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Dial Records (1964)

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29: 169:. Joe Tex was the anchor star of this Dial label (he rolled up almost thirty soul hits, some of which hit the pop charts, especially "Skinny Legs and All" and "I Gotcha") until he all but retired from music in the 1970s and died of a heart attack at age 49. 164:
thanks to Tex's spoken, almost testifying homily midway through the song. (Tex, in fact, was actually nicknamed "The Rapper" in these years.") "Hold What You've Got" got Killen's Dial label a distribution deal with
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London-distributed label (early-1960s, numbered in the 3000s): black and red label, large logo at top
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Dial Records was formed specifically so Buddy Killen could record perhaps his best-known discovery,
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Mercury-distributed label (early-1970s, 1000s): yellow and orange label, smaller logo at top
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This article is about the Nashville based record label founded in 1964. For other uses, see
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TK-distributed label (late-1970s, 2800s): yellow, blue and green label, small logo at top
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Dial Records had the distinction of going through four different distributors:
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Atlantic-distributed label (mid-to-late-1960s, 4000s): same label as above
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with the emerging Southern soul style and also pointed toward a future of
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Dial had a few distributors over the years including
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Dial Records

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Nashville
Buddy Killen
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Hold What You've Got
rhythm and blues
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Atlantic Records
London Records
Atlantic Records
Mercury Records
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T.K. Records
Tree International Publishing
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Joe Tex
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