Modern/Flair/Meteor/Kent/RPM

Modern/Flair/Meteor/Kent/RPM Founded in Culver City, California, in 1945 by brothers Jules, Joe, and Saul Bihari , originally as Modern Music Records , the label was formed as a showcase for local Los Angeles singer/pianist Hadda Brooks. The initial releases by Brooks and Howard McGhee were well received, and in 1946 the label added Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers and Gene Phillips to the roster. By 1947 the label was reborn as, simply, Modern Records and a wider market began to be exploited with…