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Great Southern Records
Great Southern Records
Founded	1972
Founder	John Berthelot
Genre	Rhythm and blues
Country of origin	USA
Location	Metairie, Louisiana

History

John Berthelot (1942-2011) was a musician who played saxophone with local bands, and a composer who wrote the rhythm and blues songs "The Roach" and "Dap (Parts I and II)". After a stint in the military service, Berthelot founded Great Southern Records.^[2]

Artists

This section contains a partial list of artists who released records on the Great Southern label.

Spencer Bohren
Cousin Joe
Allen Fontenot and his Country Cajuns
Dr. John and Chris Barber
Johnny J. and the Hitmen
Porgy Jones
Bobby Lacour
Monique Lacroix
L'il Queenie and the Percolators
Gary Link
Raymond Myles
The Pfister Sisters
Brenda Steele
Tim Williams
Justin Wilson

References

^ Joseph Irrera (April 1, 2011). "Obituary: John Berthelot (1942-2011)". Offbeat Magazine. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
^ "Crashing Vor" (April 1, 2011). "A Guy You Probably Didn't Know". Daily Kos. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

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[GS-offbeat-2011-1] Joseph Irrera (April 1, 2011). "Obituary: John Berthelot (1942-2011)". Offbeat Magazine. Retrieved September 19, 2017.

[0-2] "Crashing Vor" (April 1, 2011). "A Guy You Probably Didn't Know". Daily Kos. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

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