Specialty Records Company

Specialty Records Company Specialty Records, a white-owned company based in Los Angeles, was established in 1946 by Art Rupe (born Arthur Goldberg in 1917 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania). During his youth, Rupe often visited a local black Baptist church to listen to the music. This early interest in African American culture probably contributed to his career as a producer of both sacred and secular black music. After attending Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Rupe moved to Hollywood in 1939 and…