KING RECORDS
King Records was an American leading independent record company and label founded in 1943 by Syd Nathan in Cincinnati, Ohio. The label owned several divisions, including Federal Records, which launched the career of James Brown. It operated until 1975, and now operates as a reissue label. (More from Wikipedia)
“Train Kept A-Rollin’” (often given as “The Train Kept A-Rollin’”) dates from the year of my birth (1951) and was originally recorded by R&B singer Tiny Bradshaw. Bradshaw co-wrote the song with Syd Nathan (who used the pseudonym Lois Mann), a King Records executive who is credited with discovering many famous musicians, most notably James Brown.
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