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Stevens Records was a record label operated by father-and-son, Fred and Bill Stevens in Granite City, Illinois.[1][2] Fred Stevens, a painter and his son Bill Stevens, an R&B enthusiast, were inspired by the thriving music scene in St. Louis and the neighboring East St. Louis, but they felt there was a lack of artists recording locally so they started their own label in 1959. The label is best known for their recordings of musician Ike Turner, who recorded under the name Icky Renrut because he was still under contract with Sun Records.[3]
| Stevens Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Founder | Bill Stevens and Fred Stevens |
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | R&B, rock and roll |
| Location | Granite City, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Catalog No. | Release
date |
Single (A-side, B-side) | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Mar 1959 | A: "Look At That Chick"
B: "Gotta Have You For Myself" |
Johnny Wright | Cash Box review (Apr 4, 1959)[4] |
| 102 | Apr 1959 | A: "I Woke Up One Morning"
B: "Shirley Can't You See" |
Little Bobby Foster With The Premiers |
Cash Box review (May 2, 1959)[6] |
| 103 | May 1959 | A: "It's So Hard To Say Goodnite"
B: "Cherokee Rock" |
Chuck Wheeler | Billboard reviews (May 11, 1959)[7]
Cash Box review (Jul 4, 1959)[8] |
| 104 | 1959 | A: "Jack Rabbit"
B: "In Your Eyes Baby" |
Icky Renrut | |
| 105 | 1959 | A: "Moving Slow"
B: "Evening Train" |
Little Cooper And The Drifters | |
| 106 | 1959 | A: "Angel Of Love"
B: "Star Above" |
Bobby Foster And Orchestra | |
| 107 | Sep 1959 | A: "Ho–Ho"
B: "Hey–Hey" |
Icky Renrut | Billboard review (Sep 7, 1959)[9] |
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