Single Lock Records is 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 ...

based in

Florence, Alabama Florence is a city in, and the county seat of, Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the state's northwestern corner. It is situated along the Tennessee River and is home to the University of North Alabama, the oldest college in the st ...

. It was founded by Ben Tanner (

Alabama Shakes Alabama Shakes were an American rock band formed in Athens, Alabama, in 2009. The band consists of lead singer and guitarist Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, bassist Zac Cockrell, and drummer Steve Johnson. The band began its career touring ...

John Paul White John Paul White (born August 4, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter, and was a member of the Grammy Award-winning duo The Civil Wars. He restarted his solo career with his 2016 release, ''Beulah''. Early life White was born in Muscle Shoals, ...

and Will Trapp in 2013 to release music from

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region of

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

, but has since expanded its reach worldwide. Today, the label is overseen by the team of Reed Watson, Ben Tanner and Addy Kimbrell, with offices in Florence, Alabama and

New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
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. The label saw its first

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chart entry in 2014 with the release of ''Half The City'' by St. Paul and The Broken Bones. It has released charting records by

Cedric Burnside Cedric O. Burnside (born August 26, 1978)''Jefferson Blues Magazine, Jefferson'' interview. Issue 141, March 2004Swedish original via Google Translate is an American electric blues guitarist, drummer, singer and songwriter. He is the son of blues ...

Dylan LeBlanc Dylan LeBlanc (born March 9, 1990 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has released four studio albums. Early life Dylan LeBlanc is an American musician and artist. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, LeBl ...

Nicole Atkins Nicole Atkins (born October 1, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter. Her influences include 1950s crooner music, 1960s psychedelia, soul music, and the Brill Building style of writing. Atkins has been compared to Roy Orbison and singers from ...

, Penny & Sparrow, and

. The label saw its first

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nomination in 2018 when

's ''Benton County Relic'' was nominated for

Best Traditional Blues Album The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album was awarded from 1983 to 2011 and from 2017 onwards. Until 1992 the award was known as Best Traditional Blues Performance and was twice awarded to individual tracks rather than albums. The award w ...

at the

61st Annual Grammy Awards The 61st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 10, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys hosted. During her opening monologue, Keys brought out Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jennifer Lopez, and fo ...

. The label saw its first

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nomination in 2019 when

Erin Rae Erin Rae (formerly Erin Rae & the Meanwhiles) is an American folk pop band from Nashville, Tennessee. The band is led by singer Erin Rae McKaskle. According to Rolling Stone, Erin Rae "makes smooth-edged music for Sunday afternoons" and "her arr ...

was nominated for Emerging Act of the Year at the 2019 Americana Honors & Awards. In 2020, ''

The Bitter Southerner ''The Bitter Southerner'' is a digital publication that was created on August 6, 2013, by Chuck Reece, Dave Whitling, Kyle Tibbs Jones, and Butler Raines. The publication is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The website publishes feature leng ...

'' wrote about the label, "Single Lock, as a noun, a commodity, a philosophy, is a collection of great music from all influences and sensibilities, music made without narrow boundaries, without dollar-focused directives, and with 100% artist integrity at its core. You don't have to be an A+ music aesthete or discophile to get it." In 2021, the label earned three

nominations for releases by

Cha Wa Cha Wa is a Grammy-nominated Mardi Gras Indian funk band based out of New Orleans, Louisiana. The name Cha Wa is a slang phrase used by Mardi Gras Indian tribes, meaning "we're comin' for ya" or "here we come." Frontman Honey Bannister is know ...

and

The Blind Boys of Alabama The Blind Boys of Alabama, also billed as The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, and Clarence Fountain and the Blind Boys of Alabama, is an American gospel group. The group was founded in 1939 in Talladega, Alabama, and has featured a changing roster ...

. Cedric Burnside's "I Be Trying" won Best Traditional Blues Album at the 64th GRAMMY Awards.

Roster

(Nashville, Tennessee) * The Bear (Florence, Alabama) * Belle Adair (Florence, Alabama) *

(Talladega, Alabama) *

(Holly Springs, Mississippi) * Cha Wa (New Orleans, Louisiana) *

Mia Dyson Mia Celeste Dyson (born 1981) is an Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist. She has released six studio albums. Her second, ''Parking Lots'', won the ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2005. Since 2013, D ...

(

Torquay, Victoria Torquay is a seaside resort in Victoria, Australia, which faces Bass Strait, 21 km south of Geelong and is the gateway to the Great Ocean Road. It is bordered on the west by Spring Creek and its coastal features include Point Danger and Ze ...

, Australia / Los Angeles, California) * Caleb Elliott (Shreveport, Louisiana) *

(Nashville, Tennessee) * Exotic Dangers (Florence, Alabama) *

Donnie Fritts Donald Ray Fritts (November 8, 1942 – August 27, 2019) was an American session musician and songwriter. A recording artist in his own right, he was Kris Kristofferson's keyboardist for over forty years. In 2008, he was inducted into the Alaba ...

(Florence, Alabama) * Duquette Johnston (Birmingham, Alabama) * The Kernal (Jackson, Tennessee) *

(Florence, Alabama) *

Lera Lynn Lera Lynn (born December 5, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress. Early life Born in Houston, Texas, Lynn was raised in Georgia. She has a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Georgia. Before atte ...

(Nashville, Tennessee) * Penny & Sparrow (Florence, Alabama) *

The Pine Hill Haints The Pine Hill Haints are an American traditional bluegrass/ folk/honky tonk/country band from Alabama, though the band members themselves describe their unique southern roots music as "Alabama Ghost Music." The Haints are composed of Jamie Barr ...

(Florence, Alabama) * The Pollies (Florence, Alabama) * The Prescriptions (Nashville, Tennessee) * Rock Eupora (Nashville, Tennessee) * Steelism (Nashville, Tennessee) * Space Tyger (Florence, Alabama) * Speckled Bird (Florence, Alabama) * St. Paul and The Broken Bones (Birmingham, Alabama) *

(Florence, Alabama)

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