Don D. Robey (b 1 November 1903, Houston, Texas - d 16 June 1975, Houston) was a record label executive, songwriter and producer. As the founder of Peacock Records and the eventual owner of Duke Records, he was responsible for nurturing the careers of many rhythm and blues artists in the 1950s and 1960s. Robey's entrepreneurial spirit developed while growing up around Houston's black business community, where he began as a professional gambler, … Wikipedia
Don Robey was born in 1903 in Houstons Fifth Ward, an African-American neighborhood increasingly populated by migrants seeking work in the oil refineries. www.yearoftheblues.org/features.asp?id=%7B024252EB-DB9F-4...
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... projects and future plans. Don Robey and Duke-Peacock Records Texas blues has had more than its share of guitar heroes, but it also has a smooth side that owes a great deal to ... www.yearoftheblues.org/features.asp?id=%7B024252EB-DB9F-4...
