Fortune Records

07/07/2023

What’s your favorite Fortune record?

15/06/2023

The Hall Brothers "Lonesome Juke Box And Me" (1964 FORTUNE RECORDS - rare Detroit country! 45rpm)

Rare Detroit country cut! Fortune Records #227, 1964

12/05/2023

New ROYAL JOKERS?!

16 track album

18/01/2023

Via Johnny Powers
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Rockabilly legend, Johnny Powers. He passed in Michigan yesterday, surrounded by his family. Johnny was truly "there when it happened," picking up his first guitar at an early age and giving us that slick rockabilly beat for nearly 70 years. He said performing was "his drug" and it was the love of his fans that kept him on that stage into his 80s. Thank you all for being such great fans and making his dream come true. We would love for you to honor his memory by posting your favorite photos & stories of Johnny. And as he would say: Keep on rockin'! 🎶

22/04/2022

DR ROSS! "I Am Not Dead"

"I AM NOT DEAD" by DOCTOR ROSS THE HARMONICA BOSS! (FORTUNE RECORDS)Flint, Michigan legend! Isaiah Ross (October 21, 1925 – May 28, 1993), known as Doctor Ro...

12/06/2021

25/05/2021

Devora!

Fortune Records’ Devora Brownbiz card +1 piece of Fortune paper from the studio- Detroit doo w*p relics.

18/03/2021

Andre Williams ⭐️
(Nov. 1, 1936 – March 17, 2019)

16/01/2021

A look back at Detroit legend Andre Williams:

Going back to 1950s Detroit, there was only one R&B singer known for a “talking” style of singing, and that’s Andre Williams— aka “the Godfather of Rap.”

11/10/2020

HOUND FORTUNE SHOW TODAY! Dig the Hound live today delivering all Fortune in celebration of Mind Over Matter: The Myths and Mysteries of Fortune Records. The Hound will be spinning author Billy Miller's posthumous playlist and talking about everything related to his own love of the label and its artists and the evolution of the labelography. Billy's list was found two weeks ago among stacks of notes and scribblings with the original drafts of the manuscripts, here at HQ. The page read BILLY'S PLAYLIST-- the Hound will read the intro that Billy wrote for this perfect program. The Hound show will be followed by the all-Fortune Crashing The Party show at 5PM EDT/10PM UK/11PM EU with co-author and very special guest Michael Hurtt. Please tune in for four solid hours of Fortune Records music and gab.
Hound show 3PM EDT/8PM UK/9PM EU
Crashing show 5PM EDT/10PM UK/11PM EU
thehoundnyc.com
the book is available at kicksbooks.com
Please share! Via Miriam Linna

08/10/2020

Dig into the Fortune book!

04/10/2020

New ink on Fortune Records and the new book!

Back in 1946, Devora Brown decided to go her own way. The Detroit-based songwriter had sent multiple compositions to Tin Pan Alley producers, but never heard back from the song publisher and hitmakers in New York City.

02/10/2020

Press for the new “Mind Over Matter” book!

26/09/2020

It’s here!
http://www.nortonrecords.com/kb-mind-over-matter-the-myths-mysteries-of-detroits-fortune-records-kicks-books/

23/09/2020

Have you heard about this new book? ... "MIND OVER MATTER: The Myths & Mysteries of Detroit's Fortune Records"

Where The Loud Sound Abounds - Wild Rock N' Roll R&B and Rockabilly

20/09/2020

The baby! Raw an rare Detroit sermon
https://youtu.be/hVfJ9JjBtwM

Rev. M Larry Franklin "The Baby Of Bethlehem (pt 1 & 2)" Fortune Records #1001 Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM .....An early member of the Soul Stirrers, Rev Fr...

10/02/2020

Remembering Fortune Records superstar Nathaniel Mayer today:
Feb. 10, 1944–Nov. 1, 2008

23/01/2020

86 years ago... Remembering the late Nolan Strong, born January 22, 1934