Jewel / Teen / Log Cabin / RYE / Gem

Jewel was a house label for recordings done at Rusty York's studio in Mt. Healty, a suburb of Cincinnati. Jewel was the primary label, but several subsidiary names were used like Teen (for the teen garage bands) and Log Cabin (for country, although most of the Jewel records were country). Jewel records used several numbering systems but the primary ones were the 700 series and the early 900 series. There are many overlapping numbering systems, which are detailed below. In 1975 the numbering changed so the year (75, 76, etc) became the first two digits of the numbers. There is no connection between this Jewel and the New Orleans based label (which was primarily soul) that used a nearly identical 700 numbering, long a source of confusion for discographers.

Jewel started out with a 100 series, a 400 series, and a 600 series, all of which were concentrated around Cincinnati’s country and country gospel musicians, and almost all the records were cut by a rotating group of singers and pickers, including Rusty.

In 1965 the first real custom records were released on the 900 series. Records in this series were issued on Jewel, Teen, Log Cabin, and a couple one-off names. The last known record in this series is #930.

The Jewel 700 series was started in 1966 with a release by Rusty, a remake of his famous remake “Sugaree”. The 700 series skips ahead to 731, which seems to continue from 930 (30 -> 31). This series runs until mid 1969. A couple numbers are reused – one of which has the notation of ‘Gospel series’. The other duplicate numbers seem to be along those lines, although many of the main series were also gospel records. This series ends at 799 in February, 1969.

Sometime around the spring of 1969 the Jewel operation was reorganized with outside investors buying a share of the business and the facilities getting an upgrade, mainly for stereo recordings. A second 700 numbering sequence was either started, or carried over from the ‘gospel’ 700 series mentioned above. The first known record in this sequence is 781 from March of 1969. This carries up to 800. The next known record is numbered 881. Both these records were pressed in Jan ’70 so there is no gap of 80 releases, it looks like they just took 800 and made it into 880 then added 1 for the next record. Around April, 1970, some records were issued as stereo and noted with a letter ‘S’ prefix to the number series which continued. After one or a couple “S-“ releases the S became a ‘5’, probably just an error in reading the documents by the label printer. A few months later all the Jewel records were stereo releases so the S/5 prefix was dropped. This series rolled into the 900s, and 1000s. The last known number for this series is 1077, which is either the last one or very close to last as it has a December 1974 date. During this series a few releases used the RYE label (Rusty York Enterprises), probably as a distinction as a record that had some promotion behind it. Another label name, Gem was used as well. I figure you get how that label name came about.

At the start of 1975, as mentioned above, the numbering system changed to having the first two digits as the year (starting with 75) and the last two digits incrementing for each release during the year, starting at 01. Some custom label names were used, but all the custom records have Jewel references, the Rite pressing account or the publishing.

Jewel remained active into the 1990s, in terms of releasing records. The operation was finally sold off in 2009.

