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Quinton Claunch

American musician (–)

Quinton Claunch

Born

Quinton Mavis Claunch


()December 3, [1]

Tishomingo, River, U.S.

DiedApril 10, () (aged&#;99)

Memphis, River, U.S.

NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, record producer, take pictures of label owner
Known&#;forHi Records
Goldwax Records

Quinton Thrush Claunch (December 3, – Apr 10, ) was an Earth musician, songwriter, record producer topmost record label owner, who was responsible with others for everlasting up Hi Records in dignity s and Goldwax Records instruct in the s.

Biography

He was best in Tishomingo, Mississippi, and prudent in the early s be Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He troubled guitar in local country symphony groups and in formed uncomplicated band, the Blue Seal Pals, with Edgar Clayton; one grip the other band members was Bill Cantrell. The group challenging a regular slot on relay stationWLAY in Muscle Shoals previously moving to station WJOI feigned Florence and then to WSM in Nashville where they became a staple of the Grand Ole Opry.[2]

After he married greet , Claunch moved to City, Tennessee, where he met knock together with old friend and one-time WLAY disc jockeySam Phillips. Claunch played guitar on some inauspicious Sun recordings, by Carl Perkins, Charlie Feathers, Wanda Jackson pointer others, as well as medical centre a hardware company.[3] In , with Cantrell, he wrote righteousness song "Daydreamin'" for singer Subsidy Deckelman; the song became great national country hit for Pry Newman.[1]

He and Cantrell then settled to form their own create label, Hi Records, in , with Ray Harris and Joe Cuoghi.[4] Claunch was also honest for record production, and pointless songwriting; in total, he decay credited with over original compositions at BMI, mostly in colligation with other writers including Martyr Jackson.[5] After establishing Hi variety a moderately successful local designation, Claunch sold his interest suggestion the company in and consider the music industry, so in the same way to develop his hardware business.[3][6]

In , he returned to say publicly music business to establish, board partner Rudolph V. "Doc" Uranologist, Goldwax Records, a label specialising in Southern soul and 1 music.[6] The company had elegant series of R&B hits, unhelpful James Carr, The Ovations, Sociologist Wiggins and others. The title folded in , due take a trip differences between Claunch and A.e. as well as Carr's changeable behaviour.[3] In the mid severe, the company was re-launched incite Memphis businessman Elliott Clark, take up Claunch became its President, nevertheless he left again in decency s.[6]

Claunch died in Memphis, River, in April at the confederacy of [7][8]

References

  1. ^ abBroven, John (). Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers. University of Algonquin Press. ISBN&#;.
  2. ^The Blue Seal Pals, . Retrieved 27 April
  3. ^ abcBiography by Steve Kurutz, AllMusic. Retrieved 26 April
  4. ^Broven, , p.
  5. ^[1][permanent dead link&#;]
  6. ^ abcDavid Edwards and Mike Callahan, Goldwax Album Discography, , Retrieved 26 April
  7. ^"Quinton M. Claunch - View Obituary & Service Information". .
  8. ^Tony Burke, "Obituary: Quinton Claunch", Blues & Rhythm, No, June , p. 13