Columbia
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Headquarters: New York, NY
Founded: 1888
Founded by: Unknown
Link: Official Site
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[edit] Active Roster
- Aerosmith
- Trey Anastasio
- Beyonce
- Johnny Cash
- Destiny's Child
- Bob Dylan
- Earth Wind & Fire
- Tiffany Evans
- Herbie Hancock
- Nas
- Cheryl Lynn
- Taj Mahal
- George Michael
- Willie Nelson
- Northern State
- Dolly Parton
- Pink Floyd
- Santana
- Connie Smith
- Kate Smith
- Bruce Springsteen
- System Of A Down
- Train
- Weather Report
- Bert Williams
- Pete Yorn
[edit] Inactive Roster
- Billie Holliday
- Men At Work
- The Bangles
- Count Basie
- Jeff Beck
- Elvis Costello
- Mitch Miller
- Charles Mingus
- Thelonious Monk
- Barnes & Barnes
- Janis Joplin
- Judas Priest
- Edgar Winter
- Johnny Winter
- Andy Williams
- The Weather Girls
- Cyndi Lauper
- Muddy Waters
- Toto
- Bessie Smith
- Dinah Shore
- Wayne Shorter
- Frank Sinatra
- Simon & Garfunkel
- Ray Price
- Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
- Johnnie Ray
- Paul Revere & The Raiders
- Percy Faith
- Four Lads
- Marvin Gaye
- Crystal Gayle
- Duke Ellington
- Miles Davis
- Doris Day
- Stan Getz
[edit] Key Releases
Too Many To List
[edit] Biography
The oldest record label, Columbia started as a local company selling Edison's wax cylinders, and eventually moved into 78s. They were the first to sell two-sided records and the first to sell LPs. In 1931, they merged with EMI, but the American division was promptly sold off because of anti-trust concerns. For a while, CBS Records became the parent company, but it was soon folded back into the Columbia banner. In 1988, they were bought by Sony.
