Colonial Records

Colonial Records was a record label located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The records were distributed by ABC-Paramount Records until 1959-1960 when it was distributed by London Records. The label was owned by Orville Campbell. Some of Colonial Records artist were Andy Griffith, Bill Craddock, Johnny Dee, and George Hamilton IV. One album, Crash's Greatest Hits by Bill Craddock, was released on the label in 1986. This record label is now defunct.

Contents

• Allan and the Flames
• Cecelia Batten
• EC Beatty
• The Bluenotes
• Bill Craddock
• Johnny Dee
• Dizzy Dean
• Jess Duboy
• Johnny Ford
• Four Sounds and A Fury
• Doug Franklin
• Franklin Brothers
• The Goldtones
• Deacon Andy Griffith
• George Hamilton IV
• Hank Hardy
• Doug Harrell
• Grady Lewis
• Melody Masters Quartet
• Tom ONeil
• Johnny Randal
• Hoke Simpson
• Ebe Sneezer and His Epidemics
• Cile Turner
• Henry Wilson
• Billy Crash Craddock Bill Craddock
• Labels associated with Colonial Records
• References

The label had several large hits. One of the biggest comedy records of all time, and the first release by Andy Griffith, titled "What It Was, Was Football", was first released by the label. Because the label was too small to handle the success of the record, it sold the mastersco to Capitol.

Another hit that the label had major success with was "A Rose and a Baby Ruth", by George Hamilton IV. The label sold about 50,000 copies of the record, and then sold the rights to ABC-Paramount. ABC Paramount then sold nearly one million copies of the record.