| Curb Records | |
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| Founded | 1973 |
| Founder | Mike Curb |
| Genre | country, pop, gospel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Official website | http://www.curb.com |
Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb in 1973, after leaving MGM Records. Michael Curb (born December 24, 1944, in Savannah Georgia) is an American Musician, Record company executive race car The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Michael Curb (born December 24, 1944, in Savannah Georgia) is an American Musician, Record company executive race car Events 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 MGM Records was a Record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film studio in 1946 Curb Records' first national success was the release (through Warner Bros. Records) of The Four Seasons comeback album, Who Loves You, and the singles that came from it in late 1975-early 1976. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. The Four Seasons (known off and on since 1967 as Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons - although not shown that way on any of their hit records is an American This article refers to the album by The Four Seasons. For the article about the album's title song see Who Loves You (song.
Currently, Curb's roster includes several country music artists, such as Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Hank Williams, Jr., Jo Dee Messina and Rodney Atkins. Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country Singer and actor LeAnn Rimes (born Margaret LeAnn Rimes August 28, 1982 in Pearl Mississippi) is an American Country pop Singer Hank Williams Jr, (born Randall Hank Williams, May 26, 1949) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Musician Rodney Allan Atkins (born March 28, 1969, in Knoxville Tennessee) is an American Country music artist
In late 2002 Curb Records also acquired a stake in Word Records from then-owners Time Warner. Word Records is a Christian Record label based in Nashville Tennessee. Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. Curb still holds stake in Word even though Time Warner's stake was sold to newly formed spin-off Warner Music Group in 2004. Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal
2006 GMA Music Award Female Vocalist of the Year Natalie Grant is signed to Curb Records. The Gospel Music Association (GMA Dove Awards were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in Christian music Natalie Grant (born on December 21 1971 in Seattle Washington) is a singer-songwriter in the area of Contemporary Christian music. Former American Idol Kimberley Locke is also a member of the Curb roster. American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition Kimberley Dawn Locke (born January 3 1978 in Hartsville, Tennessee) is an American Adult contemporary pop
In 2006 Curb launched a sister imprint, Bruc Records, the name of which is an acronym for "Blues, Rock, Urban, Country" (the name is also "Curb" spelled backwards). This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 2006. Bruc Records is a Record label that is a division of Curb Records, but targeted for a wider range of artist Hank III's third studio release, Straight to Hell, was the first album to be released on the new imprint. Straight to Hell is the third studio album by outlaw country/punk artist Hank Williams III.
Curb Records supports charitable programs through the Mike Curb Family Foundation. Some of the supported programs include; the Mike Curb Family Welcome Center at Second Harvest, Curb Youth Symphony, Curb Young Musicians Competition, Curb Concerto Competition, Curb Family Music Education Center at the Nashville Symphony, and the Nashville Alliance For Public Education.
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Curb Records - Europe
In the United Kingdom, Curb artists (apart from those sub-licenced to majors) are eligible for the UK 'independent' charts as the label goes by Proper Distribution. In January 2006, Curb scored a top ten hit with Brian Kennedy and Peter Corry's 'Tribute to George Best', an EP featuring recordings of You Raise Me Up amongst others. Brian Edward Patrick Kennedy (born October 12 1966) is a Northern Irish Singer-songwriter and Author, known for his Ballads Peter Corry (born Peter Andrew Corry, 1966 Belfast, Northern Ireland) performed as Dean Martin in The Rat Pack, stared in George Best (22 May 1946 &ndash 25 November 2005 was a Northern Irish professional football player best known for his years with Manchester United. "You Raise Me Up" is a popular song in the inspirational mould
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References
http://www.mikecurbfamilyfoundation.com/
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See also Curb Records The following is a list of acts who have recorded either on Curb Records, Bruc Records, Asylum-Curb or Word Records This is a list of notable Record labels Due to the large number of entries the list has been divided by the first character of the label's name See alsoDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic