Gennett Records

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:record_label
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1934
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded 1917
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Starr_Piano_Company
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Country
blues
classical
jazz
popular music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gennett Records
gptkbp:label Gennett logo with piano keys
gptkbp:location gptkb:Richmond,_Indiana,_USA
gptkbp:notableArtist gptkb:Vernon_Dalhart
gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
gptkb:Blind_Lemon_Jefferson
gptkb:Charley_Patton
gptkb:Gene_Autry
gptkb:Hoagy_Carmichael
gptkb:Bix_Beiderbecke
Fats Waller
Jelly Roll Morton
King Oliver
gptkbp:notableContributor produced some of the earliest integrated jazz recordings
documented regional American music
helped launch careers of major jazz musicians
pioneered early jazz recordings
recorded early African American artists
recorded early blues music
recorded early classical music
recorded early comedy records
recorded early country music
recorded early dance bands
recorded early ethnic music
recorded early gospel music
recorded early gospel quartets
recorded early novelty songs
recorded early popular music
recorded early spoken word recordings
recorded early vaudeville acts
recorded early white country artists
recorded Ku Klux Klan music (historically notable, not endorsed)
gptkbp:notableRecording early jazz and blues records
first recordings of Bix Beiderbecke
first recordings of Louis Armstrong
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Starr_Piano_Company
gptkbp:recordingStudioLocation gptkb:Richmond,_Indiana
gptkbp:status defunct
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Buddy_Records
gptkb:Supertone_Records
gptkb:Champion_Records
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alberta_Hunter
gptkb:Richmond,_Indiana,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6