Stevens Records

Stevens Records
Founded1959
FounderBill Stevens and Fred Stevens
StatusDefunct
GenreR&B, rock and roll
LocationGranite City, Illinois, U.S.

Stevens Records was a record label operated by father-and-son, Fred and Bill Stevens in Granite City, Illinois.[1][2] Fred Stevens, a painter and his son Bill Stevens, an R&B enthusiast, were inspired by the thriving music scene in St. Louis and the neighboring East St. Louis, but they felt there was a lack of artists recording locally so they started their own label in 1959. The label is best known for their recordings of musician Ike Turner, who recorded under the name Icky Renrut because he was still under contract with Sun Records.[3]

Discography

Catalog No. Release

date

Single (A-side, B-side) Artist Notes
1001 Mar 1959 A: "Look At That Chick"

B: "Gotta Have You For Myself"

Johnny Wright Cash Box review (Apr 4, 1959)[4]

Billboard review (Apr 6, 1959)[5]

102 Apr 1959 A: "I Woke Up One Morning"

B: "Shirley Can't You See"

Little Bobby Foster With The Premiers
 Cash Box review (May 2, 1959)[6]
103 May 1959 A: "It's So Hard To Say Goodnite"

B: "Cherokee Rock"

Chuck Wheeler Billboard reviews (May 11, 1959)[7]

Cash Box review (Jul 4, 1959)[8]

104 1959 A: "Jack Rabbit"

B: "In Your Eyes Baby"

Icky Renrut
105 1959 A: "Moving Slow"

B: "Evening Train"

Little Cooper And The Drifters
106 1959 A: "Angel Of Love"

B: "Star Above"

Bobby Foster And Orchestra
107 Sep 1959 A: "Ho–Ho"

B: "Hey–Hey"

Icky Renrut Billboard review (Sep 7, 1959)[9]

References

  1. ^ Moon, Jill (August 24, 2016). "Lucky break: Rhythm runs through renowned Ike & Tina guitarist's veins". The Telegraph.
  2. ^ "A Bona Fide Blues Man: Terre Haute's Johnny T. "Rolling Stone" Wright". National Road Magazine. March 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Present Tense: Rock & Roll and Culture. DeCurtis, Anthony. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press. 1992. pp. 33–34. ISBN 0-8223-1265-4. OCLC 26095859.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ^ "R&B Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 90. April 4, 1959.
  5. ^ "Reviews of New Pop Records" (PDF). Billboard. April 6, 1959. p. 88.
  6. ^ "R&B Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 56. May 2, 1959.
  7. ^ "Reviews of New Pop Records" (PDF). Billboard. May 11, 1959. p. 51.
  8. ^ "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 16. July 4, 1959.
  9. ^ "Reviews of New Pop Records" (PDF). Billboard. September 7, 1959. p. 45.


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