History
The Four Tunes started recording for Jubilee in 1953. The biggest early hit for Jubilee was "Crying In The Chapel" by The Orioles. A subsidiary label Josie Records was formed in 1954 which issued uptempo material. Hits on Josie include "Speedoo" by The Cadillacs and "Do You Wanna Dance" by Bobby Freeman. The label's last rock and roll hit was the rhythm and blues instrumental "Poor Boy"/"Wail!" by the Royaltones.
On the novelty side, successful artists include blooper compiler Kermit Schaefer and comedian Rusty Warren.
Jubilee/Josie also had a custom label, Gross Records, whose only artist was Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts.
In 1970, Jubilee/Josie was sold to Viewlex and Blaine left the company. The catalog was eventually taken over by Roulette Records.
In the late 1980s, Roulette Records was sold jointly to Rhino Records and EMI, and in the 1990s, Rhino was sold to Time Warner. The rights to the Jubilee records archives in North America are now owned by Warner Music, with EMI holding the rights in the rest of the world.
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