Columbia Records

Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. Columbia was originally the local company distributing and selling Edison phonographs and phonograph cylinders in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Delaware. As was the custom of some of the regional phonograph companies, Columbia produced many commercial cylinder recordings of its own. Columbia severed its ties to Edison and the North American Phonograph Company in 1893, and thereafter sold ...

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• Columbia Records - Columbia artists
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Above is the album by Mad Season, released March 15, 1995 on Columbia Records. Above album - Track List. "Wake Up" - 7:38 "X-Ray Mind" - 5:12 "River of Deceit" - 5:04 "I'm Above" - 5:44 "Artificial Red" - 6:16 "Lifeless Dead" - 4:29 "I Don't Know Anything" - 5:01 "Long Gone Day" - 4:52 "November Hotel" - 7:08 "All Alone" - 4:12 Above album - Personnel. Layne ...

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Edwin LeMar Cole, known as Buddy Cole (born December 15, 1916 in Irving, Illinois, died November 5, 1964), was a jazz pianist and orchestra leader. He played behind a number of pop singers, including Rosemary Clooney, Jill Corey, and The Four Lads, who recorded for Columbia Records. Buddy Cole started his musical life in the theater playing between movies. He moved to Hollywood and played with a couple of bands before becoming a studio musician. He played piano for Bing Crosby for a number of years and also toured with R ...

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Parton's initial success came as a songwriter, with her songs being covered by Kitty Wells, Hank Williams, Jr., Skeeter Davis, and a number of others. She signed with Monument Records in late 1965, where she was initially pitched as a bubblegum pop singer, resulting in just one chart single, "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby," which went to No. 108 pop in 1965. After a series of additional pop singles that failed to chart, label executives decided to allow her to sing country music after the success of her composition "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" a ...

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Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton - Early career, Dolly Parton - Breakout, Dolly Parton - Business, Dolly Parton - In Concert, Dolly Parton - Honors, Dolly Parton - Hit singles top 40 pop/top 10 country, Dolly Parton - Charting albums, Dolly Parton - Filmography, Dolly Parton - TV filmography, Dolly Parton - TV series, Dolly Parton - TV guest appearances, Dolly Parton - TV music & variety series, Dolly Parton - TV specials, Dolly Parton - Documentaries, Dolly Parton - Trivia

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CBS - Early years. CBS can trace its origins to the creation, in 1927 of the "United Independent Broadcasters" network. Begun by New York talent agent Arthur Judson, it went on the air in October of that year with 47 affiliates. The first year was a struggle, and United soon looked for additional investors; the Columbia Phonographic Manufacturing Company (also owners of Columbia Records), rescued the company in 1928, and as a result, the network was renamed "Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System." Later in 19 ...

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CBS, CBS - History, CBS - Early years, CBS - The Television Years: Expansion and growth, CBS - New owners, CBS - Some criticisms, CBS - The Eye Device, CBS - Notes on sources

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Barbra Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an iconic Jewish American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, and film producer and director. She has won multiple Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, and Emmy Awards. Including a special Tony Award, she is one of the few people to have won all four awards. She is also a liberal Democratic Party political activist. Barbra Streisand - Early years. She was born Barbara Joan Streisand in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York then moved to another are ...

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• Barbra Streisand - Early singing theater and television career
• Barbra Streisand - Singing career
• Barbra Streisand - Film career
• Barbra Streisand - Persona
• Barbra Streisand - Awards
• Barbra Streisand - Performances on Broadway
• Barbra Streisand - Television Specials
• Barbra Streisand - Filmography
• Barbra Streisand - Discography
• Barbra Streisand - Albums
• Barbra Streisand - Singles and US Hot 100 placings

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The Beastie Boys are an American hip-hop music group from New York City (Brooklyn and Manhattan). The main members are Mike D (real name Michael Diamond), MCA (Adam Yauch) and Ad-rock (Adam Horovitz). The Beastie Boys were the first successful white rap band, and one of the few acts from the early days of hip-hop that still enjoy major success. Their rock and punk-influenced rap has had significant impact on artists both in and outside the hip-hop scene. Beastie Boys - The early days. The Beastie Boy ...

