In 1963, Hi Hat Dance Records premiered. Joining Hi Hat Records in 1965, Ernie Kinney would go on to record 130 vocals on the label. In 1976, Ernie and Lani Kinney acquired Hi Hat Square Dance Records (the Round Dance label is split off to another owner). Under the Kinneys, additional record labels were added - Blue Ribbon Records (1976), Elk Records (1984), and DJ Records (1993). The Kinneys created the only-one-of-its-kind records with "karaoke" music on 45-RPM vinyl, with a square dance caller singing on the flip side. The Kinneys also pioneered the vocal recordings of patter for 2-couple squares. Now even groups that couldn't get a whole square could enjoy dancing to the best callers in the world. Ernie Kinney joined Callerlab in 1977, served as its Chairman from 1990-1992 and received the coveted Callerlab Gold Card from Buddy Weaver in 2010.