Starday Records

US label; also appears as "[i][b]Starday[/i][/b]" only. Starday Records was started in Beaumont, Texas in 1952 by [a=Pappy Daily] and [a=Jack Starnes], Jr. The "Starday" name is a combination of Starnes' and Daily's names. The label recorded country & western, Cajun and sacred music. [u]Short history[/u] [b]1952[/b] - Starday Records founded [b]1953[/b] - [a=Don Pierce (2)] became the president of the label [b]1954[/b] - Grand Ole Opry's New Star" by [a=George Jones (2)] released [b]1954[/b] - [l=Hollywood Records (2)] label - owned by [a=Don Pierce (2)], consolidated [b]1955[/b] - Pierce and Daily purchase Starnes' share of the label [b]1957[/b] - January 1st merged into Mercury as [l=Mercury Starday]. In Dec. the headquarters moved to Madison, TN. - the distributor [l=Starday International Sales, Inc.] appeared [b]1958[/b] - Mercury agreement dissolved. Pierce buys Daily's share of the label, Daily leaves the label [b]1964[/b] - [l=Nashville] subsidiary started [b]1968[/b] - Starday purchased [l=King Records (3)] [b]1969/1970[/b] - name of the company changed to Starday-King Records, Inc. [b]1971[/b] - Starday-King sold to Lin Broadcasting [b]July 1971[/b] - Lin sold the Starday-King labels to Tennessee Recording and Publishing [b]1975[/b] - labels sold to GML, Inc., Starday moved under [l=Gusto Records, Inc.] Other companies associated to the label are: [l=Starday Recording And Publishing Co., Inc.] [l=Starday Sound Studios] For unofficial releases, see [l=Starday Records (2)].