Jarrett, Theodore Ted
(*1925)
Jarrett, Theodore Ted 17 October 1925; Nashville, TN For years, the city of Nashville, Tennessee, was affiliated in the public mind with country music alone, despite the fact that other genres made a home in Music City U.S.A. Rhythm and blues was one, and Ted Jarrett was the most successful black entrepreneur in that field. From the 1950s to the 1960s, he ran any number of independent labels, including Calvert, Champion, Cherokee, and Poncello, and worked with countless acts, including the…