I have to check this against John Hammond's book and other sources. Not disputing your assertions, 
just never heard them before.

-- Tom Fine

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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Fine" <[log in to unmask]>
>> CAn you cite some examples of Majestic artists?
>>
> IIRC, the main one was Eddy Howard, who moved, masters in hand, to Mercury
> after Majestic closed down...and I think two or three others moved to Mercury as
> well. Majestic was a branch of a radio company, who had acquired that name
> from the "ashes" of Grigsby-Grunow...and who bought Oberstein's "Hit" operation
> as a going concern in 1945 or '46...
>
> Steven C. Barr
>