Malaco Records’ unlikely saga of success is quite an epic tale. Really, how in the world could three Ole Miss frat boys build a corporation in Jackson, Mississippi, that would eventually become a ...
Historic soul label Malaco Records will release the new book The Last Soul Company: The Malaco Records Story on March 23rd. Written by Rob Bowman — known for 2003’s Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of ...
For over half a century Jackson, Mississippi-based label Malaco Records has been an undeniable force in Black music. With a roster of R&B kings (Little Milton, Bobby “Blue” Bland), soul-blues masters ...
You might remember a piece I wrote for Boom Jackson magazine a couple years ago about Jackson's Malaco Records, the world-famous and highly revered label known as a soul, blues and gospel powerhouse.
In half a century as vice president and engineer at Malaco Records in Jackson, Wolf Stephenson has seen how quirky artists can be. Johnnie Taylor, for instance. The rhythm and blues artist called just ...
AIR CEO Alan Freeman will continue as a consultant. By Deborah Evans Price Malaco Music Group and Select-O-Hits have purchased Atlanta International Records (AIR Gospel) for an undisclosed price. One ...
Referred to as “The Last Soul Company," Malaco Records, based in Jackson, Mississippi, has managed to outlast major record label competitors over the past 50 years. The small, mostly unheard-of ...
A new book chronicles the history of Malaco Records, one of the oldest continuously run independent record labels in America and one of the biggest gospel labels in the world. Malaco Records is one of ...
BOBBY BLUE BLAND: (Singing) 'Cause it's members only tonight. KING: And these days, Malaco is a powerhouse of gospel music. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "HE'LL CARRY YOU") THE MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR: (Singing) ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - For over half a century Jackson, Mississippi-based label Malaco Records has been an undeniable force in Black music. With a roster of R&B kings (Little Milton, Bobby “Blue” Bland ...
Malaco Records is one of the oldest independent record labels in this country. In the '70s, it was known for soul hits. BOBBY BLUE BLAND: (Singing) 'Cause it's members only tonight. KING: And these ...