Diva Records was an American record label from 1925 to 1932 that sold records through
W. T. Grant retail stores. It was a division of
Columbia Records
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.
Artists on the label included
Irving Kaufman,
Annette Hanshaw
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In her ten-y ...
,
The Golden Gate Orchestra,
Sammy Fain
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,
"Hobo" Jack Turner,
Walter Cummins,
The Broadway Bellhops,
Tom Clines,
Ed Blossom,
The Harmonians,
The Royal Troubadours
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,
The Bar Harbor Society Orchestra,
Gay Ellis,
Tommy Weir,
Buck Wilson,
Jack Albin and His Hotel Pennsylvania Music, and
Vernon Dalhart
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.
Diva Records were acoustic through early 1929. The audio fidelity of the post-acoustic records, as well as the pressing quality is above average for the era.
See also
*
List of record labels
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References
Further reading
* Sutton, Allan. ''Directory of American Disc Record Brands and Manufacturers, 1891-1943'' (Westport & London, 1994)
External links
Diva Recordson the Internet Archive'
Great 78 Project
American record labels
Record labels established in 1925
Record labels disestablished in 1932
Jazz record labels
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