House Band - Associated With Record Labels and Studios

Associated With Record Labels and Studios

Record labels have often employed a core group of musicians to serve as a house band or house orchestra, specifically for recording sessions. These groups can come to be regarded as an important component of a label's distinctive "sound". The groups may be named (or given many names), or they may not. Here is a list organized by record label:

Label/Studio Group Name(s) Individual Musicians
American Sound Studio The Memphis Boys, 827 Thomas Street Band Gene Chrisman, Tommy Cogbill, Bobby Emmons, Bobby Woods, Reggie Young
Hi Records Hi Rhythm Section Howard Grimes, Charles Hodges, Leroy Hodges, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges, Al Jackson, Jr., Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love
Motown The Funk Brothers
Philadelphia International Records Ronnie Baker, Roland Chambers, Norman Harris, Vince Montana, Earl Young
Sigma Sound Studios MFSB
Stax Records The Big Six, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Mar-Keys Gilbert Caple, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Al Jackson, Jr., Wayne Jackson, Booker T. Jones, Curtis Green, Isaac Hayes, Andrew Love, Floyd Newman, Gene "Bowlegs" Mille, David Porter, Lewie Steinberg
Victor The Great White Way Orchestra, Hugo Frey's Orchestra, The Manhattan Merrymakers, Metropolitan Orchestra, The Serenaders, The Troubadours, Victor Military Band, The Victor Orchestra, The Virginians Frank Kelly, S. H. Kendle

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