Black Swan Records was a United States record label founded in 1921 in Harlem, New York. It was the first widely distributed label to be owned and operated by, and marketed to, African Americans. (Broome Special Phonograph Records was the first to be owned and operated by African Americans). The label name was revived in the 1990s for compact disc reissues of historic jazz and blues recordings.
Read more about Black Swan Records: Origins, Notable Employees, Notable Artists Recorded, Purchase By Paramount, Later Incarnation of The Black Swan Label
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