JMI Records

JMI Records
Founded1971; 53 years ago (1971) (as J-M-I Records)
FounderJack Clement
Distributor(s)Independent
GenreVarious
Country of originUnited States
LocationNashville, Tennessee, U.S.

JMI Records (Jack Music International) was an American record label founded in 1971 by Jack Clement,[1] and was primarily active until 1974, when the catalog was sold to ABC-Dot Records.[2] It was notable for having been the record label that first signed several country music singers and songwriters that would come to dominate the American country music charts of the 1970s, including singer Don Williams, and songwriters Bob McDill and Allen Reynolds.[3]

  1. ^ "Clements' JMI Records Turns Best Foot Forward". Billboard. Vol. 83, no. 47. Nov 20, 1971. p. 82.
  2. ^ Stambler and Landon, Irwin and Grelun (1997). Country Music: The Encyclopedia. New York, NY: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 539. ISBN 0312151217.
  3. ^ Kingsbury, Paul (Dec 16, 2004). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. New York, New York: Oxford University Press. p. 589. ISBN 9780195176087.