Romeo

Romeo A subsidiary label of the Cameo Record Corporation, Romeo was introduced in July 1926 for sale through S. H. Kress & Company stores. Blues issues included sides by Viola McCoy (1926–1927). Cameo merged with Pathe in October 1927 and Romeo passed with its parent to the American Record Corporation (ARC) in July 1929. It became one of ARC’s five “dime-store” labels using common issue numbers from September 1935. The labels shared an important Race catalog, including releases by Lucille Bogan…