100	B B. Brown	When You Lose the One You Love / Open Up Your Heart
112	Rusty and Harlene	Barbara Allen / Nine Pound Hammer
304	J. D. Jarvis	I Don’t Want To Miss Heaven ; When The Angels Carry Me Home / River Of Death ; Nites In Molites
401	the Upchurch Brothers / Terry Upchurch and the Upchurch Brothers	Counting My Blessings ; When Jesus Calls ; There Are No Shortcuts / The Day My Daddy Prayed ; I'm Gonna Walk With Jesus ; Everybody Will Be Happy
402	Rusty York and the KY Mtn Boys	If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again ; Where Could I Go ; Drifting Too Far From The Shore / Where the Soul Never Dies ; Shake Hands With Mother Again ; Walking My Lord Up Calvary Hill
403	Ted Mullins / Esco Hankins and Jackie	Beyond The Blue Skies ; I'm Homeward Bound ; Where Jesus Lives / Mother Sleeps In A Lonely Grave ; Heaven Will Surely be Worth It All ; Looking Through The Window Of Heaven
404	Dan Johnson	It Was For You / Walk Careful
405	Earl McCullah and the Happy Mountain Boys	Abide In The Ship ; Run Unto The Cross / Get True Religion ; Will You Miss Out In Heaven
406	Gene New and the Harmony Gospel Singers	Every Hour Of Every Day ; Feeling Mighty Fine / Heaven ; I'll Have A New Life
407	Pete and Don and the Cumberland Mountain Boys	Will There Be Doves To Mourn In Heaven ; Little Graveyard / Get Right With Jesus ; Lay Me Down By Mom And Dad
408	Sharon Lee	You Won't Die From a Broken Heart / Rockin' and Washing Sue	CP-7089/90
400	Roy Shepherd and the Tri State Singers	When Paul and Silas Were In Jail ; In My New Home ; Between Two Theives / The Old Brush Arbor ; Angels Carry Me Home ; I’ll Fly Away	1966
600	J. D. Jarvis and the Rocky Mt. Boys	There's Trouble in the Land; Walking the King's Highway; Go Feed My Sheep / Take Your Shoes Off Moses; Jesus of Nazareth; There Ain't no Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down (sung by Rev. John Carter)	R-15123/4
601	Upchurch Family featuring Paul Thompson, guitarist	Big Black Book ; I Am Resolved ; Unwanted Saviour / There’s A Leak (In This Old Building) ; Just A Closer Walk With Thee ; If Jesus Came To Your House	R-15531/2
603	Esco Hankins and Jackie / Ted Mullins	Angel Band ; River Of Jordan ; Roses Will Not Fade Up There / Gotta Be A Christian ; Gonna Walk Right In And Shout ; The Light Of The Lord	R-15861/2
700	Rusty York	Sugaree '66 / Sing The Girls A Song, Bill
701	Benny Cook	Purple Heart / Moon on the Silver Saddle
731	Lois Kaye	That’s My Man / I Don’t Always Cry	1967
732	Merle and Daphne Gabbard	I’m Ready To Go ; I Cannot Find The Way Alone ; My Feet Are On Solid Ground / That Beautiful Home ; Death’s Cheating Line ; He’ll Be There	1967
735	Bluegrass Gospel Travelers	I Can Hear The Angels Singing ; Our Boys In Viet Nam / Sing About Jesus ; Excuses	1967
736	J. R. Murrell and the Boys	I’m Glad That I’ve Known You / Falling Rain Blues	1967
737	Nancy Gray	Married On The Weekend / My Heart Can’t Be Mended	1967
738	Richie Nashville	Purple Heart / These Foolish Tears	1967
739	Mary Blevins	The Kind Of Love I Know / Burning Bridges	1967
740	Forest and Jean Combs	The Funeral (Recitation) ; Sing, Sing, Sing / Trouble In The Amen Corner (Recitation) ; I Saw The Light	1967
741	Elbert Herald	Wandering Soul ; Take Up The Cross / The Light At The River ; By The Side Of The Road	1967
