It recorded such
artists as Louis Brooks,
Lightnin' Slim,
Slim Harpo,
Roscoe Shelton,
Lazy Lester, the Kelly Brothers,
Lonesome Sundown,
Silas Hogan,
Arthur Gunter,
Marion James,
Carol Fran,
Warren Storm,
Tabby Thomas,
Guitar Gable, and a spoken word sermon by
Martin Luther King Jr. Arthur Gunter recorded an
answer song to
Eddy Arnold's
country and western song, "
I Wanna Play House With You". His song, "
Baby Let's Play House", was
covered by
Elvis Presley. By 1966, the label's owner Ernie Young was old and infirm, so he sold the business and retired. In 2018, a 170-page book written by Randy Fox,
Shake Your Hips: The Excello Records Story was released, out-lining the entire history of the label. ==See also==