Miracle Records

Miracle Records was an independent American record label, established in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1946 to record and issue rhythm and blues, jazz and gospel music.

The company was established in August 1946 by Chicago-born businessman Lee L. Egalnick (1921–2000).[http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/obits_3374317/lee-l-egalnick.html Houston Chronicle, "Obituary: Lee L. Egalnick"]. Chron.com, Accessed 19 November 2012[http://campber.people.clemson.edu/miracle.html Robert Pruter and Robert L. Campbell, Miracle Records, article and full discography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427195857/http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/miracle.html |date=2009-04-27 }}. Accessed 19 November 2012 It released records by musicians including Rudi Richardson, Memphis Slim, Sonny Thompson, Piney Brown, {{ill|Dick Davis (musician)|lt=Dick Davis|de|Dick Davis}}, Gladys Palmer, Eddie Chamblee, Al Hibbler, and Robert Anderson.

In 1948, Memphis Slim's "Messin' Around", and Sonny Thompson's "Long Gone" and "Late Freight" all made No. 1 on the US Billboard R&B chart. (known at the time as the "Race Records" chart).{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research}}

Egalnick left the label in 1950 to found Premium Records, and his associate Lew Simpkins soon followed, closing the label down.

The name was briefly used in 1961 by Motown Records{{Cite web|url=https://motownjunkies.co.uk/labels/miracle/|title=Miracle Records|website=Motownjunkies.co.uk|date=October 2, 2009|access-date=11 February 2024}} and later by unrelated record labels in Australia{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/label/44117-Miracle-Records-4|title=Miracle Records (4)|website=Discogs|access-date=25 May 2018}} and the UK{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/label/26705-Miracle-Records-2|title=Miracle Records (2)|website=Discogs|access-date=25 May 2018}} during the 1970s.