742	Eddy Hope	I'll Take All the Bad Times / You Tear Me Up	1967
743	Pete Nantz with the Travelers Quartet	With His Hands on My Shoulder; I Want to Walk as Close as I Possibly Can; Satisfied / I Don't Know Who Holds Tomorrow; The Battle of Jerrico; Won't You Turn From Your Sins (PS)	1967
(Old Timer) 744	Chuck and Lottie Silvey	My World Ended Today / Have You Ever Been Confused	1967
745	Friendship Trio	Prisoner Of Sin ; Mother’s Footsteps / Let Me Walk With You Jesus ; Home In The Rock	1967
746	Bill Neat and the Nightriders	Be My Baby / Don’t Let Me Stay	1967
747	Minnfee Skaggs	Feeling Single, Seeing Double / God Gave You to Me	1967
748	Steve Amm	Hello Mom / Heartbreak Avenue	1967
749	Bob McCarty	Jungle Winds / Soft, Sweet, and Tender	1967
750	Debbie Mingua	Look What You’re Doing / The Way That You’re Living	1967
751	J.D. Jarvis	Lonesome Valley / My Life Down Here	R-19909/10
752	J.D. Jarvis	Six Hours On the Cross / Started For the Kingdom	R-19911/2
753	Pete Nantz with the Travelers Quartet	Lost Highway ; Wake Me Where It’s Over / Taller Than Trees ; I’m His And He’s Mine	1967
755	Dumpy Rice	Teacha / A Law Against You	1967
756	Arlis J. White	Dark Hollow / I'm A Lot More Lonesome	1967
757	Dennis Hensley	Telling My Troubles ; Wayfaring Stranger / Childhood Memories ; Jordon (PS)	1967
758	the Far-A-Way	What Would I Do / Copper Penny	1967
759	Joey Isaacs	Only Once More / Driving A Diesel	1967
760	Tommy Emerson	The Love You Save / Let's Turn Back The Year	1967
762	Jimmie Skinner	Goodtime Woman / The World In My Pocket	1967
762 (G)	Wilson Mays, Jr.	He’s Sweet I Know ; I’m His and He is Mine / Homesick For Heaven ; Wait For An Answer	1967
763	Benny Cook and the Hardtimes	Bargain Day / Angel Judy	1967
765	Chick Morris	Sweet Little Roses / If It's Wrong to Love You	1967
766	the Gibson Brothers	Tom Dooley / I Wish You Knew	1967
768	Eddy Moore	The Crime I Didn't Do / Don't Bother Me	1967
769	Eddy Hope	The Man in the Moon / You Won't See Me Cry	1967
770	Nancy Gray	Who Do You Think You're Fooling / Someone To Take Your Place	1967
771	Linda Webb	A Lonely Soul / Running Around On Me Blues	1967
772	Linda Day	Meditation On Life / The Contrast	1967
773	the Reflections	Love Is a Beautiful Thing / Shotgun	1968
774	Rachel Wright and the Galilean Trio	The Third Man ; The Old Country Church / There’s Nothing My God Can’t Do / I See A Bridge	Apr ‘68
775	Eddie Hope and the Hopeless Kids	The Story Of Bonnie And Clyde / Stop The World And Let Me Off	Apr ‘68
777	J. B. Gibson and the Acorn Sisters	Rockabye Baby Blues / A Wedding Should Be Sacred	May ‘68
779	J. D. Jarvis	Our Boys In Vietnam / I Know My Lord Is Gonna Lead Me Out (PS)	July ‘68
780	Terry Loop	Pastime Girl / We Are Prisoners Of Love	July ‘68
781	Cliff Ratliff	Come To Our Wedding / Memories Between Us	Mar ‘69
782	Jack Sanderson	The Fool That I Am / Where Does Love Go When It’s Gone	Aug ‘68
783	the Edettes with the Famosas	A Change in You / In Misery	May '68
783	Master Sgt. Bill Smith	The Soldier’s Alphabet / Deck Of Cards	Sept ‘69
785	the Aftones	Love Like the Love of God / That's Enough	May '68
786	the Fabulous Fish	(Baby You Can) Scratch My Egg / Heat	Oct '68
786	Sharon Lee and the Moonrockers	My Love Has Turned To Hate / Look At Us Now	June ‘69
