Class

Class Record label (California, 1951–1964). Owners: Leon T. Rene (February 6, 1902, Covington, LA; May 30, 1982, Los Angeles, CA), Googie Rene (Raphael Rene, March 30, 1927; Los Angeles, CA). This Los Angeles, California–based label’s artists include Jesse Belvin, Bob & Earl (Bobby Day and Earl Nelson) (“ Chains of Love ,” cover of the Big Joe Turner original), Eugene Church (“ Pretty Girls Everywhere ” with the Fellows), Paul Clifton, Bobby Day (“ Little Bitty Pretty One ,” “ Over and Over ,”…