Friday 6 September 2013

The Major Labels

As before a list of the major labels and their artists as mentioned by Prof Covachs.

Decca (UK) - 1937 - Bill Haley, Buddy Holly

Mercury (Chicago)  - 1946 - Crew Cuts, Diamonds, Platters, Patti Page

RCA Victor (New York) - 1901 - Perry Como, Harry Belafonte, Eddy Arnold, Sam Cooke and Elvis (from Sun records)

Columbia (New York) - 1885 - Johnnie Ray, Doris Day, Johnny Mathis, Gene Autry

MGM (Los Angeles) - 1946 - Hank Williams, Conway Twitty, Connie Francis

Capitol (Los Angeles) -  1942 (taken over by EMI in 1956) - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Nat King Cole, Gene Vincent




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