Anna Records

Anna Records was an independent Detroit record label established in the early 1960s by Anna Gordy Gaye and Gwen Gordy Fuqua. It was connected with Detroit’s early Black music business and with the network that later developed into the Motown organization. The label operated for a relatively short period and focused mainly on singles before its activities and parts of its music assets moved into the Motown system. Because the supplied material does not include verifiable official sources, this entry does not expand on its exact release count, full artist roster, closure date, or rights ownership.

Anna Records was an independent Detroit record label established in the early 1960s by Anna Gordy Gaye and Gwen Gordy Fuqua. Anna Gordy Gaye was Berry Gordy’s sister, while Gwen Gordy Fuqua was also part of the Gordy family network that helped develop Detroit’s music business. At the time, independent Detroit labels commonly used singles to develop and promote Black vocal and rhythm-and-blues artists. Anna Records operated in this environment and was connected to the wider business network that later developed into Motown. Its period as an independent label was relatively brief, after which its business activities and related music assets were gradually incorporated into, or handled through, the Motown system. Reliable information supplied for this entry is insufficient to confirm its complete release catalogue, exact closure year, full artist roster, or the details of rights transfers, so those points are not inferred.

• 1961

  Brand founded

  Anna Gordy Gaye and Gwen Gordy Fuqua founded Anna Records in Detroit, United States, launching an independent record distribution business.

An independent Detroit label of Black pop and rhythm-and-blues recordings in the early 1960s