Independent Record Labels Of Ohio

Esta Records


Hamilton, OH

Owner: Eve Esta Dodds

Notes:

 

NO. ARTIST PRESS MATRIX# SONG TITLES MUSIC VALUE YEAR NOTES
No # Audri Hill // Kay Dabo
music by the Esta String Band
RCA
F8OW-3763
F8OW-3764
Click For Photo You've Got Me All Mixed Up
Click For Photo Trying To Forget
POP
POP
6-8 1955
No # Little "Mike" Morton
The Esta String Band
RCA
F8OW-9591
F8OW-9592
Click For Photo Pee Wee (The Christmas Tree)
Click For Photo Midnight Hoedown
XMAS
BOP
10-20 1955
279/280 Joy Whitaker
CAP
45-FB-279-N1
45-FB-280-N1
Click For Photo Trying To Forget
Click For Photo Don't Look Too Closely
C&W
C&W
8-12 1956 Block Letters (1st)
280 Joy Whitaker
CAP
45-FB-279-N1
45-FB-280-N1
Click For Photo Trying To Forget
Click For Photo Don't Look Too Closely
C&W
C&W
8-12 1956 Shadow Letters (2nd)
281 Click For Picture Sleeve Chuck Carroll
and Lazy Ranch Boys
RITE
1128
1129
Click For Photo Mean 'Ole Blues
Click For Photo Hey Now
C&W
C&W
15-20 1956 BB rev 11/24/56, Also on Happy Hearts 133
282 Click For Picture Sleeve Eddie Ping
and The Esta Rythmn Boys
RITE
1136
1137
Click For Photo Bolt Up The Kitchen Door
You Can't Have Two Sweethearts
BOP
C&W
1956
283 Click For Picture Sleeve Don Wayne
Cliff Lash And His Orchestra
KING
467
45-2707
45-2708
Click For Photo I Was A Doggone Fool
Click For Photo I'm Lonesome For You
POP
POP
8-12 1956
284 Sybil Giani
music by The Esta String Band
RITE
1162
1163
Click For Photo Within These Four Walls
Click For Photo Highway Of Life
C&W
C&W
1956
285 Dempsey Sims
and His Melody Ramblers
RITE
1164
1165
Blues Tomorrow
Blue Eyed Baby
NA
NA
1956 Later on Huber 1003
286 The Bishop Sisters
RITE
1189
1190
Click For Photo A Prayer In My Heart
Click For Photo Just A Closer Walk With Thee
SAC
SAC
1957
287 Don James
SHAW
165
ES-777-45-287-A
ES-777-45-287-B
Click For Photo School Day (Ring Ring Goes The Bell)
Click For Photo A White Sports Coat And A Pink Carnation
R&R
R&R
10-20 1957
288 Tommy Wills Trio
SHAW
165
ES-779-45
ES-781-45-288-AA
Click For Photo St. Louis Blues
Click For Photo Tommy's Dream
INST
INST
10-20 1957
290 Click For Picture Sleeve The Columbus Pharaohs
with Tommy Wills Orch.
KING
467
45-784-1
45-785-1
Click For Photo China Girl
Click For Photo Give Me Your Love
BVG
BVG
400-600 1958 Later on Ransom 101
291 Jimmie Knapp Trio
KING
467
45-786
45-787
Click For Photo I Never Knew
Click For Photo Poinciana
POP
INST
1958
292 Jimmie Knapp Trio
KING
467
45-787
45-788
Click For Photo Gypsy In My Soul
Click For Photo I May Be Wrong But I Think You're Wonderful
POP
INST
1958
790/791 Sonny Hines
RITE
1553
1554
Click For Photo I'm Glad You're Jealous Of Me
Click For Photo This Morning
BLUES
BLUES
15-20 1958
794 Sonny Hines
RITE
1593
1594
(Not Available)
(Not Available)
NA
NA
1958
100 The Escos
Vocal by Lonnie Carter
RITE
2044
2045
Click For Photo Chick-A-Dee
Click For Photo I'm Lonesome For You
RKR
BVG
500-600 1959
1001 The Swingin' Rocks
RITE
2042
2043
Click For Photo Satellite Rock - Part One
Click For Photo Satellite Rock - Part Two
IN-R&R
IN-R&R
80-100 1959
293 Click For Picture Sleeve Harold Lee
RITE
1799
1800
Click For Photo Blonde Headed Woman
Click For Photo Why Must We Be So Young
RAB
RAB
800-1200 1959
294 "Doc" Herman Smith
RITE
1801
1802
Click For Photo Organ Blues
Click For Photo Challenger
IN-JAZ
IN-JAZ
1959
100/1001 Joe Caldwell
RITE
346*
4013
4014
Click For Photo Rollin Tears
Click For Photo Rowdy Mae
BVG
BLUES
200-300 1960 see MC 45-1
111/112 Nonnie
RITE
346
4117
4118
Click For Photo Your Tears Were For Real
Click For Photo The Lonesome Road
R&R
SAC
1960 Female Vocalist
 

Acknowledgements: Robert Dodds, Al Turner, Matt Baker, Udo Frank, Michel Proost, Robert Leszczak