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I can find nothing online about quaker record company.

It came free with 3 or more boxes of oatmeal

Just kidding, I have no idea.

Allan Sutton's book lists them as being a Philadelphia based label active from 1946 - 1950. They were mostly country but also recorded some pop. Most artists were local/regional.
Early labels said "Quaker Music", later only "Quaker".

donniej wrote:Allan Sutton's book lists them as being a Philadelphia based label active from 1946 - 1950. They were mostly country but also recorded some pop. Most artists were local/regional.
Early labels said "Quaker Music", later only "Quaker".

Thank you!

Stetam

The label imay be somewhat ironic in that, traditionally, Quakers did not use music in their meetings. This may have changed in later iterations of Quakerism, as it split into several rival sects. Related to this, the Shakers, an offshoot of the Quakers, did use music extensively. Philadelphia is, of course, the historical center of Quakerism in the U.S., going all the way back to the founder, William Penn.

Wow! So if I go to Stator Bros. supermarket and buy three boxes of Quaker Oats, I get a free 78?