Otis René and his brother Leon René purchased their own record plant, but when the format changed from 78 rpm to 45rpm, they could not press the new speed, and the label went out of business.
Exclusive Records was a record label established by Leon René, which existed from 1944 to 1949.
He was the son of famed American composer Leon René and is the father of Chris René, a singer and songwriter as a well as contestant on The X Factor USA.
The company was founded by songwriter Leon René, who had previously set up the pioneering independent rhythm and blues labels Exclusive and Excelsior labels in the 1940s, and then Class Records in 1951.
Lauderdale then purchased in 1950 all the master recordings by the Charles Brown-led "Johnny Moore's Three Blazers" from Leon René's Exclusive Records plus the masters by Brown's ex-wife, Mabel Scott.
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Otis René is best known as the co-author of the 1931 song "When It's Sleepy Time Down South", co-written with his brother Leon René, and Clarence Muse.
"When It's Sleepy Time Down South", also known as "Sleepy Time Down South", is a 1931 jazz song written by Clarence Muse, Leon René and Otis René.
The song was heard by the owner of Exclusive Records, Leon Rene, who wanted to record it although in live shows Liggins' performance often ran to fifteen minutes.