HighTone Records

HighTone Records was an American independent record label based in Oakland, California , United States. HighTone specialized in American roots music including, country , rockabilly , western swing , blues and gospel . The label was created by Larry Sloven and Bruce Bromberg in 1983. The label's first release that year was Bad Influence by bluesman Robert Cray . In 1984, the label released Frankie Lee 's debut album, The Ladies and the Babies . Some of the label's releases in the late 1980s featured Joe Louis Walker including Cold is the Night and The Gift.