| Meritt Reocrds | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1925 |
| Founder | Winston Holmes |
| Defunct | 1929 |
| Genre | Jazz and Blues |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri |
Meritt Records was an American jazz and blues record company and label that existed from 1925 to 1929. It was founded in Kansas City by Winston Holmes, the owner of a music store. Records were made in his studio and sold only in his store.[1]
Holmes produced about 20 double-sided acoustically recorded phonograph records in the mid and late 1920s. Most of the sides are of locally based jazz and blues performers, plus some gospel music and sermons.[2]
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- ^ Rust, Brian. Jazz and Ragtime Records, 1897-1942. ISBN 978-0967181929.