787	Utah Feltner	Down in the Willow Garden / Don't Think Twice	Oct '68
788	Millie Elking and Jim Brown	Answer Me / I Don’t Always Cry	Oct ‘68
789	Daryl Ward	Yum Yum Blues / My Baby's Not Here In Town Tonight	July '69
791	Don Youngblood	Keeping Blue / Big Wheels	Nov '68
791	Doug Faiella	It's So Nice / The Satin On My Blanket	Aug '69
792	Don Youngblood	Bright Christmas Trees / A Day To Remember	Nov ‘68
792	Ken Cross	One More Valley / Wasted Years	Aug ‘69
793	Don Youngblood and the Aladdins	Window Pane / Big Big World	Nov ‘68
795	Charlie Stewart and Lee Peace	Funny Book Love - In / Two People In Love	Dec. '68
795	Jerry Lowe and the Imperials	Ice Man / That's Not What He's Got on His Mind	Sept '69
796	Johnny Canfield	My Sad Time Of Year / Give Me A Chance	Dec ‘68
797	the Funnie Papers	Run-Away / Konk-Chita	Nov '69
798	the Funnie Papers	Windy Alley / Why Am I Looking For You	Nov '69
798	Doug Lyons	I Don’t Drink Because I Like It / Soldiers Dream	Dec ‘69
799	the Patriots	No More / I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better	Feb '69
799	the Soul Medics	Wrap It Up / Danny Boy	Dec '69
800	Billy, Bobby, and the Russell Brothers	Young And In Love / These Old Prison Bars	Jan '70
881	The Country Four	Up, Up, Up and Down, Down, Down / I Don’t Believe You Believe Me	Jan ‘70
882	Jim Paul and the Country Gems	You Must Get Around / I’m A Loser	Jan ‘70
883	the Four Corners	Mad About the Girl / Don't Send Me Away	Jan '70
884	Acapulco Gold	Your Song / Buffalo Boatman	Feb ‘70
887	Lee Wilson	Goodtime Woman / When My Blue Eyes Stop Crying Over You	Mar ‘70
888	Jerry Lowe and the Imperials	I’m Gonna Break Every Heart I Can / Pretty One	April ‘70
889	Eastland Blues Band	Wake Me Up At Five In The Morning / Stormy Monday Blues	April ‘70
890	Sadie Temple	I Was All Your Woman / I Want to Hold My Man	April '70
S-892	Ron And the Ohio Country Boys	It Takes A Man / My Norma Jean	April ‘70
5893	Kenny Felts	Old Shep / Silver Haired Daddy	May ‘70
5894	Walt Cook	Goodbye Cleveland / Mama Can’t Sleep	April ‘70
5895	Eddie Lee and the Country Gentlemen	You Are A Dreamer / I Get So Lonely	April ‘70
897	Tammy Oliver	Jesus Is Coming ; Precious Mother / Sorry, I Never Knew You ; Had It Not Been	May ‘70
5899	Johnnie And Lee	Thank God For The U.S.A. ; Pitfall / He’ll Be My King ; If Today Was The Day	May ‘70
900	Cliff Ratliff	A Preacher Visits Hell / You Can’t Take It With You	June ‘70
5901	Jim Vowell	You Won’t See Me Cry / A Jug Of Wine, A Jukebox, and Me	June ‘70
902	The Whitter Duet Delmar and Laverne	He Really Cares ; Too Much To Gain To Lose / What Heaven Means To Me ; Drinking From The Fountain (Down In The Valley)	June ‘70
5903	Johnny Schrock	When The Sun Refused To Shine ; Steal Away And Pray / Avenue Of Prayer ; Bring It To Jesus	June '70
909	the Sundials (featuring Rex and Brenda)	All I Wanted / Gone, Yes, Gone	Sept '70
910	Daryl Ward	Why Don't You Be Good and Stop Teasing Me / I Want To Tell Her I Love Her (Every Time She Walks By)	Sept '70
911	Joe Lewis	Black Or White? / Off My Mind	Oct ‘70
912	Marge	Put Your Foot Down / Be True To Me Darling	Jan ‘71
913	Don And Juanita Adams	I Made A Bad Girl (Of My Faithful Loving Wife) / I Wonder If	Jan ‘71
