Watermelon Records

Watermelon
Parent company	Texas Music Group / New West Records
Founded	1989
Founder	John Kunz, Heinz Gessler, Robert Earl Keen
Defunct	1998
Distributor(s)	Alternative Distribution Alliance
Genre	Rock Americana Alternative country
Country of origin	U.S.
Location	Austin, Texas

Watermelon Records was a record label based in Austin, Texas.

Watermelon Records was founded in 1989 by John Kunz, Heinz Gessler, and Robert Earl Keen. Keen later sold his interest in the label.

During the 1990s Watermelon released 10-15 albums a year, mostly Americana music.

Watermelon Records filed for bankruptcy in 1998, and its assets were sold to Texas Clef Entertainment Group, an affiliate of Antone’s Records.

In 2010, New West acquired the Texas Music Group which included the Watermelon Records label.

Here is a partial list of artists who have released recordings on the Watermelon label.