Little labels - big sound : small record companies and the rise of American music

FOREWORD . .  VII
PREFACE . . IX
INTRODUCTION: LITTLE LABELS AND THE AMERICAN BEAT, 1920-1970 . . XIII

One. Gennett Records . . 1
Two. Paramount Records . . 20
Three. Dial Records . . 38
Four. King Records . . 56
Six. Sun Records . . 89
Seven. Riverside Records . . 106
Eight. Ace Records . . 124
Nine. Monument Records . . 139
Ten. Delmark Records . . 156

LITTLE LABELS ON REISSUE ANTHOLOGIES . . 175
NOTES . . l8l
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY . . 187
INDEX . . 189