Blue Lake Records | |
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Founded | 1954 |
Founder | Al Benson |
Status | Inactive since 1956 |
Genre |
Blues Jazz Doo-wop Gospel |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | Chicago, Illinois |
Blue Lake was a Chicago-based record label founded in 1954 by disc jockey Al Benson. It specialized in blues, doo-wop, jazz, and gospel. A subsidiary of Benson's Parrot operation, it lasted until mid-1956. Many of the Blue Lake recordings were later acquired by Chess Records.