Revenant Records is an American
independent record label
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based in
Austin, Texas
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, which concentrates on
folk
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and
blues
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. Revenant was formed in 1996 by
John Fahey and Dean Blackwood.
Revenant's 2001 box set, ''
Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton'', won three
Grammy Award
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s in 2003.
Revenant gained fame among
free jazz
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fans in 2004 when it released ''
Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962-70)'', a 9-CD box set of rare and unissued recordings and interviews by saxophonist
Albert Ayler
Albert Ayler (; July 13, 1936 – November 25, 1970) was an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist, singer and composer.
After early experience playing R&B and bebop, Ayler began recording music during the free jazz era of the 1960s. Howev ...
.
Other notable releases from Revenant are ''
Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 4
''Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume 4'' is a two-disc compilation of twenty-eight American folk recordings originally released on 78 rpm records between 1927 and 1940, issued in May 2000 on Revenant Records, catalogue #211. ...
'' (2000) and John Fahey's posthumous album ''
Red Cross
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'' (2003).
See also
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List of record labels
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Grammy Awards of 2003
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References
External links
Official site
American record labels
Record labels established in 1996
Folk record labels
Blues record labels
Reissue record labels
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