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• Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill - 1984-1987
• Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique / Check Your Head - 1988-1992
• Beastie Boys - Ill Communication - 1993-1997
• Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty - 1998-2001
• Beastie Boys - To the 5 Boroughs - 2002-present
• Beastie Boys - Influence
• Beastie Boys - Cultural References
• Beastie Boys - Band members
• Beastie Boys - Media
• Beastie Boys - Discography
• Beastie Boys - Hit singles

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Babatunde Olatunji (April 7, 1927 - April 6, 2003) was a Nigerian drummer. Born in the village of Ajido, Nigeria, a member of the Yoruba people, Olatunji was introduced to traditional African music at an early age. He read in Reader's Digest magazine about the Rotary International Foundation's scholarship programme, and applied for it. He came to the United States of America on the Rotary scholarship in 1950 a ...

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Formed by children of immigrants from the Caribbean in West London in 1975, British reggae group Aswad ("Black" in arabic) is a reggae group who is noted for adding strong R&B and soul influences to the reggae sound. Among Aswad's catalogue of hits is the classic Don't Turn Around, which has been covered by artists such as Ace of Base and a reggae flavored rendition of Best of My Love, ...

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Attitude is the last single by Suede, released on October 6, 2003 on Columbia Records. The single was a fitting end for the band, as it was a great comeback following the disappointing singles from A New Morning. The video for the title song was directed by Lindy Heymann, and features actor John Hurt performing the song in drag. There is one version that also features Brett Anderson in the video. Attitude single - Single track listings. Attitude single - CD1.

Big Bill Broonzy (1893 or 1898-1958) was a prolific United States composer, recorder and performer of blues songs. Born in Mississippi, he arrived in Chicago in 1924, where he met Papa Charlie Jackson, who taught him to play guitar (Broonzy had previously been a fiddler). Broonzy first recorded as a self-accompanied singer in 1929, and continued to record in that style. Around 1936, he became one of the first blues singers to use a small instrumental group, including "traps" (drums) and acoustic bass as well as one or more melody inst ...

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Blind is an album by Corrosion of Conformity. It was released in 1991 on Combat Records. This was the only COC album with Karl Agell and Phil Swisher. This is also their third album as Technocracy is an EP. Blind was re-released on Columbia Records in 1995 with three additional songs. Blind Corrosion of Conformity album - Track listing. "These Shrouded Temples..." "Damned for All Time" "Dance of the Dead" "Buried" "Break the Circl ...

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• Blind Corrosion of Conformity album - Bonus songs on Columbia re-release
• Blind Corrosion of Conformity album - Personnel

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Bob Johnston (born 1933 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a noted record producer, best known for his work with Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Willie Nelson and many Nashville recording artists, as well as Simon and Garfunkel. Johnston worked briefly as a staff producer for Kapp Records, then for Columbia Records where he was assigned to work with Dylan. Their first album together was Highway 61 Revisited. After a couple years in New York, Johnston worked in Nashville, Tennessee for Columbia, then became an independent producer, most successfully with Lindisfarne on Fog on the Tyne ...

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Bob Dylan is the eponymous debut from American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. It was released on March 19, 1962 on Columbia Records, when Dylan was 20 years old. It was produced by Columbia's legendary talent scount John H. Hammond, who signed Dylan to the label. Bob Dylan album - The Recording Sessions. Dylan met John Hammond at a rehearsal session for Carolyn Hester on September 14, 1961, at the apartment shared by Hester and her then-husband, Richard Fariña. Hester had invited Dylan to the session ...

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• Bob Dylan album - The Recording Sessions
• Bob Dylan album - The Songs
• Bob Dylan album - Outtakes
• Bob Dylan album - Aftermath
• Bob Dylan album - Track listing

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Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an iconic American gospel, soul and R&B singer born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. On January 3, 1987 she became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Many have called her "The Queen Of Soul" and "Lady Soul". She is renowned for her soul and R&B recordings but is also adept at jazz, rock, blues, pop, gospel, and even opera. She is generally regarded as one of the best vocalists ever by such industry publications/media outlets ...

