Fraternity Records was started in 1954 by songwriter Harry Carlson in Cincinnati, Ohio. The label had a few hits in the 1950s and 1960s by artists such as Lonnie Mack, Jimmy Dorsey or Cathy Carr, but never had a lasting impact, but the label managed to survive for decades, well into the 1980s. Shad O'Shea purchased the company from Carlson in 1975.
78rpm Fraternity Label (1950s)
first Fraternity Label (1955 - 1958)
second Fraternity Label (1958 - 1959)
third Fraternity Label (1960 - 1962)
fourth Fraternity Label (1960s)
fifth Fraternity Label (1960s)
sixth Fraternity Label (1960s)