Vee-Jay/Abner/Falcon

Vee-Jay/Abner/Falcon Chicago rhythm and blues label of the 1950s and 1960s. Vee-Jay was the country’s largest black-owned label until the advent of Motown in the 1960s. The company was founded in Gary, Indiana, by James Bracken (1908–1972) and Vivian Carter (1920–1989) in 1953. Before the end of the year, Bracken and Carter would be married and the company would relocate in Chicago. Other principals of the company were Vivian’s brother, Calvin Carter (1925–1986), who served as producer and A&R…