Ruffhouse Records

Ruffhouse Records is a record label founded in 1989 by Chris Schwartz and Joe Nicolo as a joint venture with Columbia Records. Jeff Wells was the President of A&R; and the Vice President and General Manager of Ruff House Records. Under the label, Wells won two Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and titled the score by the Fugees . The second Grammy Award was won in the category of Best collaboration by a group or duo with a vocal; Killing Me Sof... More
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