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'''Black Top Records''' was an American, [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]-based [[independent record label]], founded in 1981 by brothers Nauman S. Scott, III and Hammond Scott.<ref name=amg>((cite web |author=Jason Ankeny |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hammond-scott-mn0000950025 |title=Hammond Scott &#124; Biography & History |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date= |accessdate=2016-11-21 |archive-date=2016-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028182342/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hammond-scott-mn0000950025 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref name=about>((cite web |url=http://blues.about.com/b/2008/10/29/black-top-records-catalog-resurrected.htm |title=About.com Blues List of Blues Artists That Died In 2013 |website=Blues.about.com |date= |accessdate=2016-11-21 |archive-date=2014-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412223725/http://blues.about.com/b/2008/10/29/black-top-records-catalog-resurrected.htm |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref name=top40>((cite web |url=http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=43254 |title=Black Top Records Catalog To Be Reissued On Hep Cat Records, A Division Of Collectors' Choice Music @ Top40-Charts.com - New Songs & Videos from 49 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 30 Countries |website=Top40-charts.com |date=2011-09-27 |accessdate=2016-11-21 |archive-date=2016-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122071533/http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=43254 |url-status=live ))</ref> The label specialized in [[blues]] and [[R&B]] music. The first release was "Talk To You By Hand" by [[Anson Funderburgh|Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets]].<ref name=amg /><ref name=about /> The artist roster included [[Earl King]], [[Snooks Eaglin]], [[Lee Rocker]], [[Guitar Shorty]], and [[Robert Ward (blues musician)|Robert Ward]], among others.

==History==
The label started out primarily as a blues label, and soon stretched out to New Orleans R&B and American roots music. Black Top especially excelled in discovering obscure talents. Many of the label's artists such as Robert Ward, [[Carol Fran]], [[Clarence Hollimon]], and [[W. C. Clark]] were either relatively unknown, or had been away from record contracts and/or the  [[music industry]] for many years. The label used a variety of musicians on its recordings, including many from the New Orleans music community. Examples include [[George Porter Jr.]], [[David Torkanowsky]], [[Herman "Roscoe" Ernest III|Herman V. Ernest III]], and [[Sammy Berfect]]; Black Top also often hired the members of the Antone's house band from [[Austin, Texas]], including [[Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff]] on saxophone. Pianist and organist Nick Connolly, also based in Austin, was another musician who recorded several sessions. Although Black Top concentrated on recording new material for the most part, it also handled some vintage reissues from artists such as [[Earl Hooker]] and [[Hollywood Fats]].

Initially, its catalog was distributed by [[Rounder Records]]. When the contract ended in the mid-nineties, Passport Music took over distribution for a brief period of time; [[Chicago blues]] label [[Alligator Records]] distributed the Black Top catalog after that.

After releasing well over 100 albums, the label closed in 1999.<ref name=about /><ref name=top40 /> Nauman Scott died in 2002.<ref name=top40 /> Hammond Scott sold the rights of the catalog, and some releases were reissued on labels such as [[Varèse Sarabande]], [[Fuel 2000]], and [[Shout! Factory]]. In 2006, [[P-Vine Records]] in Japan acquired the worldwide rights to them.

==Artists==
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*[[Solomon Burke]]
*[[Earl King]]
*[[Anson Funderburgh|Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets]] (featuring [[Sam Myers]])
*[[Mike Morgan (musician)|Mike Morgan and the Crawl]]
*[[Maria Muldaur]]
*[[Snooks Eaglin]]
*[[James Harman]] Band
*[[Guitar Shorty]]
*[[Hollywood Fats]] Band
*[[Rod Piazza|Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers]]
*[[Nappy Brown]]
*[[James "Thunderbird" Davis]]
*[[W. C. Clark]]
*[[Gary Primich]]
*[[Omar & the Howlers]]
*[[Lee Rocker]]'s Big Blue
*[[Lynn August]]
*[[Joe "Guitar" Hughes]]
*[[Bill Kirchen]]
*[[Johnny Dyer]]
*[[Rick Holmstrom]]
* The Cold Cuts
*[[Ronnie Earl|Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters]]
*[[Bobby Radcliff]]
*[[Al Copley]]
*[[Grady Gaines]]
*[[Ron Levy|Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom]]
*[[Bobby Parker (guitarist)|Bobby Parker]]
*[[The Neville Brothers]]
*[[Earl Gaines]]
*[[Robert Ealey]]
*[[Big Joe Maher|Big Joe and the Dynaflows]]
*[[Carol Fran]] & [[Clarence Hollimon]]
*[[Robert Ward (blues musician)|Robert Ward]]
*[[Tommy Ridgley]]
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==See also==
* [[List of record labels]]

==References==
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[[Category:Blues record labels]]
[[Category:Defunct record labels of the United States]]
[[Category:American independent record labels]]
[[Category:Record labels based in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Record labels established in 1981]]
[[Category:Record labels disestablished in 1999]]
[[Category:Soul music record labels]]

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