45 HORSEPOWER 5/13/24: Fortune Records (1946-56) Working Class R&B/Country

DJ Rounder and the Big Boogie Chicken begin a two-part dive into the ragged-but-right recordings of Detroit's Fortune Records! The label captured the diverse sounds of Detroit's postwar proletariat, including honky tonk, western swing, blues and honkin R&B, even polka and so-called "gypsy" music. The label's peculiar tastes, artist-driven style, and low-down recording quality would lead to a one-of-a-kind body of work. For fans of Norton Records, Lou Reed, garage rock, and the untamed American music scene of the 1950s.