Episode 416 - Chicago's Black-Owned Record Labels (Part Two) with author John F. Lyons

Chicago's Black-Owned Record Labels (Part Two) looks at Rhumboogie Records, a short-lived label in the 1940s, and Vee-Jay Records, credited with introducing records by The Beatles to America. Special guest: author John F. Lyons.

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