Jewel Records (Shreveport record label)

Jewel Records was an American independent record label, founded in 1963 by Stan Lewis and based in Shreveport, Louisiana. It had two subsidiary labels, Paula and Ronn. The first of many retail record stores, called Stan's Record Shop, was opened in 1948. Later, Stan Lewis purchased and reissued the catalogues of Cobra Records, Chief Records, and JOB Records.

Among the artists for Jewel/Paula/Ronn were Buster Benton, Frank Frost, Lowell Fulson, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Fred and his Playboy Band, Toussaint McCall, The Uniques, Jerry McCain, Memphis Slim, Little Johnny Taylor, and Justin Wilson.

For a short time, the Paula label was distributed by Chess Records.

Later owned by Sue Records (unrelated to the New York based Sue Records), Fuel 2000 owns and manages the Jewel/Paula/Ronn catalogues today.

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Jewel Records

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Jewel Records (New York record label)

Jewel Records was a label started in 1927 by the Plaza Music Company. With other Plaza properties, it became part of the American Record Corporation in 1929. It released records until 1932.

Artists on the label included Hugh Donovan, Larry Holton, Billie Jones, Ernie Hare, The Yankee Ten Orchestra, Roy Collins and The Dixie Jazz Band.

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Jewel Records (Cincinnati record label)

Jewel Records was a record label which discs were pressed by the Scranton Button Company. Jewel is one of the big three record companies out of Cincinnati, Ohio. The two most famous, King Records and Fraternity Records, were responsible for several hits over the years from a wide range of genres. Two prominent figures who recorded for Jewel were Lonnie Mack, who did two singles for the label in 1970, and Albert Washington.

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