Gennett Records

Gennett Records
Founded	1917 (1917)
Founder	Starr Piano Company
Defunct	1947–48 (1947–48)
Status	Inactive
Genre	Jazz, blues, country
Country of origin	U.S.
Location	Richmond, Indiana, United States

Gennett Records (⫽dʒəˈnɛt⫽^[1]) was an American record company and label in Richmond, Indiana, United States, which flourished in the 1920s and produced the Gennett, Starr, Champion, Superior, and Van Speaking labels. The company also produced some Supertone, Silvertone, and Challenge records under contract. The firm also pressed, under contract, records for record labels such as Autograph, Rainbow, Hitch, Our Song, and Vaughn; Gennett also pressed records for the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Gennett produced some of the earliest recordings by Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Bix Beiderbecke, and Hoagy Carmichael. Its roster also included Jelly Roll Morton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, and Gene Autry.