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The Blues Foundation preserves blues heritage, celebrates blues recording and performance, expands worldwide awareness of the blues, and ensures the future of the uniquely American art form. The Blues Hall of Fame is a program of The Blues Foundation and honors those who have made the Blues timeless through performance, documentation, and recording. For more information and to become a member, visit www.blues.org.
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Wednesday Sep 06, 2017
Wednesday Sep 06, 2017
The Blues Foundation Podcast - Season 1: Blues Hall of Fame
Gatemouth Brown once said of Don Robey, “He pulled off something in America that no one else ever pulled off. We had the only world-renowned black recording company.”
That “recording company” included the legendary Peacock and Duke record labels, boasting stars like Johnny Ace, Bobby Blue Bland, Little Richard, and Big Mama Thornton. It also included chains of retail record stores, pressing plants, print shops, a booking agency, and a circuit of nightclubs. It was a giant musical eco-system all under Don Robey's ruthless thumb.
Don Robey launched the careers of countless stars and shaped the business side of rhythm and blues music for generations.
This is his story.
Don Robey inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2014.
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