music International and senior vice-president at

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.Background of Rick Dobbis
Raisin' Cain: The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter. Retrieved 2011-01-22. Through the production activities of Johnny Winter, the label was instrumental in reviving the career of Muddy Waters. In 1983, when Winter departed from the label, the label largely ceased operations & was folded into Columbia.

Principal Blue Sky Records Releases

*1973 Rick Derringer, '' All American Boy'' *1975 Rick Derringer, '' Spring Fever'' *1975 Edgar Winter, '' The Edgar Winter Group With Rick Derringer'' *1975 Edgar Winter, ''

Jasmine Nightdreams ''Jasmine Nightdreams'' is the fifth studio album by Edgar Winter, released in 1975. Track listing Personnel Musicians *Edgar Winter - "the nightdreamer" - vocals, saxophone, keyboards, synthesizer *Johnny Winter - "slide rider" - slide guitar, ...

'' *1976 Johnny Winter, '' Captured Live!'' *1976 Dan Hartman, ''Who Is Dan Hartman?'' (Promo release) *1976 Johnny Winter and Edgar Winter, '' Together: Edgar Winter and Johnny Winter Live'' *1976 Dan Hartman, ''

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'' *1977 Muddy Waters, ''

Hard Again ''Hard Again'' is a studio album by American blues singer Muddy Waters. Released on January 10, 1977, it was the first of his albums produced by Johnny Winter. ''Hard Again'' was Waters's first album on Blue Sky Records after leaving Chess Recor ...

'' *1977 Edgar Winter, '' Edgar Winter's White Trash - Recycled'' *1977 Johnny Winter, '' Nothin' But the Blues'' *1978 Muddy Waters, '' I'm Ready'' *1978 Johnny Winter, '' White, Hot and Blue'' *1978 Dan Hartman, ''

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'' *1978 David Johansen, ''

'' *1979 Muddy Waters, ''

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'' *1979 Dan Hartman, ''Relight My Fire'' *1979 David Johansen, '' In Style'' *1979 Edgar Winter, '' The Edgar Winter Album'' *1980 Johnny Winter, '' Raisin' Cain'' *1981 Muddy Waters, '' King Bee'' *1981 Dan Hartman, ''It Hurts to Be In Love'' *1981 David Johansen, ''

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'' *1982 David Johansen, '' Live It Up''

References

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