| Modern Records | |
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| Parent company | Ace Records (UK) |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Defunct | 1969 |
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Jazz, blues, rhythm and blues, rock |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
Modern Records (Modern Music Records before 1947)[1] was an American record company and label formed in 1945 in Los Angeles by the Bihari brothers. Modern's artists included Etta James, Joe Houston, Little Richard, Ike & Tina Turner and John Lee Hooker. The label released some of the most influential blues and R&B records of the 1940s and 1950s.[2]
- ^ Encyclopedia of the Blues, Volume 1. Routledge. 2006. p. 700.
- ^ Yardley, William (December 11, 2013). "Joe Bihari, Who Put Early R&B on Record, Dies at 88". The New York Times.