Okeh Records

CTL-E-1646 · Institution · label · unspecified

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Record label for which Arizona Dranes recorded 16 songs, 1926–1929.

Notes

Created in RELP6 as a supporting entity for RELP-001 enrichment edges.

Relationships

Library of Congress National Recording Registry (Chicago entries) — archived at
'West End Blues' (OKeh 8597, recorded in Chicago, June 1928) entered the Registry in 2002 as part of the Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings.

Referenced by

Arizona Dranes — recorded for → this record

Sources

CultureTechLens batch RELP6 research

Record CTL-E-1646 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: VERIFIED · 1 source · 2 mapped relationships · CTL research: RELP-001.
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