The label was established in mid-1963 by composer and bandleader, Wardell Quezergue along with music producers Clint Scott and Ulis Gaines.
[1] The name ‘’’Nola’’’ is short for New Orleans, Louisiana which is the term commonly used to describe the City.
The first record from the label that gathered attention was "It Ain't My Fault", a tune by session drummer Joe “Smokey” Johnson.
[2] The label’s biggest hit was “Barefootin’” by Robert Parker released in 1966 which climbed to No.
[4] Other artists on the label included Curley Moore (“Soul Train”), Willie Tee (“Teasin’ You”), Earl King (subsidiary label Hot Line), and Eddie Bo.