Aladdin Records was a post-World War II United States record label, with headquarters in Hollywood, California. The label was founded in 1946 by brothers Eddie, Leo, and Ira Mesner and was originally called Philo Records, before changing to its better-known name.
Aladdin was known for its wealth of recordings of rhythm & blues and early rock & roll music; it also recorded some jazz sessions.
In addition to Los Angeles, many Aladdin recordings wer...
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Aladdin Records was a post-World War II United States record label, with headquarters in Hollywood, California. The label was founded in 1946 by brothers Eddie, Leo, and Ira Mesner and was originally called Philo Records, before changing to its better-known name.
Aladdin was known for its wealth of recordings of rhythm & blues and early rock & roll music; it also recorded some jazz sessions.
In addition to Los Angeles, many Aladdin recordings were done in New Orleans, Louisiana by Cosimo Matassa.
Artists who recorded for Aladdin included Louis Jordan, Shirley & Lee, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, The Five Keys, Lightnin' Hopkins, Dave Bartholomew, Gene & Eunice, Wynonie Harris, Thurston Harris, Johnny Ace, Charles Brown, Lee Allen, Lester Young, Nat "King" Cole, Billie Holiday, Al Hibbler and many others. While the label was virtually devoted to black music, they nevertheless recorded a few white artists, such as Phil Sloan, the writer of songs such as "Eve of Destruction".
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