GOLDBAND RECORDING CORPORATION COLLECTION, #95002, 1940s- 1990s
Recordings, photographs, contracts, correspondence, promotional material, and other
documentation relating to Goldband Recording Corporation, a firm operating in Lake Charles,
Louisiana, since the late 1940s. The company has produced many African-American musicians and
groups, in formats ranging from sacred music to rhythm and blues. This includes artists such
as Boozoo Chavis, Count Rockin' Sydney, Cookie and the Cupcakes, Phil Philips, and Herman
Guice. The work of blues, rock 'n roll, and swamp-pop African-American artists such as
Clarence Garlow, Big Chenier, Guitar Junior, and Katie Webster are also present.