September 1, 2025
Discover the roots and the branches. Our new HighTone Highlights playlist brings together legendary HighTone artists alongside today’s leading voices in Americana. From the early days of the roots revival to the sounds shaping the genre now, this is essential listening.
Featuring tracks from Dave Alvin, Nanci Griffith, Robert Cray, and more, take a journey through the vast sounds of Americana—and welcome to HighTone Records.
September 3, 2025
Announcing the Vinyl Debut of Tulare Dust: A Songwriters’ Tribute to Merle Haggard
HighTone Records is proud to launch its reissue series with the first-ever vinyl pressing of TULARE DUST: A SONGWRITERS’ TRIBUTE TO MERLE HAGGARD. Originally released in 1994, this landmark collection reimagines Haggard’s songs through the… Read more
September 1, 2025
Hightone Highlights
Discover the roots and the branches. Our new HighTone Highlights playlist brings together legendary HighTone artists alongside today’s leading voices in Americana. From the early days of the roots revival to the sounds shaping the genre now… Read more
August 29, 2025
A Roots Staple Returns: HighTone Records Relaunches Under Craft Recordings
Craft Recordings proudly announces the relaunch of HighTone Records—an influential, genre-spanning label reimagined as a curated home for standout releases across the American roots music landscape. Originally founded in 1983, HighTone buil… Read more
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