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Stanley Lewis

real name Stanley Joseph Lewis

Stanley Lewis is credited on 2,285 releases across 532 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,285

Credits

532

Albums

8

Decades active

549

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Biography

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July 5, 1927 - July 15, 2018. American producer, label and record store owner, and songwriter.
Older brother of Ronnie Lewis, father of Susan Lewis and Lenny Lewis.
He opened the "Stan's Record Shop" in Shreveport, Louisiana on June 22, 1948. He set up an independent distribution network, distributing such labels as Chess (he had worked for Chess earlier), Atlantic, Checker, Specialty Records Inc., and Imperial. According to BMI he has written or co-written over 600 titles, including "Susie-Q". In 1963, he founded Jewel Records to record R&B. In the late 1960s he also founded the Ronn Records and Paula Records imprints. He sold the catalogs in 1999. Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2009.
Born July 5, 1927 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Died July 15, 2018 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

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Credited work

2,285 releases · 532 albums · active 1954–2026

  • Performance · 2,375
  • Production · 116
  • Other credits · 26

Studios: RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Bell Sound Studios · RCA's Music Center Of The World · Opry House, Austin, Texas

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