Nighthawk Records

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St. Louis label co-founded in 1976 by Robert Schoenfeld and Leroy Jodie Pierson, which moved from blues reissues into roots reggae, recording in Kingston from 1981 with Sylvan Morris and the Roots Radics at Harry J and Aquarius studios. It released acclaimed albums by the Itals, the Gladiators, Culture and Justin Hinds, and Schoenfeld co-authored the discography 'Roots Knotty Roots'. Source note: Wikipedia (Nighthawk Records) and World Music Central.