Coral Records
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Coral Records was a subsidiary of Decca Records that was formed in 1949. Coral released music by Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, the McGuire Sisters and Teresa Brewer.<ref name="gillett">Template:Cite book</ref>
Coral issued jazz and swing music in the 1940s, but after Bob Thiele became head of the label in 1954, he produced pop and rock musicians such as Buddy Holly, Jackie Wilson, Lawrence Welk, and Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé. He also produced hit songs by his wife, Teresa Brewer.<ref name="Watrous">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Coral stopped issuing new material in 1971.<ref name="bsn">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1973, MCA amalgamated Decca, Kapp Records, and Uni Records under the single MCA Records banner, and Coral was repositioned as a mid-line and budget album reissue label in the U.S. and internationally.<ref name="Hall">Template:Cite magazine</ref> That version of Coral (MCA Coral) lasted into the 1980s. Some product from MCA's former Vocalion Records budget label was manufactured with MCA Coral labels that bore Vocalion catalog numbers and was shipped in sleeves still bearing the Vocalion trademark, presumably to cut costs.
RosterEdit
- Steve Allen
- Ames Brothers
- Louis Armstrong
- Two Ton Baker
- Kenny Bass and His Polka Poppers
- Milton Berle
- Owen Bradley
- Teresa Brewer
- Doug Bragg
- Paul Bruno
- Johnny Burnette Trio
- Champ Butler
- George Cates
- Patsy Cline
- Rosemary Clooney
- Al Cohn
- Dorothy Collins
- Don Cornell
- Eddie Costa
- Bob Crosby
- Jimmy Dorsey
- Pete Fountain
- Georgia Gibbs
- Charlie Gracie
- Lou Graham
- Buddy Greco
- Eddie Gronet and His Orchestra
- Greg Hatza
- Woody Herman
- Milt Herth
- Buddy Holly
- Will Holt
- Steve Lawrence
- Lennon Sisters
- Liberace
- McGuire Sisters
- Betty Madigan
- Peggy Mann
- Barbara McNair
- The Modernaires
- Moon Mullican
- Debbie Reynolds
- Raymond Scott
- Jack Shook
- John Serry<ref>Music Trades: "Accordion Orchestra Featured on New Coral 12" Record" Vol. 109, 1961 p. 84 John Serry on Google Books</ref>
- Frank Sorrell
- Gino Tonetti<ref name="Billboard 25 September 1965">Template:Cite book</ref>
- Tony and the Bandits
- Jackie Verdell
- The Vogues
- Romance Watson (of the Roberta Martin Singers)
- Lawrence Welk
- Paul Whiteman and his "New" Ambassador Orchestra
- Lee Wiley
- Billy Williams
Template:Div col end FRANK YORK AND HIS ORCHESTRA
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Coral Records on the Internet Archive's Great 78 Project