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Nov 30, 2012 · The long-playing saga of Columbia Records. By Chris Richards. November 30, 2012 at 3:28 p.m. EST. Bob Dylan (left) and clarinetist and band leader Benny Goodman (center) listen to legendary record ...
- The Beginnings For Columbia Records
- Development of The LP and 45
- Mitch Miller and A Non-Rock Label
- Stereo
- The 1960s at Columbia Records
- Recording Studios
- The Clive Davis Era
- Move to Sony
- Adele, Glee, and Columbia Records Today
Columbia Records derives its name origin from the District of Columbia. It was originally the Columbia Phonograph Company and distributed Edison phonographs and recorded cylinders throughout the Washington, D.C. area. In 1894 the company ended its ties with Edison and began selling its own manufactured recordings. Columbia began selling disc record...
Columbia Records became a leader in pop music in the 1940s with the popularity of Frank Sinatra. In the 1940s Columbia Records also began experimenting with longer playing, higher fidelity discs to replace 78 rpm records. The first pop LP officially released was a reissue of Frank Sinatra's The Voice Of Frank Sinatrain 1946. The single 10 inch disc...
Singer and composer Mitch Miller was lured away from Mercury Records in 1950. He became head of Artists and Repertoire (A&R) and soon became responsible for signing key recording artists to the label. Legends such as Tony Bennett, Doris Day, Rosemary Clooney, and Johnny Mathis soon became Columbia Records stars. The label earned a reputation as the...
Columbia Records began recording music in stereo in 1956, but the first stereo LPs were not introduced until 1958. Most of the early stereo recordings were of classical music. In the summer of 1958, Columbia Records began releasing pop stereo albums. The first few were stereo versions of previously released mono recordings. In September 1958, Colum...
Mitch Miller personally disliked rock music, and he made no secret of his taste. Columbia Records did move into the growing folk music market. Bob Dylan was signed to the label and released his first album in 1962. Simon and Garfunkel was added to the artist lineup soon after. Barbra Streisandbecame a pop mainstay for the company when she was signe...
Columbia Records owned and operated some of the most respected recording studios of all time. They housed their first studio in the Woolworth Building in New York City. It opened in 1913 and was the site of the recording of some of the earliest jazz records. The Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York was nicknamed "The Church" because it originall...
Under Clive Davis, Columbia Records positioned itself as a label at the vanguard of pop and rock music. Electric Light Orchestra, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and Pink Floyd are just a few of the artists that soon became stars for Columbia Records. Bob Dylan continued to prosper, and Barbra Streisand led pop artists in the early 1970s. Clive Davi...
In 1988 the CBS Records Group which included Columbia Records was purchased by Sony. The CBS Records Group was officially renamed Columbia Records in 1991. Mariah Carey, Michael Bolton, and Will Smith are among the artists that provided hits for the label during this period.
In recent years Columbia Records has seen a resurgence as a major force in mainstream pop music. The current chairman is Rob Stringer and co-presidents are producer Rick Rubin and Steve Barnett. A major reorganization of Sony Music Entertainment in 2009 made Columbia Records one of three main labels in the conglomerate. The other two are RCA and Ep...
THE BEGINNING. Kate Field, a journalist, and W.J. McGee, an anthropologist and geologist, were among the founders of the Columbia Historical Society in 1894. The DC History Center was established in 1894 as the Columbia Historical Society by 36 men and women.
Columbia Records, is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony. It was founded in 1887, evolving from the American Graphophone Company, the successor to the Volta Graphophone Company.
Nov 30, 2012 · Columbia’s roster over the years has included many if not most of the biggest names in all genres, and “360 Sound” is bursting with gorgeous photographs, many of them rare, of Louis ...
Apr 13, 2019 · In honor of the occasion, here’s another “Inside the Archival Box” post with a look at the production of the first LP! Columbia Records released the first long-playing microgroove record, spinning at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute and holding about 23 minutes each side, in June, 1948. The 12-inch LP quickly became the standard format for ...
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