Watermelon Records

{{Infobox record label

| name = Watermelon Records

| parent = Texas Music Group/New West Records

| founded = {{start date|1989}}

| founder = John Kunz, Heinz Gessler, Robert Earl Keen

| defunct = {{end date|1998}}

| status = Defunct

| distributor = Alternative Distribution Alliance

| genre = Rock
Americana
Alternative country

| country = U.S.

| location = Austin, Texas

}}

Watermelon Records was a record label based in Austin, Texas.

History

Watermelon Records was founded in 1989 by John Kunz, Heinz Gessler, and Robert Earl Keen. Keen later sold his interest in the label.{{cite web|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/label/watermelon_records/1|title=Watermelon Records|work=Rate Your Music|accessdate=22 May 2017|author= }}

During the 1990s, Watermelon released 10-15 albums a year, mostly Americana music.{{cite news|last1=Caligiuri|first1=Jim

|title=Texas Music Group: Austin's Newest Label Rises From the Ashes of Antone's and Watermelon|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2000-09-29/78752/|accessdate=22 May 2017|work=Austin Chronicle|date=29 September 2000}}

Watermelon Records filed for bankruptcy in 1998, and its assets were sold to Texas Clef Entertainment Group, an affiliate of Antone's Records.{{cite web | url=http://stevesathersbankruptcynews.blogspot.com/2011/01/antones-records-tragedy-in-three-acts.html| title=Antone's Records: A Tragedy in Three Acts and 46 Pages | work=A Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer's Blog | accessdate=22 May 2017 | author=Steve Sather| date=26 January 2011 }}

In 2010, New West acquired the Texas Music Group, which included the Watermelon Records label.{{cite web |url=http://www.newwestrecords.com|title=About New West Records|work=New West|accessdate=22 May 2017|author= }}{{cite web |url=https://watermelonrecords.bandcamp.com|title=Watermelon Records|work=Bandcamp|accessdate=22 May 2017|author= }}

Watermelon Records

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