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• Aretha Franklin - Biography
• Aretha Franklin - Interesting facts
• Aretha Franklin - Albums
• Aretha Franklin - Filmography

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Rainbow is the ninth album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, released in the United States by Columbia Records on November 2, 1999 (see 1999 in music). It was certified three times platinum by the RIAA, and sold nearly twelve million copies worldwide. Rainbow is a collaboration-heavy album that found Carey co-operating with a wide range of producers and artists that dominated the mu ...

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• Rainbow Mariah Carey album - Track listing
• Rainbow Mariah Carey album - Charts

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William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949, Bronx, NY) better known as Billy Joel, is a pianist, singer and songwriter. He recorded a staggering amount of pop music hits from 1973 (beginning with the single "Piano Man") to his retirement from the genre in 1993. Joel could be considered, with Elton John, as being the father of piano rock. He has sold well over 100 million albums worldwide and is the sixth best selling artist in the United States. Joel's induction into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame (Class of 1992), and the Rock and Ro ...

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• Billy Joel - Early Years
• Billy Joel - Early albums 1970–1976
• Billy Joel - Becoming a superstar 1977–1981
• Billy Joel - Building on success 1982–1986
• Billy Joel - The Russia period 1987–1989
• Billy Joel - Later albums 1989–1994
• Billy Joel - Semi-retirement 1994–present
• Billy Joel - Songwriting
• Billy Joel - Influences
• Billy Joel - Marriages
• Billy Joel - Alcohol problems
• Billy Joel - Master Classes
• Billy Joel - Discography
• Billy Joel - Albums
• Billy Joel - Hit singles
• Billy Joel - Credits on Broadway

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Aerosmith is a long-running U.S. classic rock band, originally formed in Boston, Massachusetts in the early 1970s. It enjoyed major popularity in the mid-1970s, but fell into decline and into temporary disunion. Nevertheless, they would go on to enjoy a later resurgence in popularity starting in the late 1980s and continuing, at various levels, through the early to mid 2000s. Aerosmith - History. Aerosmith - 1969. Steven Tyler, the lead vocalist for Aerosmith, was ...

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• Aerosmith - 1969
• Aerosmith - 1970s
• Aerosmith - 1980s
• Aerosmith - 1990s
• Aerosmith - 2000s
• Aerosmith - Current Line-Up
• Aerosmith - Former members
• Aerosmith - Discography
• Aerosmith - Studio albums
• Aerosmith - Live albums
• Aerosmith - Compilations
• Aerosmith - Hit singles
• Aerosmith - Aerosmith and Arrowsmith
• Aerosmith - Miscellaneous

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See also: 1963 in music, other events of 1964, 1965 in music, 1960s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1964 in music - Events. January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television. January 3 - Footage of the Beatles performing a concert in Bournemouth, England is shown on The Jack Paar Show. January 15 - Vee Jay Records files a lawsuit against Capitol Records and Swan Records over manufacturing and distribution rights to Beatles albums. On April 9, Capitol Rec ...

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• 1964 in music - Events
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• 1964 in music - Top hits on record
• 1964 in music - Published popular music
• 1964 in music - Classical music
• 1964 in music - Opera
• 1964 in music - Musical theater
• 1964 in music - Musical films
• 1964 in music - Births
• 1964 in music - Deaths
• 1964 in music - Awards
• 1964 in music - Grammy Awards
• 1964 in music - Eurovision Song Contest

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See also: 1972 in music, other events of 1973, 1974 in music, 1970s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1973 in music - Events. 1973 in music - January-February. January 9 - Mick Jagger's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust, putting an abrupt end to The Rolling Stones' plans to tour the Orient. January 14 - Elvis Presley's Aloha From Hawaii television special is seen around the world by more than 1 billion viewersIncluding:

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• 1973 in music - May-July
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• 1973 in music - Classical music
• 1973 in music - Opera
• 1973 in music - Musical theater
• 1973 in music - Musical films
• 1973 in music - Births
• 1973 in music - Deaths
• 1973 in music - Awards
• 1973 in music - Grammy Awards
• 1973 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 1973 in music - Eurovision Song Contest

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