# Gee Records
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{{Short description|American record label}}
'''Gee Records''' was a [New York](/source/New_York_City)–based American [record label](/source/record_label) formed as a subsidiary to Gloria Gee [George Goldner](/source/George_Goldner)'s [Tico Records](/source/Tico_Records) and [Rama Records](/source/Rama_Records) labels in [1953](/source/1953_in_music) to honor the million selling hit song "[Gee](/source/Gee_(The_Crows_song))" (1953).[{{Citation |page=138 |title=American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today |first=Jay|last=Warner |year=2006 |publisher= [Hal Leonard Corporation](/source/Hal_Leonard_Corporation) |publication-date= 2006|isbn=0634099787|accessdate= January 30, 2013 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mTM_9JTeoMIC&q=%22Gee+Records%22&pg=PA138 }}] Sometime in [1955](/source/1955_in_music) Goldner (an inveterate gambler) sold 50% of Gee to [Joe Kolsky](/source/Joe_Kolsky) who was a business partner of [Morris Levy](/source/Morris_Levy). The label is famously known for [Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers](/source/Frankie_Lymon_and_the_Teenagers), including their debut "[Why Do Fools Fall in Love](/source/Why_Do_Fools_Fall_in_Love_(song))" in 1956. Kolsky and Goldner then opened another label [Roulette Records](/source/Roulette_Records) in [1957](/source/1957_in_music) with Levy as president. A few months later, Goldner sold his shares of Roulette, Rama, Gee, and Tico to the Morris Levy Combine. Goldner then proceeded that year to open two new companies [Gone Records](/source/Gone_Records) and [End Records](/source/End_Records). Gee Records eventually became deactivated.[{{Citation |page=3 |magazine= [Billboard Music Week](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |publication-date=April 17, 1961 |issn=0006-2510|volume = 73 |issue=15 |title=Glover Named A.&R. Chief for Gee Label |date= 17 April 1961 |accessdate= January 30, 2013 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-yAEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22The+label%27s+first+release%2C+%22Heart+and+Soul%22%22&pg=PA3}}] When Gee Records was reactivated as a division of [Roulette Records](/source/Roulette_Records) by president [Morris Levy](/source/Morris_Levy) in early April 1961,[{{Cite web |title=CVINYL.COM - Label Variations: Gee Records |url=https://www.cvinyl.com/labelguides/gee.php |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=www.cvinyl.com}}] [The Cleftones](/source/The_Cleftones)' hit "[Heart and Soul](/source/Heart_and_Soul_(1961_song))" (1961) became Gee Records first release.