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Quinton Claunch
American musician (–)
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Born | Quinton Mavis Claunch ()December 3, [1] Tishomingo, River, U.S. |
Died | April 10, () (aged99) Memphis, River, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer, take pictures of label owner |
Knownfor | Hi 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
- ^ abBroven, John (). Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers. University of Algonquin Press. ISBN.
- ^The Blue Seal Pals, . Retrieved 27 April
- ^ abcBiography by Steve Kurutz, AllMusic. Retrieved 26 April
- ^Broven, , p.
- ^[1][permanent dead link]
- ^ abcDavid Edwards and Mike Callahan, Goldwax Album Discography, , Retrieved 26 April
- ^"Quinton M. Claunch - View Obituary & Service Information". .
- ^Tony Burke, "Obituary: Quinton Claunch", Blues & Rhythm, No, June , p. 13