Rainbow Records
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Rainbow Records was a record label based in the United States of America in the 1920s which featured recordings of Christian gospel music, hymns, and spirituals.
Rainbow Records were made by the Rodeheaver Record Company of Chicago, Illinois, which in turn was owned by trombonist and composer Homer Rodeheaver.
Rainbow Records were standard lateral-cut "78" double-sided disc records. The audio fidelity is decidedly below average for the era, and all are acoustically recorded. Some seem to have been recorded and pressed by Gennett Records.
Note that there are two Rainbow Records. The second label was founded by my cousin Eddie Heller in New York City (Manhattan) in the 1940's and stayed in business until the mid-50's. I believe Eddie, his brother Bob and another were partners. I called Eddie 'Uncle Eddie' due to our differences in age, he being much older than I. Rainbow recorded many now-famous Latin and doo-wop groups. They also had a subsidiary label that produced Jewish or Yiddish oriented music. In the 50's Eddie Heller went on to become an A&R (Audio & Repertory) man for RCA, recording the The Twintones, two fellows from Hicksville, Long Island, NY, (The Twins on some cuts in Europe) who first recorded the song "Joanne," late made famous by The Playmates.
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Rainbow Records is also the fictional name of the record label in Dream Girls (Movie/Broadway Play)
