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Fraternity Records was a small record label based in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was started by Harry Carlson and silent partner Dr. Ashton Welsh in 1954.

Fraternity\'s biggest hit was Lonnie Mack\'s 1963 guitar instrumental, "Memphis", which rose to #5 on Billboard\'s Pop chart and #4 on Billboard\'s R&B chart.

The 1967 hit single "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" by The Casinos was released on Fraternity. WLWT-TV personality and singer Bob Braun and former Cincinnati radio personalty Shad O\'Shea also recorded for the label also which served as the launching pad for many Cincinnati area artists,many of which rose to national attention.

Shad O\'Shea purchased the company from Carlson in 1975.

"Hey Conductor" another hit song released in 1967 by Sonny Flaherty and The Mark V was released locally on its subsidiery label Counterpart Records but released nationally on Philips Records through Mercury Records later a unit of PolyGram Records and subsequently Universal Music Group through a merger.

Applegate Recording Society was also a subsidiery label of Fraternity.

See also

• List of record labels

External links

• Fraternity Records history page by Shad O\'Shea
• Fraternity album discography

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