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Colonial Records was a record label located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The records were distributed by ABC-Paramount Records until 1959-1960 when it was distributed by London Records. The label was owned by Orville Campbell. Some of Colonial Records artist were Bill Craddock, Johnny Dee, and George Hamilton IV. A lot of the singles were with The Bluenotes (Tom Underwood, Joe Tanner, Pat Patterson, and Ralph Harrington). The first single was released in 1956 an the last single was released in 1965.

Contents 1 Singles 1.1 Allan & The Flames 1.2 Cecelia Batten 1.3 E.C. Beatty 1.4 The Bluenotes 1.5 Bill Craddock 1.6 Johnny Dee 1.7 Jess Duboy 1.8 Johnny Ford 1.9 Doug Franklin 1.10 Franklin Brothers 1.11 The Goldtones 1.12 George Hamilton IV 1.13 Doug Harrell 1.14 Melody Masters Quartet 1.15 Johnny Randal 1.16 Hoke Simpson 1.17 Ebe Sneezer and His Epidemics 1.18 Cile Turner 1.19 Henry Wilson 2 See also

• Till The End of Time/Winter Wonderland (1960)

• My Big Brothers Friend/Before (1956?)

• I'm A Lucky Man/Ski King (1959)
• Let Her Go Dadieo/Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! (1960)
• Little Blue Eyes/Tarzan (1960)

• Mighty Low/Page One (1957)
• You're A Tiger/Let Her Know (1958)
• Never Never Land/I Waited (1958)

• Birddoggin'/Millionaire (1957) With the Bluenotes

This was the second single by Billy "Crash" Craddock

• Sittin' In The Balcony/A-Plus In Love (1957) Featuring Joe Tanner on guitar
• It's Gotta Be You/Teenage Queen (1957) With the Bluenotes
• In My Simple Way/1000 Concrete Blocks (1957)
• They Were Right/Somebody Sweet (1957) With the Bluenotes

These were the first singles by John D. Loudermilk.

• Puppy Love/Echos (1959)

• I'm Gonna Keep On Loving You/That's My Desire (1950's)

• My Lucky Love/Drizzlin' Rain (1958)With the Bluenotes
• I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now/I Used To Wonder (1958)
• The New Midnight Special/My Love For You (1959)

• So Real/My Little Girl (1959)

• High Dive Into Love/The Oriental Shake (1965)

• If You Don't Know/A Rose And A Baby Ruth (1956) With the Country Gentlemen, Featuring Joe Tanner on guitar
• I've Got a Secret/Sam (1956)

"A Rose and a Baby Ruth" was written by John D. Loudermilk and was a big hit in 1956. It was also released on the ABC Paramount label in 1956.

• Hospitality Blues/Exsanguination Blues (1956)

• It's Gotta Be All/Singing On The Mountain (1957)

• Do Right/You're Gone But Still In My Heart (1964)
• How About That/This Is The End (?)

This record was recorded as Johnny Randall

• Mountain Dew/Number One (1957)

• That's All I've Got (To Remember You By)/Asiatic Flu (1957)

• Crap Shootin' Sinner/The Golden Rule (1959)

• Are You Ready/It's Really Love (1958) With the Bluenotes

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