Kent Records
Kent Records was a Los Angeles-based record label, launched in 1958 by the Bihari brothers. It was subsidiary of Crown Records Corporation. Kent was a follow-up to Modern Records, which ceased operations in 1958. The label reissued Modern's singles, including recordings by B.B. King. By 1964, Kent had signed acts such as Ike & Tina Turner and released new material. Other acts signed to the label included Z.Z. Hill, Johnny Otis, and Lowell Fulsom. Modern Records was revived in 1964 with successful singles from the Ikettes.

Initially, Kent issued only singles, but issued albums from 1964 until the early 1970s. Kent was later bought by Ace Records, England, which uses the label name to release Motown and Northern Soul music.

Selected Discography

Albums 
 1964: B.B. King, Rock Me Baby...14 Great Hits (compilation)
 1964: B.B. King, Let Me Love You
 1964: Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live
 1965: Live! B.B. King on Stage
 1965: Lowell Fulson, Soul
 1965: Z.Z. Hill, The Soul Stirring Z.Z. Hill
 1966: Ike & Tina Turner, The Soul of Ike & Tina
 1967: Lowell Fulson, Tramp
 1967: B.B. King, The Jungle
 1967: Z.Z. Hill, A Whole Lot of Soul
 1967: B.B. King, Boss of the Blues (compilation)
 1967: Lowell Fulson, Now!
 1968: B.B. King, From the Beginning (compilation)
 1968: The Johnny Otis Show featuring Mighty Mouth Evans & Shuggie Otis, Cold Shot!
 1970: Ike & Tina, Festival of Live Performances
 1970: Preston Love's Omaha Bar-B-Q
 1970: Big Joe Turner, Turns on the Blues
 1970: Various Artists – Rock and Roll Festival, Volume 1
 1970: Neil Merryweather, John Richardson And Boers
 1970: B.B. King, Turn on to B.B. King (compilation)
 1970: Guitar Slim Green featuring Johnny and Shuggie Otis, Stone Down Blues
 1971: The Greatest Hits of B.B. King, Volume 1 (compilation)
 1971: The Great Roy Milton, Roots Of Rock, Vol. 1 (compilation)
 1971: Z.Z. Hill's Greatest Hits: Dues Paid in Full (compilation)
 1973: B.B. King, The Original Sweet Sixteen (compilation)

Singles

See also
 List of record labels
Kent Records artists

References

Defunct record labels of the United States