Cub Records was an American
record label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...
, and a subsidiary of
MGM Records, which started in 1958 for
rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated in African-American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly ...
releases.
Artists who released records on Cub included
the Impalas
The Impalas were an American doo-wop group in the late 1950s, best known for their hit, "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)".
The group formed in 1958 in Brooklyn, New York, and was composed of lead singer Joe "Speedo" Frazier (September 5, 1943 †...
("
Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)"),
Jimmy Jones ("
Handy Man", "
Good Timin'"),
the Stereos
The Stereos were an American pop/rock/ doo-wop group from Steubenville, Ohio.
They began as The Buckeyes around 1955 with members Bruce Robinson and Ronnie Collins, and released two singles on the Cincinnati label Deluxe Records in 1957. In 195 ...
("
I Really Love You"), and
Jimmy Velvit
James Mullins (born January 11, 1941), better known as Jimmy Velvit, is an American rock and roll singer, who began his career in the 1960s. He is originally from Coalgate, Oklahoma, later from Dallas, Texas. He is best known for recording a ...
("Sometimes At Night", "
We Belong Together
"We Belong Together" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her 10th studio album, ''The Emancipation of Mimi'' (2005). The song was released on March 15, 2005, through Island Records, as the second single from the album. ...
"). The label lasted until 1968.
See also
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List of record labels
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References
External links
Cub Records album discography from BSN Pubs
Defunct record labels of the United States
MGM Records
Record labels established in 1958
Record labels disestablished in 1968
1958 establishments in the United States
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