Instant Records

Instant Records was an American independent record label based in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, which was founded in 1961 by Joe Banashak (owner of Minit Records) and Irvin Smith.{{cite book|title=Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans|author=Broven, J.|date=1988|publisher=Pelican Publishing Company|isbn=9780882894331|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BuWiDugZJNUC|page=156|accessdate=2015-05-13}} It was originally called Valiant Records until another Valiant Records threatened to sue and forced the label's renaming to Instant Records.{{cite web|url=http://redkelly.blogspot.com/2008/04/chris-kenner-i-like-it-like-that-part-2.html|title=the "B" side: Chris Kenner - I Like It Like That, Part 2 (Instant 3229)|publisher=Redkelly.blogspot.com|accessdate=2015-05-13}} The most successful artist on Instant was Chris Kenner. Several Instant recordings were distributed by Atlantic Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.bsnpubs.com/imperial/minit.html|title=Minit/Instant Album Discography|publisher=Bsnpubs.com|accessdate=2015-05-13}}

Skip Easterling's version of Willie Dixon's "I'm Your Hoochie Koochie Man" (1970) was Easterling's biggest success, but its release on Instant proved to be the finale of the label's chart career.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/skip-easterling-mn0000017099|title=Skip Easterling - Biography & History |website=AllMusic|accessdate=23 August 2017}}