CULTURETECHLENSUnited Records
VERIFIED evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)
Combined Graph record U-01675 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-I-0118. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Chicago indie; 1950s R&B
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Chicago indie; 1950s R&B
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- Chicago — located in
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Sources
- http://campber.people.clemson.edu/unitedstates.html (verification source · master store)
Evidence note (master store)
The Clemson-hosted scholarly discography by Robert Pruter, Robert L. Campbell and Tom Kelly (tier 3) states "United/States Records was founded by Leonard Allen... and Lew Simpkins", "The company was formed in July of 1951 with the establishment of the United imprint", with headquarters at 5052 South Cottage Grove on Chicago's South Side "record row", recording "blues, jazz, vocal groups, rhythm and blues jumps, and gospel" (artists incl. Tab Smith, Memphis Slim and Junior Wells) - establishing the stored "Chicago indie; 1950s R&B" claim. (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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