Fat Possum Records

Fat Possum Records
Founded1992 (1992)
FounderMatthew Johnson
Peter Redvers-Lee
Distributor(s)RED Distribution (US)
GenreBlues, rock, hip hop, indie rock
Country of originUnited States
LocationOxford, Mississippi
Official websitewww.fatpossum.com

Fat Possum Records is an American independent record label based in Water Valley and Oxford, Mississippi.[1] At first Fat Possum focused almost entirely on recording previously unknown Mississippi blues artists (typically from Oxford or Holly Springs, Mississippi). Recently, Fat Possum has signed younger rock acts to its roster. The label has been featured in The New York Times,[2] New Yorker,[3] The Observer,[1] a Sundance Channel production,[4][5] features on NPR,[6][7] and a 2004 documentary, You See Me Laughin.[8] Fat Possum also distributes the Hi Records catalog.[9]

  1. ^ a b Grant, Richard (2003-11-16). "Delta Force". Observer Music Monthly. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  2. ^ J. Peder Zane (1995-01-22). "POP MUSIC; From the Heart of Blues Country - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  3. ^ McInerney, Jay. "White Man at the Door: One Man's Mission to Record the 'Dirty Blues' - before Everyone Dies." The New Yorker (February 4, 2002): page 55
  4. ^ Mazor, Barry. "'Keeping Time: New Music From America's Roots'". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  5. ^ Lisle, Andria (2003-08-22). "Local Beat". Memphis Flyer. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  6. ^ "R.L. Burnside: Conversation with a Bluesman". NPR, Morning Edition, March 19, 2001
  7. ^ "Fat Possum Records evolves with the blues". NPR, Weekend Edition Sunday, December 19, 2004
  8. ^ You See Me Laughin': The Last of the Hill Country Bluesmen (2003). Produced and directed by Mandy Stein.
  9. ^ "Hi Records". Fat Possum Records. Retrieved 5 June 2018.