Editing Kapp Records (section)

==History==
* '''1954:''' Kapp Records was created by David Kapp.
* '''1955:''' Kapp Records released "[[Autumn Leaves (1945 song)|Autumn Leaves]]" played by [[Roger Williams (pianist)]] that became the number one song in America on ''Billboard'' Top 100.
* '''1960:''' Kapp Records released one of the first cover versions of songs from ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', which was running on Broadway at that time. The Pete King Chorale was featured on the album.
* '''1964:''' Kapp Records released "[[Hello, Dolly! (song)|Hello Dolly]]" sung by [[Louis Armstrong]] that became the number one song in America on ''Billboard'' Top 100, two months after [[The Beatles]]' arrived from England. The label also distributed American releases by another successful British Invasion group, [[The Searchers (band)|The Searchers]].
* '''1966:''' The record label released the [[cast recording|original cast album]] of ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'', perhaps their most successful cast album.
* '''1967''': David Kapp sold his label to MCA Inc. and it became a division of [[Uni Records]].
* '''1973:''' MCA released the last Kapp record. The catalog and artist roster was absorbed by MCA Records.
* '''2003:''' MCA Records is absorbed into [[Geffen Records]], which currently manages Kapp's pop/rock/R&B catalogs. The country, jazz, and musical theatre catalogs are now managed by MCA Nashville Records, [[GRP Records]], and [[Decca Broadway]], respectively. Decca Broadway released a remastered version of the ''Man of La Mancha'' original cast album in 2001.