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Majestic Records was a mid-20th century record label based in New York City, incorporated in 1945 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Majestic Radio & Television. The label enjoyed its greatest commercial success in the 1940s until expansion and supplying its distributors with pressings of discs created financial problems; the label folded in 1948. For a time in the 1940s, bandleader Ben Selvin headed the label's artists & repertory. The company was headed by former New York City mayor Jimmy Walker.

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  • Majestic Records war ein US-amerikanisches Plattenlabel der 1940er Jahre in den Bereichen der Country-Musik, Rockabilly, populären Musik, des Jazz und des Rhythm and Blues. Majestic Records hatte mit Schellackplatten von Jazz- und in den 1940er Jahren großen Erfolg, geriet aber 1948 in finanzielle Schwierigkeiten und musste seine geschäftlichen Aktivitäten einstellen. Geschäftsführer des Labels war Jimmy Walker. Der Katalog des Labels umfasste Aufnahmen der populären Musik von Jimmy Durante und Eddie Jackson, Louis Prima, Slim Bryant, Eddy Howard, Eric Madriguera, The Four Shades of Rhythm, The Four Suns, George Olsen, George Paxton, Ray McKinley, The Jones Brothers, Jerry Wald, , Jan Peerce, Jane Froman, Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage, The Merry Macs und Bob Johnston. Auf Majestic erschienen auch Jazz- und Rhythm and Blues- Schallplatten von Bud Freeman, Johnny Guarnieri, Jimmy Lunceford, Thelma Carpenter („Harlem on My Mind“), Mildred Bailey, Slim Gaillard („Flat Foot Floogie“ 1945, mit Charlie Parker) und Cootie Williams („I Can’t Get Started“). (de)
  • Majestic Records was a mid-20th century record label based in New York City, incorporated in 1945 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Majestic Radio & Television. The label enjoyed its greatest commercial success in the 1940s until expansion and supplying its distributors with pressings of discs created financial problems; the label folded in 1948. For a time in the 1940s, bandleader Ben Selvin headed the label's artists & repertory. The company was headed by former New York City mayor Jimmy Walker. Artists who recorded on Majestic included: Jimmie Lunceford, Louis Prima, Bud Freeman, Slim Bryant, Eddy Howard, the Four Shades of Rhythm, the DeMarco Sisters, the Three Suns, Thelma Carpenter, Georgia Gibbs, Mildred Bailey, George Olsen, George Paxton and His Orchestra, Ray McKinley, Phil Regan, , Ella Logan, Jan Peerce, Jane Froman, Leon McAuliffe, Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage, Riley Shepard, the Merry Macs, and Bob Johnston. (en)
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  • Majestic Records war ein US-amerikanisches Plattenlabel der 1940er Jahre in den Bereichen der Country-Musik, Rockabilly, populären Musik, des Jazz und des Rhythm and Blues. Majestic Records hatte mit Schellackplatten von Jazz- und in den 1940er Jahren großen Erfolg, geriet aber 1948 in finanzielle Schwierigkeiten und musste seine geschäftlichen Aktivitäten einstellen. Geschäftsführer des Labels war Jimmy Walker. Der Katalog des Labels umfasste Aufnahmen der populären Musik von Jimmy Durante und Eddie Jackson, Louis Prima, Slim Bryant, Eddy Howard, Eric Madriguera, The Four Shades of Rhythm, The Four Suns, George Olsen, George Paxton, Ray McKinley, The Jones Brothers, Jerry Wald, , Jan Peerce, Jane Froman, Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage, The Merry Macs und Bob Johnston. Auf (de)
  • Majestic Records was a mid-20th century record label based in New York City, incorporated in 1945 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Majestic Radio & Television. The label enjoyed its greatest commercial success in the 1940s until expansion and supplying its distributors with pressings of discs created financial problems; the label folded in 1948. For a time in the 1940s, bandleader Ben Selvin headed the label's artists & repertory. The company was headed by former New York City mayor Jimmy Walker. (en)
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  • Majestic Records (en)
  • Majestic Records (de)
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