Dootone/Dooto/Authentic

Dootone/Dooto/Authentic Owned by Walter “Dootsie” Williams , Los Angeles–based Dootone Records began operations in December 1951 and its main 300 series had reached 480 by 1973 (though only a handful of singles came out after 1963). There were also short-lived 600, 700, and 1200 series. Owing to a complaint by needle manufacturer Duotone, the name of the label became Dooto early in 1957. The 700 series also appeared on the Authentic label, as did a small number of the Dooto(ne) 300 series…