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The Beginnings of a Plan
The idea for Capricorn Records started with Phil Walden when he was booking bands for high schools and colleges in and around Macon, Georgia with the help of his brother Alan Walden. The idea for starting a record company came after Phil Walden met Otis Redding, who was a vocalist for a band called Pat Tea Cake. As Redding gained more fame, he founded Redwal Music with the Walden brothers. This was one of the first integrated music publishing companies in the South. Phil Walden and Otis Redding began to make plans for a studio where local artists could records. But the plans stalled after Otis Redding’s death in 1967.

Starting Capricorn
After a couple years, Phil Walden started Capricorn Records in 1969 with the help of Jerry Wexler of Atlantic Records. Walden chose the name Capricorn because it was the zodiac sign of himself and Wexler.