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Cameo-Parkway Records was the parent company of Cameo Records and Parkway Records, which were major American Philadelphia -based record labels from 1956 (for Cameo) and 1958 (for Parkway) to 1967. Among the types of music released were doo-wop, dance hits, popular/rock, rockabilly, big band, garage rock, soul and novelty records .
The Cameo Record Corporation started Lincoln Records (1924) and Romeo Records (1926). In 1928 it merged with Pathé Records, and then the American Record Corporation. The resulting company stopped using the Cameo name in the 1930s. This label is not affiliated with Cameo-Parkway Records which was active in the 1950s and 1960s. See also
- 1921
- Cameo Record Corporation
- New York City
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Also appears as "Cameo Records" or over the "P" of Parkway. Label founded 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann . In 1958 they started a subsidiary called Parkway Records; in 1964, the budget LP subsidiary Wyncote was launched with some 200 titles eventually released.
Jul 25, 2005 · Sounds of Philadelphia: Cameo and Parkway Records. Rock historian Ed Ward tells us about Philadelphia's Cameo and Parkway record labels. From the late 1950s to the late-'60s, their hits...
- Ed Ward
Mar 21, 2024 · Cameo-Parkway Records was the parent company of Cameo Records and Parkway Records, which were major American Philadelphia -based record labels from 1956 (for Cameo) and 1958 (for Parkway) to 1967. Among the types of music released were doo-wop, dance hits, popular/rock, rockabilly, big band, garage rock, soul and novelty records. Contents. History.
Cameo-Parkway Records albums. This is a set category. It should only contain pages that are Cameo-Parkway Records albums or lists of Cameo-Parkway Records albums, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories).
Cameo Records was founded in December 1956 in Philadelphia by Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann. The name was revived from a 1920s record label, Cameo Records. Dave Appell joined the label early as A&R director. Parkway, a subsidiary label, was formed in 1958.
