Freedom Enterprise, xiv (Joe’s Records)

Identifier: DBB-ITM-02618
Source: Kendra D. Boyd, Freedom Enterprise: Black Entrepreneurship and Racial Capitalism in Detroit (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2025). Pages: xiv.
Source Type: Boyd Research Findings
Activity: music supplies
Principal: Joe’s Records
Mentions: Battle, Joe Von
Location: 3530 Hastings St
Transcript: Joe’s Records. Joe Von Battle, a migrant from Macon, Georgia,
opened this record store at 3530 Hastings Street in 1945. The
popular shop was one of the few places to buy Black music in
Detroit at that time. In addition to selling records, Von Battle
also recorded and produced music for Black artists. The business
was a vital part of Paradise Valley’s vibrant music scene before it
was displaced by the Chrysler Freeway.
Title: Freedom Enterprise, xiv (Joe’s Records)

Detroit Black Business