Starday Records
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Starday Records was an influential American independent country and rockabilly record label active in the 1950s and 1960s, known for helping launch the careers of artists like George Jones.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Starday Records canonical | 13 |
| Starday-King Records | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9683207 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Starday Records Context triple: [George Jones, recordLabel, Starday Records]
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A.
Sunnyside Records
Sunnyside Records is an independent jazz and world music label known for releasing innovative and artist-driven recordings.
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B.
Wildflower Records
Wildflower Records is an independent music label founded by American folk singer-songwriter Judy Collins to release her own work and support other artists.
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C.
Bedrock Records
Bedrock Records is a prominent UK electronic music label co-founded by John Digweed, known for its influential progressive house and techno releases.
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D.
Sunshine Records
Sunshine Records was an early jazz record label known for releasing influential recordings by trombonist Kid Ory and other New Orleans–style jazz musicians.
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E.
Bluebird Records
Bluebird Records was a prominent American jazz and blues record label of the 1930s and 1940s, known for influential recordings by major blues and swing artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Starday Records Target entity description: Starday Records was an influential American independent country and rockabilly record label active in the 1950s and 1960s, known for helping launch the careers of artists like George Jones.
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A.
Sunnyside Records
Sunnyside Records is an independent jazz and world music label known for releasing innovative and artist-driven recordings.
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B.
Wildflower Records
Wildflower Records is an independent music label founded by American folk singer-songwriter Judy Collins to release her own work and support other artists.
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C.
Bedrock Records
Bedrock Records is a prominent UK electronic music label co-founded by John Digweed, known for its influential progressive house and techno releases.
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D.
Sunshine Records
Sunshine Records was an early jazz record label known for releasing influential recordings by trombonist Kid Ory and other New Orleans–style jazz musicians.
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E.
Bluebird Records
Bluebird Records was a prominent American jazz and blues record label of the 1930s and 1940s, known for influential recordings by major blues and swing artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American record label
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independent record label ⓘ record label ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Houston
ⓘ
Nashville ⓘ |
| businessModel | custom pressing for regional labels and artists ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributionFormat |
45 rpm singles
ⓘ
LP albums ⓘ |
| era | postwar country music era ⓘ |
| focus | independent country music production ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Harold W. “H.W.” “Hoss” Allen
ⓘ
Jack Starnes ⓘ Pappy Daily ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1953 ⓘ |
| genre |
country music
ⓘ
rockabilly ⓘ |
| hadSubsidiary |
Nashville Records
ⓘ
Starday-King Records ⓘ
linked to:
Starday Records
|
| helpedLaunchCareerOf | George Jones ⓘ |
| influenced |
independent country labels
ⓘ
rockabilly music scene ⓘ |
| knownAs | Starday ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive 45 rpm single releases
ⓘ
recording regional and rural country performers ⓘ recording traditional country artists ⓘ |
| laterLocation | Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| location |
Houston, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Houston
|
| market | United States country music market ⓘ |
| mergedWith | King Records ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Cowboy Copas
ⓘ
Dottie West ⓘ George Jones ⓘ Johnny Bond ⓘ Link Davis ⓘ Red Sovine ⓘ Sleepy LaBeef ⓘ The Willis Brothers ⓘ |
| notableSeries | Starday custom-pressing series ⓘ |
| released |
early George Jones singles
ⓘ
rockabilly compilations ⓘ |
| reputation | important documenter of 1950s country and rockabilly ⓘ |
| specializedIn |
bluegrass
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hardcore country ⓘ honky-tonk ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Starday Records Description of subject: Starday Records was an influential American independent country and rockabilly record label active in the 1950s and 1960s, known for helping launch the careers of artists like George Jones.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.