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For all unofficial / bootleg releases of this label please use Also appears as "Duke Records". Duke Records was a record label focusing on R&B and gospel music, started in Memphis, Tennessee in 1952 by David James Mattis (WDIA program director and DJ) and Bill Fitzgerald, owners of Tri-State Recording Company. It briefly merged with Don Robey's Peacock Records, which ultimately took control of Duke and moved it to Peacock's headquarters in Houston. 45 RPM Catalog Number, Date and Label Identification: 101 through 342 (1952–1961): Yellow and purple label. 343 and higher (1961 forward): Orange label.
