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Warren Hildebrand started Mardi Gras Records in 1977, but his Louisiana music roots go all the way back to the 1950’s when his father Henry Hildebrand, Jr started All South Distributing (a regional record wholesaler) and Watch Records in the 1960’s.

Mardi Gras Records began with the music of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, but quickly expanded into all of the other Louisiana music genres (Cajun, Zydeco, Jazz, Gospel, Brass Bands, etc…). Over the decades Mardi Gras Records built a solid catalog of recordings by producing studio sessions and acquiring rival catalogs.