918	Jimmy Phair	I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home / Your Life Is One Bad Habit	Jan '71
920	Beechwood Farm	Everlovin' Woman ; Blinded Child / Green Fog ; Are You	Jan '71
923	the Fabulous Originals	It Ain't Fair, but It's Fun (Part 1) / It Ain't Fair, but It's Fun (Part 2)	Feb '71
926	Charlie Howard and the Country Revue	Long Black Limousine / Be Mine For Tonight	Feb '71
928	Judy Jarvis	Thank You For Being My Man / He Was The World To Me	Mar ‘71
929	Russell Bros	Doin’ My Time / Stop And Go	Mar ‘71
931	Frankie Eagle	I Want To Hold My Man / A Man Times A Man	Mar ‘71
933	Gary Huber	Pretty Girl, Pretty Clothes, Pretty Sad / Pride	May ‘71
934	Marge Krehlik	Two Empty Chairs / Call On Your Savior When You’re Down	Jun ‘71
935	Jerry C. Lindsey	No One Can Cry But Me / Pardus Nardus	May ‘71
937	Load Of Rock	Cry Of Freedom / Sore Feeling	Jul '71
938	Dean Smiley	But For Now I Love You / Memphis Tennessee	Jul '71
940	Dale Miller	Mirror In Back Of The Bar / River Pend’Oreille	Jul ‘71
942	John Mullenix	I’ll Get Over You In Time / Letters Stained In Tears	Aug ‘71
944	Hazel Damron	Help Me Weather The Storm / That’s How It Really Is	Aug ‘71
953	Dale Miller	I heard Mother Pray Last Night / God's Gift	Nov '71
(Rye) 954	Albert Washington	Case Of The Blues / One More Chance	Nov ‘71
955	Barbara Jean	I'll Never Be the Girl / It's Over Now?	Nov '71
957	Cool Heat	The Other Side of Us / Life	Nov '71
958	Jerry Lindsey	Lover's Hall Of Fame / Right To My Head	Nov '71
960	Dale Miller	Potter Country USA / Forty Years	Dec ‘71
(Rye) 961	Jack Sanderson	Cajun’s Way Of Life / The One Before Me	Dec ‘71
(Rye) 965	Albert Washington	Love Is A Wonderful Thing / I Wanna Know How You Feel	Jan ‘72
966	Jim Franklin	Help Me Make It Through The Night / He’ll Have To Go	Feb ‘72
968	the Ritual	Granny Goodbox / Unseen Ritual	Feb '72
972	Jim Roundtree	Dragging 45,000 / Country Music Fan	Mar '72
974	George W. Morgan III	Altar OF Prayer / Happy Days Are Coming Soon	Apr '72
975	Joyce Sloan	The Holy Hills / God Will ; Sheltered In The Arms Of God	April ‘72
980	Dale Miller	Potter Country USA / Forty Years	Jun '72
(Rye) 982	Rusty York	Truck Drivers Blues / She Gave Her Heart To Jethro	Jun '72
988	Sweet Blindness	Trippin' / Freedom From Your Side	Aug '72
989	Sweet Blindness	America / I Threw My Whole Life Away	Aug '72
990	Gospel Beacons	Happiness / Plain and Simple Story	Aug '72
992	V. L. Durr and the Lincoln Co. Playboys	Why It's Too Late / Can I Come Back Home	Sept '72
998	Ray (Rock) Hudson and Margie Short / the Rockabillies	Let's Take The Long Way Home Tonite / Four Walls	Oct '72
1008	Bob McCarty and the Country Squires	Tomahawk / Phases	Mar ‘73
1014	Bobby Branham	No One Can Cry But Me / Where My Sweet Baby Goes	April '73
1017	Miracle Water	Red Man / Those Blues	April '73
	Bruce Andrews	Joybells / Sheltered In The Arms Of God	June '73
1024	Jim Williams	You And Only You / I Never Knew	April ‘73
1029	Mary Rose	A Good Man In Your Place / Past Time Girl	July '73
1036	Herb Brown	Here With Me / Danee Jay	Aug ‘73
1044	Milfie Kaiser	I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) / She's My Friend	Dec '73
1047	The Murphy Sisters (Linda and Kim)	When You Left / Indiana	1974
1050	Dry Ice	Don't Munkey with the Funky Skunky / Kaw-Liga	1974
