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Delta Records was founded by

1952

• Delta Recording Corp.

Founder: Jim Bulleit (James Albert Bulleit; 1908–1988)

Proprietor: Jimmie Ammons (né James Douglas Ammons; 1919–2001)

Recording Studio was in Jackson, Mississippi

History

Delta Records Custom Dpt

1653 Raymond Rd

Jackson, Miss.

Bibligraphy

Delta Records was noted for it's custom recording work. They recorded wedding, church and college choirs. Also they recorded foreign language departments for Ole Miss in Oxford and many commercials for numerous radio stations. They also recorded radio stations all over Mississippi for ASCAP. When Mississippi was searching for a state song, Delta Recording Studio recorded all the state university bands in search of the song that would truly be representative of the state. "Go, Mississippi," written by William Houston Davis (1914–1987), was chosen as the official State Song of Mississippi in 1962.

Marc Ryan, author of Trumpet Records: An Illustrated History With Discography (Big Nickel Publications, 1992), wrote this about the early days of Delta Records:

Jimmie Ammons Delta Records owner earned his living as a machinist, but enjoyed a second vocation with the aid of his new tape recorder. He and a friend would meet once a week after work and concoct melodies for poems that were solicited by mail from aspiring songwriters. The ditties were recorded by Ammons, then forwarded back to the amateur lyricists for a fee.

At the same time [1953], Ammons began doing demos for local artists, and was developing a feel for the R&B sounds of the day by hanging out now and then with his brother, who was the proprietor of a local record shop. Delta records were cut and pressed mainly as promotional discs for sale by local artists at their personal appearances, and they included a smattering of hillbilly, gospel and blues, all by obscure artists.

Selected discography

Governor Ross R. Barnett Campaign Souvenir: 1959 Campaign Songs

Jerry Lane Orchestra, Maurice Thompson Singers

45 rpm

Side A: 133-686

1. "Roll With Ross"

   (audio on YouTube)

   Houston Davis (w&m)

   OCLC 874142886

2. "Little Carrol's Last Stand" †

   (audio on YouTube)

   Houston Davis (w&m)

Side B:

1. "Go, Mississippi"

   Houston Davis (w&m)

   OCLC 30057690

OCLC 874137334

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† The copyright was previously registered as "The Battle of New Orleans"

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