Sonic Records was formed in 1968 by three college students, Don Adrian Rice; Jim Linsay; and Doug Thurston at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. These students were actively involved in music and had been putting on concerts using local bands in the Western North and South Carolina area. They were working with a local group that had been into a recording studio and were looking for a way to get this recording on the radio. Sensing a need, the trio looked into pressing records and found that they could get it done. They then formed Sonic Records. Incidentally, the group that they first put out on record became know as the now world famous Marshall Tucker Band! The trio surmised that there were probably other groups that wanted to put our recordings but had no idea how to - thus Sonic Records. Eventually two other label were added - LeLonnie and Fad - this due to the increasing numbers of groups and artists that wanted their recording out.

After the group graduated from college, they each went their separate ways, Don Adrian becoming a college professor, Jim, a doctor, and Doug, a football player / coach and entrepreneur.

The labels lay dormant during the late 70's and 80's. In 1992, Doug again saw a need for the labels as there were countless bands, artist and groups wanting to record and release a product for air play and sales but not knowing how to do this, were doing inferior production and recording and were being charged exorbitant prices and not getting the service(s) which they needed and had paid for.

Sonic Records branched into the fast rising "oldies" market with addition of the legendary WOLFMAN JACK to the label. Wolfman has 2 CD/Tapes out - Wolfman Jack's Graffiti Gold Vol. #1 & 2 and another finished - “My What Big Ears You Have”. The first two projects include several Wolfman cuts , several of the radio skits that make the Wolfman Jack radio show unique and a number of the most famous songs of the age. “ My What Big Ears You Have” will have only Wolfman songs on it and features famous guest artists playing on the project such as Joe Walsh of the EAGLES and the Phil Collins Band horn section.

Sonic Records and it's subsidiary labels provide artists and bands a chance to have professional products on a recognized label. Sonic Records also provides it's artist and groups the chance to get played on the radio by distributing the products to the appropriate radio stations for air play and then promoting the product by calling the proper person to help gain air play. Sonic also places the product into it's nationwide distribution network. While Sonic Records can not guarantee air play and record sales, we can guarantee that we will do all in our power to get this.

Sonic Records was taken over Bobby and Debbie Locke after the passing of Doug Thurston in December of 2002.  Mark Coon became the Executive Producer in January 2004, and is doing some great things for Sonic Records and for the Artists.  Sonic Records will continue the high standards Doug wished.