(Brokun) 1052	Paul Click	Slewfoot / Come Sundown	Feb ‘74
1053	Chubby Howard and his Sho-Bud Steel	Rose City Chimes / Oklahoma Stomp	May ‘74
1056	Old KY. Ike and Grandsons Colin and Shawn	Cincinnati Hail Storm Twister / If Mother Could Live Here Again	May ‘74
1060	Anoway Smith	Play Now And Pay Later / The Lonesome Side Of Me	Jul ‘74
1062	Rose Marie Howard	The One Lost Sheep / Blessed Jesus Loves You Too	Aug ‘74
1064	Shirley Anderson	I Lost Your Love (Somewhere Along The Way) / Pick A Rose	Sept ‘74
1069	Tom Mesing	Delilah / Train Of Love	Oct '74
1071	Mad Dog	You Made Me / Rock And Roll Summer	Oct ‘74
(Gem) 1075	New Expression	We’ve Got An Understandin’ / That Foolish Game	Dec ‘74
(Gem) 1076	Chuck Robinson	Child Of Earth / Cincinnati Square	Dec ‘74
1077	Richard Messer, Greg Allen	The Beauty Of His Love / Crucifixion	Dec ‘74
(Teen) 900	the Counts	Now You're Gone / Old Man River	R-15637/8
(Log Cabin) 902	Wille Hays	My Ramblin' Heart / Soldier's Last Letter	R-15723/4
(Log Cabin) 903	Leo Gray and the Ohio Valley Playboys	After I Have / Blue Skies Over Kentucky	R-15721/2
(Log Cabin) 905	Wiley Bros	You're the Cheating Kind / Gone to be an Angel	R-16141/2
(Teen) 907	the Losers	I Told Her / Open Up Your Eyes	R-16335/6
(Waves Of Faith) 908	Evangelist Elijah H. McFarland	Be A Witness / Driftwood ; How Great Thou Art	R-17151/2
(Teen) 918	"Lil" Roger and His Fabulous Vels	Jolly Roger / Night Time	R-17185/6
920	J. D. Jarvis	God’s Not Dead ; Out In Sin / Almost Home ; Path Of Sin	R-17249/50
921	Gene Jackson	You’re Still On My Mind / Room Around The Corner	1966
922	Amon Greer	Jo Jo Rock and Roll / I Don't Want You At All	1966
929	J. R. Adkins	Where Love Is All Around / Dear Bottle	1966
930	J. D. Jarvis	He Made Me Whole / Heaven Light is Shining	R-18255/6
7501	Ronnie Whetstone and the Wonder Boys	Me And My Baby’s Goin’ Rockin’ Tonight / I’ll Just Go On Wonderin’	Jan ‘75
(Gem) 7503?	Bill and Jewel Stewart and Susan Gabbard	Jesus Put A Smile On My Face / Stroll Over Heaven	Feb ‘75
7504	Larry Childress and the No Names	Look At Your Lady / Junkyard Blues	Feb ‘75
7506	Debbie Diskete	It’s Me Again Lord / The Song Holy Angels Cannot Sing	R-34615/6
7507	Paul Williams	Lord Help Me Get My Black Lung Check / True Love	Mar ‘75
7509	Les Burkett and the Country Fugitives	Another Bridge To Burn / The Other Woman	R-34761/2
(Casey) 7510	T-N-T Powerhouse	Follow Your Dream / Basement Jam	R-34917/8
7518	Bonnie Crawford	Cry / Jambalaya	R-35417/8
7519	Clyde Glover	Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus / Keys To The Kingdom
7523	Lanny Rogers	Face In The Crowd / Walk Me To The Door	R-35627/8
7528	Roger Nash and the Southern Breeze	Let Me Be The One / Take Me Home Country Roads	R-35673/4
7531	Jesse Akers and the Country Sounds	I Wanna Be Loved Look / I Don’t Know A Marie	1975
7601	Bobby Van Hook and Band	Truck Driver Stomp / Mama Luce	1976
(Starbound) 7611	Python	Disco Soul (A) / Disco Soul (B)	1976

The 58xx,59xx were supposed to be S-8xx, S-9xx, for stereo records. The first stereo record was corrected listed as S-892 but the S was changed to a 5, probably a misreading of the pressing order. At some point all the records were stereo so the 59xx was dropped.

#304 is a re-release of Ark 304, the stampers are the same as the Ark 45