EPISODE · Mar 10, 2021 · 59 MIN
Vivian Carter
from Cultural Manifesto · host WFYI Public Media
March is Women’s History Month, and this March is also the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vivian Carter, the co-founder of Vee Jay Records. During the 1950s, the label grew from a small independent operation into one of the most influential record labels in the history of American popular music. Today Vee Jay is regarded as the most successful Black owned record label of the pre-Motown era.
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Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Gary, Indiana's Vivian Carter. During the 1950s, Carter co-founded the influential independent record label Vee-Jay Records.
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