Independent Record Labels Of West Virginia

Emperor Records

14 N. Front Street
Wheeling, WV

Owner: Hardrock Gunter & Buddy Durham

Notes: Later: 310 Wilbert Street

 

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NO. ARTIST PRESS MATRIX# SONG TITLES MUSIC VALUE YEAR NOTES
1-60 Pat Garrison
RITE
255
2987
2988
Click For Photo Your My Little Girl
Click For Photo Created For Me
R&R
TEEN
50-75 1960
5-60 Buddy Durham
KING
430
430-EM-5-60-A


430-EM-5-60-B
Click For Photo Sourwood Mountain
Old Joe Clark
Gray Eagle
Cotton Eyed Joe
Flop Eared Mule
Katy Hill
IN-C&W
IN-C&W
1960 EP - 6 Songs
6-60 Buddy Durham
KING
430
430-EM-6-60-A


430-EM-6-60-B
Click For Photo Cripple Creek
8th Day Of January
Fishers Hornpipe
Johnson's Old Gray Mule
Irish Washerwoman
Lonesome Train Rag
IN-C&W
IN-C&W
1960 EP - 6 Songs
7-60 Buddy Durham
KING
430
430-EM-1-7-1-60-A
430-EM-1-7-1-60-B
Boil Them Cabbage Down
Fire In The Mountain
IN-BGR
IN-BGR
1960
60 John Corrigan // Sonny Day
KING
430
EM-1-B-R-60-A
EM-1-B-R-60-B
In The Beginning (Genesis 1)
Ten Commandments (Exodus 20)
The Birth Of Christ (Mathew1)
The Beautitudes (Mathew 5)
Revelation 22-14 (The End)
NAR
NAR
1960 Bible Readings
1-61 Buddy Durham
RITE
255
5001

5002
Click For Photo Wagner
Washington & Lee Swing
Click For Photo Black Mountain Rag
Under The Double Eagle
INST
INST
1961 EP - 4 Songs
2-61 Buddy Durham
RITE
255
5003

5004
Click For Photo Soldiers Joy
Tom & Jerry
Click For Photo I Don't Love Nobody
Beer Barrel Polka
INST
INST
1961 EP - 4 Songs
3-61 Buddy Durham
RITE
255
5005

5006
Click For Photo Miss McClouds Reel
Bill Cheatum
Rancho Grandy
Twinkle Little Star
IN-C&W
IN-C&W
1961 EP - 4 Songs
Square Dance Calls
4-61 Buddy Durham
RITE
255
5007

5008
Click For Photo Beaumont Rag
Ragtime Annie
Click For Photo Billy In The Lowground
Rubber Dolly
INST
INST
1961 EP - 4 Songs
5-61 Buddy Durham
RITE
255
5009
5010
Click For Photo Beautiful Girl Shoddish
Old Dan Tucker
Click For Photo Shortnin' Bread
Buffalo Gals
INST
INST
1961 EP - 4 Songs
6-61 Buddy Durham
RITE
255
5011

5012
Click For Photo Man In The Woodpile
Little Abner Shoddish
Click For Photo Fire In The Mountain
Boil Them Cabbage Down
IN-BGR
IN-BGR
1961 EP - 4 Songs
10-61 Buddy Durham
KING
430
430-10-61-A

430-10-61-B
Click For Photo Ida Red
Prettiest Little Gal In The Country
Click For Photo Alabama Jubilee
Riding On A Humped Back Mule
Goofus
C&W
C&W
1961 EP - 5 Songs
12-61 Buddy Durham
KING
430
430-12-61-A

430-12-61-B
Click For Photo Black Eyed Peas And Cornbread
A Bonaparts Retreat
Click For Photo Spamish Fandango In Mexico
Ricketts Hornpipe
IN-C&W
IN-C&W
1961 EP - 4 Songs
13-61 Buddy Durham
KING
430
EM-430-13-61-A

EM-430-13-61-B
Click For Photo Forked Deer
A Hop Along Peter
A Sleepy Eyed John
Oh How Many Biscuits Can You Eat
Black Mountain Rag
IN-C&W
IN-C&W
1961 EP - 5 Songs
5500 Sonny Day
RITE
5593



5594
Click For Photo Bill Bailey
Marie
Ain't She Sweet
Beer Barrel Polka
Sandy Polka
New Fronteer Waltz
Over The Waves
Melody Of Love
INST
INST
1961 EP - 8 Songs
1-62 Buddy And Hardrock
KING
430
430-EM-1-62-A
430-EM-1-62-B
Click For Photo Hillbilly Twist
Click For Photo As Long As You're Happy
RAB
INST
1962
19-62 Chick Stripling w/Jimmy Martin's Sunny Mt. Boys
KING
430
45-EM-19-62-A
45-EM-19-62-B
Click For Photo Johnson's Old Grey Mule
Click For Photo Talking Blues
BGR
NAR
1962
63 George Adams & Skinny Clark
with Joe Tippie
RITE
255
10979
10980
Click For Photo Fairytale
Click For Photo Mister Heartache
C&W
C&W
1963 2nd Press King, 3rd Press Reco-Art PA
265 Ted Collins
Al Cox and His Tunesters
NA
6410271
6410272
Click For Photo The Great John F. Kennedy
Click For Photo Please Waltz With Me
C&W
C&W
1964
266 The Perry Brothers
(Bob & Harry)
NA
6501281
6501282
Click For Photo Don't You Remember
Click For Photo Waiting In Vain
C&W
C&W
1965
267 Roy Scott
PRP
ZAFX-6504085
ZAFX-6504086
Crazy, Crazy Arms
Toray, Toray, Todray
C&W
C&W
1965
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Acknowledgement: Al Turner, Udo Frank, Michel Proost, Ralph Tewksbury, Tapio Vaisanen, John McCracken