King Records: A Cincinnatti Legacy

[Chalky]

Not sure if many are aware of this documentary about the legendary Cincinnati record label, King.

Might be of interest to some.

 

Edited October 14, 2020 by Chalky

[Ljblanken]

Hahaha - may want to change the spelling of the topic to "Cincinnati" (not Cincinatti).

I was born and raised there - and so am used to it being misspelled all the time. 

The name of the city was changed from "Losantiville" to "Cincinnati" in 1790. The name comes from Lucius Cincinnatus - a Roman dictator who saved Rome from a crisis and then gave up power to return to farming...

[Robbk]

1 hour ago, Ljblanken said:

Hahaha - may want to change the spelling of the topic to "Cincinnati" (not Cincinatti).

I was born and raised there - and so am used to it being misspelled all the time. 

The name of the city was changed from "Losantiville" to "Cincinnati" in 1790. The name comes from Lucius Cincinnatus - a Roman dictator who saved Rome from a crisis and then gave up power to return to farming...

Ha! Ha!  I always thought it was a Native American name, like Chicago, Milwaukee, Muskegan, Potowotomi, Oshkosh, etc. !  We learn something new every day.  Maybe if Trump loses the election, he'll actually decide to give up power to return to reality TV?

On 12/10/2020 at 10:29, Chalky said:

Not sure if many are aware of this documentary about the legendary Cincinnati record label, King.

Might be of interest to some.

 

I've watched it.  It was well done, and it answered a few specific questions I had about how and why DeLuxe Records were bought out by King, and others.

[Ljblanken]

16 hours ago, Robbk said:

Ha! Ha!  I always thought it was a Native American name, like Chicago, Milwaukee, Muskegan, Potowotomi, Oshkosh, etc. !  We learn something new every day.  Maybe if Trump loses the election, he'll actually decide to give up power to return to reality TV?

I've watched it.  It was well done, and it answered a few specific questions I had about how and why DeLuxe Records were bought out by King, and others.

Just did some more research (not that anyone cares)... the name came via a group of Revolutionary War veterans in the city who were called the "Society of Cincinnati" (who took their name from Lucius Cincinnatus)...

Learned something new today!