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| Specialty
Records was founded by Art Rupe in Los Angeles in 1944.
Specialty was very selective in what it recorded. Jazz, rhythm & blues, gospel, and rock & roll were about all that was released on the label. By 1960, Rupe had grown tired of the record business and closed down the label. He invested his money in oil and real estate and effectively gave up the music business for many years, but kept the Specialty office in Hollywood open just to sell his existing stock of records. In 1968, Rupe reactivated the label and much of the old material was reissued. |
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