Vee-Jay Records is a record label founded in the 1950s, specializing in blues, jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. It was owned and operated by African Americans.

Vee-Jay was founded in Gary, Indiana, in 1953 by Vivian Carter and James C. Bracken, a husband-and-wife team who used their initials for the label’s name. Vivian's brother, Calvin Carter, was the label's A&R man. Ewart Abner, formerly of Chance Records, joined the label in 1955, first as manager, then as vice president, and ultimately, as president.

Vee-Jay quickly became a major R&B label, with the first song recorded making it to the top ten on the national R&B charts.

Major acts on the label in the 1950s included blues singers Jimmy Reed, Memphis Slim, and John Lee Hooker, and rhythm and blues vocal groups The Spaniels, The Dells, and El Dorados. The 1960s saw the label became a major soul label with Jerry Butler, Gene Chandler, Dee Clark, and Betty Everett putting records on both the R&B and pop charts. (wikipedia)

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VA - Big Boss Man - The Vee-Jay Story
(2CD One Day Music 2012)

 1. Jimmy Reed - Big Boss Man 
 2. Gene Chandler - Duke Of Earl  
 3. John Lee Hooker - Dimples  
 4. The Spaniels - Stormy Weather  
 5. The El Dorados - At My Front Door   
 6. The Capers - Miss You My Dear 
 7. Rosco Gordon - Just A Little Bit  
 8. Dee Clark - Raindrops   
 9. The Magnificants - Up On The Mountain   
10. Donnie Elbert - Hey Baby  
11. The Dells - Oh What A Night   
12. Elmore James - Cry For Me Baby  
13. Jerry Butler - He Will Break Your Heart   
14. The Five Echoes - I Really Do 
15. Memphis Slim - My Gal Keeps Crying   
16. Floyd Jones - Ain't Times Hard   
17. The Hi Liters - Bobby Sox Baby  
18. The Staple Singers - Uncloudy Day  
19. The Kool Gents - This Is The Night    
20. Jimmy Reed - Pretty Thing  
21. The Rockin' R's - Mustang  
22. Wade Flemons & The Newcomers - Here I Stand  
23. Billy "The Kid" Emerson - You Never Miss The Water  
24. Priscilla Bowman & Jay McShann's Orchestra - Hands Off   
25. Billy Boy Arnold - I Was Fooled
26. Dee Clark - Seven Nights   
27. The El Dorados - I'll Be Forever Loving You    
28. Jimmy Reed - Ain't That Lovin' You Baby   
29. Bobby Parker - You Got What It Takes   
30. The Dells - Zing Zing Zing    
31. Donnie Elbert - Baby Let Me Love You Tonight   
32. John Lee Hooker - Mambo Chillun   
33. Jerry Butler - For Your Precious Love   
34. The Goldenrods - Wish I Was Back In School   
35. Gene Allison - You Can Make It If You Try   
36. Floyd Jones - Floyd's Blues  
37. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Every Beat Of Your Heart    
38. Billy Boy Arnold - I Ain't Got You   
39. The Co Hearts - My Love   
40. Jimmy Reed - Bright Lights Big City   
41. The Lyrics - Come On Home  
42. Eddie Taylor - Ride 'Em On Down  
43. LC McKinley - She's Five Feet Three  
44. The Orioles - For All We Know  
45. Billy 'The Kid' Emerson - If You Woný Stay Home  
46. Memphis Slim - Stroll On Little Girl   
47. Rosco Gordon - No More Doggin'  
48. Preston Jackson & The Rhythm Aces - Be Mine  
49. Elmore James - It Hurts Me Too 
50. The Spaniels - Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight