One of the most curious of all the independent record companies that dotted the Midwest and dabbled in rock & roll in the 1950s and '60s was Harry Carlson's Fraternity Records, based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Curious because Carlson was 50 years old when he started the label in 1954 and his musical background was of another era far removed from the country and blues talent being gobbled up by his neighbor, Syd Nathan's King Records. His own tastes ran toward M.O.R. romantic ballads and light orchestral...   [ read more ]

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