Ric-Tic Records

Ric-Tic Records
Founded1962
FounderJoanne Bratton
Ed Wingate
StatusDefunct
GenreR&B, Soul, Northern Soul
Country of originUnited States
LocationDetroit, Michigan

Ric-Tic Records was a record label set up in the 1960s in Detroit, Michigan, United States by Joanne Bratton and Eddie Wingate. Twinned with the Golden World label, Ric-Tic featured many soul music artists and was seen as an early competitor for fellow Detroit label Motown.[1] Motown's owner, Berry Gordy was unhappy with the success of Ric-Tic and in 1968 paid $1 million for the signature of many of the label's artists.[2]

In 2003, it was established that Ric-Tic was named for the deceased son of co-founder Bratton and her then husband, boxer Johnny Bratton. The boy, named Derek and known to his family as Ricky, Ric, or Ric-Tic, died at the age of 11 in 1962.[3]

  1. ^ "Ric-Tic Records - The Epitome of Detroit Soul". www.groovesvilleusa.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Ric-Tic Records". www.soulbot.com. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. ^ Motown Encyclopedia: Golden World Records, by Graham Betts