Browsing: Paramount Records

“If Paramount had not existed, there would have been a tremendous amount of talent that would have never got recorded.”

“I didn’t have a chance to know Wolf personally, but I had a chance to sit in with Muddy a couple of times.”

Paramount’s history will be highlighted during the centennial edition of the three-day Paramount Music Festival September 1st through the 3rd.

Broonzy was also one of the first bluesmen in Chicago to play electric guitar, beginning in 1942, though his audiences preferred the acoustic sounds of the South.

Jack White’s label recently released a huge reissue of storied blues label Paramount Records’ catalog, but the release is now embroiled in controversy.

A delay in accepting a several thousand dollar Buy-It-Now offer results in a bidding war that netted an 825% higher buying price.