Flair Records


Flair Records was an American record label owned by the Bihari brothers, launched in the early 1950s. It was a subsidiary of Modern Records. Its most famous artists were Elmore James, who released ten singles with this label, Richard Berry, and Ike Turner who was a session musician and also released a single on the label. Flair is believed to have issued 80 singles total between 1953 and 1955.

Discography

Singles

  • 1953: "South Of San Antonio" b/w "No Home For My Heart" - Roy Harris And The Magnolia Boys
  • 1953: "Carroll County Blues" b/w "Begin The Beguin" - The Carroll County Boys
  • 1953: "Old Trail" b/w "The Mandolin Waltz" - The Broome Brothers
  • 1953: "Mexican Joe" b/w "Good Old Chlorophyll" - The Rhythm Harmoneers
  • 1953: "Guest Star In Heaven " b/w "I Know I'm Fallin' In Love" - Earney Vandagriff And The Big "D" Boys
  • 1953: "Tennessee Country Gal" b/w "Always And Always" - Jimmy Walton, The Tennessee Country Boy
  • 1953: "One Man's Hell" b/w "Lover Boy" - Ted Shelton And His Bryan County Boys
  • 1953: "Dirty By The Dozen " b/w "I May Be Wrong" - Little Johnny Jones And The Chicago Hound Dogs
  • 1953: "Early in the Morning" b/w "Hawaiian Boogie" - Elmore James
  • 1953: "I Had a Love" b/w "She Wants to Rock" - The Flairs
  • 1953: "Can't Stop Lovin'" b/w "Make a Little Love" - Elmore James
  • 1953: "Mid Night Hours Journey" - Johnny Ace b/w "Trouble And Me" - Earl Forrest
  • 1953: "Crawfishin'" b/w "Route '90'" - Clarence "Bonton" Garlow
  • 1953: "Please Find My Baby" b/w "Strange Kinda' Feeling" - Elmore James
  • 1954: "Flying Eagle Blues" b/w "Carroll County Boogie" - Carroll County Boys
  • 1954: "Baby Beat It" b/w "Baby Beat It" - Big Duke
  • 1954: "Sayonara " b/w "Mia Bella Donna" - The Squires
  • 1954: "Hand in Hand" b/w "Make My Dreams Come True" - Elmore James
  • 1954: "Baby Please" b/w "Gypsy Blues" - Matt Cockrell
  • 1954: "Night Howler" b/w "My Heart In Your Hands" - Billy Gale And His Orchestra
  • 1954: "Sho Nuff I Do" b/w "1839 Blues" - Elmore James
  • 1954: "Cubano Jump" b/w "Loosely" - Ike Turner & Orchestra
  • 1954: "Baby Wants" b/w "You Were Untrue" - The Flairs
  • 1954: "Dark and Dreary" b/w "Rock My Baby Right" - Elmore James
  • 1954: "Oop Shoop" b/w "It's You" - Shirley Gunter And "The Queens"
  • 1954: "What You Do To Me" b/w "The Big Break" - Richard Berry
  • 1954: "Sunny Land" b/w "Standing at the Crossroads" - Elmore James
  • 1954: "Daddy Daddy" b/w "Baby Darlinh" - Richard Berry and The Dreamers
  • 1955: "Cuban Get Away" b/w "Go To It" - Ike Turner & Orchestra
  • 1955: "Late Hours at Midnight" b/w "The Way You Treat Me" - Elmore James
  • 1955: "Oh! Oh! Get Out Of The Car" b/w "Please Tell Me" - Richard Berry
  • 1955: "Rock Bottom" b/w "Sweet Thing" - The Rams
  • 1955: "Happy Home" b/w "No Love in My Heart" - Elmore James
  • 1955: "Romp And Stomp Blues" b/w "Oh, Oh, Please" - Mercy Dee
  • 1955: "Dust My Blues" b/w "I Was A Fool" - Elmore James
  • 1955: "Come Back Maybellene" b/w "True Love" - Mercy Dee
  • 1955: "Blues Before Sunrise" b/w "Good Bye" - Elmore James