Meritt Records (1925)

For the Meritt Records founded in 1979, see Meritt Records (1979).

Meritt Reocrds
Founded	1925 (1925)
Founder	Winston Holmes
Defunct	1929
Genre	Jazz and Blues
Country of origin	US
Location	Kansas City, Missouri

Meritt Records was an American jazz and blues record company and label that existed from 1925 to 1929. It was founded in Kansas City by Winston Holmes, the owner of a music store. Records were made in his studio and sold only in his store.^[1]

Holmes produced about 20 double-sided acoustically recorded phonograph records in the mid and late 1920s. Most of the sides are of locally based jazz and blues performers, plus some gospel music and sermons.^[2]

Partial discography

1926

• 2201: "City of the Dead" / "Cabbage Head Blues"^[3]

Lena Kimbrough / Sylvester (her brother) & Lena Kimbrough

• 2203: "I've Even Heard of Thee" / "The Downfall of Nebuchadnezzer"^[4]

Rev. J.C. Burnett

• 2204: "The Well of Salvation"^[4]

Rev. H.C. Gatewood

1927

• 2206: "Down Home Syncopated Blues" / "Meritt Stomp"^[5]

George E. Lee And His Novelty Singing Orchestra (George E. Lee, ts, v, dir: Sam Utterbach, t / Thurston Maupins, tb / Clarence Taylor, ss, as / Jesse Stone, p, a / George Rousseau, bj / Clint Weaver, bb / Abe Price, d / Julia Lee, v.)

See also

• List of record labels

References

1. Rye, Howard (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 748. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
2. Rust, Brian. Jazz and Ragtime Records, 1897-1942. ISBN 978-0967181929.
3. "Illustrated Lottie Beaman/Kimbrough discography". Wirz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
4. "Meritt Records Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
5. "Illustrated Historical Records discography". Wirz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2024.