Jeremiah was Hoyt Axton's record label. It was run from his headquarters near Nashville and was named for the character in Axton's #1 song "Joy to the World" (written by Hoyt and made into a hit by Three Dog Night), Jeremiah the Bullfrog.

By the time Axton had set up Jeremiah, he was well known within the industry and able to recruit many country artists to appear on his work. Quite different from the early folk/blues material for Horizon, the Jeremiah sides showed Axton as a mature country artist, and some of his best work was recorded for his own label. Not all of his best sides were famous; for example, "There Stands the Glass" is probably as definitive a version of the old Webb Pierce tune as has ever been recorded, yet it is barely known at all.

The label was used primarily as a recording vehicle for Axton and members of his troupe. Jeremiah issued 19 singles and five albums, and had agreements for distribution of their product overseas. Axton made an agreement with Lake Shore Music to issue an album of his greatest hits in 1981, and Lake Shore didn't even bother to send him a copy of the album (I sent him a copy after an interview in 1983).

The first Jeremiah label, used for the first four albums, was yellow with black print. There was a green, red, and white frog logo at the top of the label, beneath which was JEREMIAH in bold block green letters in a downturning arc. All five albums issued were by Hoyt Axton himself. The final issue was in 1986, and featured a different label from the previous four (a brown label with simple graphics).



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