Starday Merch
Description: Starday Records was an influential American country music label founded in 1952 by Jack Starnes and Pappy Daily in Texas. Originally focused on regional country and hillbilly music, it soon moved operations to Nashville, becoming a major force in independent country recording during the 1950s and 1960s. Starday gained a reputation for promoting traditional country, rockabilly, bluegrass, and gospel artists, and was instrumental in launching the careers of performers like George Jones, Red Sovine, and The Blue Sky Boys. The label was known for catering to rural audiences and had a successful mail-order business.
Description: Starday Records was an American record label producing traditional country music during the 1950s and 1960s. The label began in 1952 in Beaumont, Texas, when local businessmen Jack Starnes (Lefty Frizzell's manager) and Houston record distributor Harold W. Daily (better known as "Pappy") decided to form a record label. The Starday name is a combination of Starnes' and Daily's last names. After four releases, former Four Star vice president Don Pierce was brought into the fold and the three men founded the Starday Recording and Publishing Company.
