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| OKeh Records | |
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| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Founded | 1918 |
| Founder | Otto Heinemann |
| Distributor(s) | Sony Masterworks Legacy Recordings (reissues) |
| Genre | Various (1916–1953) Rhythm & Blues (1953–1970) Blues (1994–2000) Jazz (2013–present) |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | New York City |
| Official website | okeh-records |
OKeh Records (/ˌoʊˈkeɪ/) is an American record label founded by the Otto Heinemann Phonograph Corporation, a phonograph supplier established in 1916,[1] which branched out into phonograph records in 1918.[2] The name was spelled "OkeH" from the initials of Otto K. E. Heinemann but later changed to "OKeh". In 1965, OKeh became a subsidiary of Epic Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music. OKeh has since become a jazz imprint, distributed by Sony Masterworks.
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