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Epic Records

Epic script logo used from late 1979 to 1991, revived in 2006.
Parent company Sony BMG
Founded 1953
Distributing label Epic Records (In the US)
Genre Various
Country of origin US
Official website Official website of Epic Records

Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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 Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group

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History

Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. This has included such notables as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Juilliard String Quartet, Antal Doráti conducting the Hague Philharmonic and George Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra. The Berlin Philharmonic (in German: Die Berliner Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. The Juilliard String Quartet is a classical music string Quartet founded in 1946 at the Juilliard School in New York WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Antal Doráti KBE ( April 9, 1906 &ndash WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> George Szell (ˈsɛl ( June 7, 1897 &ndash July The Cleveland Orchestra, located in Cleveland, Ohio is one of the major symphony Orchestras in the United States.

Ten years later, Epic earned its first gold records and developed into a formidable hit-making force in rock and roll, R&B and country music. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Among its many acts, it included Bobby Vinton, The Dave Clark Five, The Hollies, Tammy Wynette, Donovan, The Yardbirds, Lulu, and Jeff Beck. Bobby Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is an American Pop music singer The Dave Clark Five (also known as "The DC5" were an English Beat group, one of the few presenting something of a commercial threat to The Beatles The Hollies are an English Rock and roll band formed in the early 1960s. Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette ( May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter Donovan ( Donovan Phillips Leitch, born 10 May 1946 in Glasgow) is a Scottish Singer-songwriter and guitarist The Yardbirds are an English rock band noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous Guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE, (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie on 3 November 1948 in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, England) is an English Several of the British artists on the Epic roster in the 1960s were the result of Epic's distribution deal with EMI in which Epic recordings were issued by EMI on the Columbia label before the contract with EMI expired at which point CBS Records formed a British Epic Records branch to market Epic label material. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in The Columbia Graphophone Company was one of the earliest Gramophone companies in the United Kingdom. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company

Epic has a long history of many successful acts. During the late 1960s and 1970s, its success extended to include Sly & the Family Stone (66), Charlie Rich (67), Edgar Winter (70),Steve Vai (70-present), REO Speedwagon (71), Johnny Nash (72), ABBA (in the UK) (72), The Isley Brothers (73), Ted Nugent (75), Boston (76), Heart (on sister label Portrait Records) (76), and The Clash(76). The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Sly & the Family Stone is an American funk, soul and rock band from San Francisco California. Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American Country Music Singer/Musician. Edgar Holland Winter (born December 28, 1946 in Beaumont Texas) is an American musician who had significant success in the 1970s and 1980s Steven "Steve" Siro Vai (born June 6 1960 in Carle Place New York) is an American Instrumental rock Guitarist REO Speedwagon is an American rock band which grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early Johnny Nash (born John Lester Nash Jr 19 August 1940, Houston, Texas) is an African-American pop Singer-songwriter The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Isley Brothers (ˈaɪzliː are a Grammy-winning American R&B / soul group Theodore "Ted" Nugent (born December 13, 1948) (aka Boston is an American rock band from Boston Massachusetts that achieved its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s Heart is a rock band whose founding members came from the Seattle, Washington, scene but came together in Vancouver, British Columbia Portrait Records is a sister label of Epic Records. Cyndi Lauper signed to Portrait but was released via Epic For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were

In the 1980s and 1990s, Epic made stars out of the likes of Meat Loaf, Adam Ant, The Jacksons, Michael Jackson, Culture Club, Electric Light Orchestra, Ozzy Osbourne, Europe, Sade, Luther Vandross, Gloria Estefan, George Michael, and Cyndi Lauper (through the Portrait label. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27 1947 better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, is an American rock Musician Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard on 3 November 1954 is an English Musician, who gained popularity as the Lead singer of 1980s The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, and later known as The Jacksons) was an American popular music Family Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Culture Club were a Grammy Award -winning British pop group that formed in the early 1980s John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979 under See also Sade (band Helen Folasade Adu, OBE, (born 16 January 1959 better known as Sade (pronounced "shah-day" ʃɑːˈdeɪ is a Luther Ronzoni Vandross ( April 20 1951 – July 1 2005) was an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo on September 1, 1957) is a Cuban American singer and songwriter Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and ) Other successful acts included Jessica Simpson, Shakira, Fiona Apple, Jennifer Lopez (from the WORK label) and Mandy Moore. Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10 1980 is an American pop Singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2 1977 known simply as Shakira Fiona Apple (born Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart on September 13, 1977) is a Grammy-winning American Singer-songwriter. Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July Work Records (also known as WORK or The WORK Group) was a Record label run by Sony Music that was the replacement for Sony's Chaos Recordings Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore (born April 10 1984 is an American pop Singer, Songwriter, Actor, and Fashion designer

Other artists signed to Epic include Anastacia,Alexz Johnson,The Fray, Incubus, Alkaline Trio, Modest Mouse, Good Charlotte, Live, AC/DC, KISS, Duran Duran, Rage Against the Machine, Chevelle, Editors, Prong, Pearl Jam, Sara Bareilles, Lamb Of God, Suicidal Tendencies, Macy Gray, B*Witched (via Glowworm Records), Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (via Ruthless Records), Tori Amos, Nicole Bennett, FireHouse, and multiplatinum selling artist Céline Dion (on the 550 imprint). Anastacia (born Anastacia Lyn Newkirk on September 17 1968 is a Multi-platinum American singer and songwriter Alexzandra Spencer Johnson (born November 4, 1986) is a Canadian actress and singer/songwriter known for her roles in Final Destination 3 and The Fray is a Grammy Award -nominated four-piece Piano rock American band from Denver Colorado. An incubus (plural incubi) is a Demon in male form supposed to lie upon sleepers especially women in order to have Sexual intercourse with them according Alkaline Trio is a Punk rock band from Chicago, consisting of Matt Skiba on Guitar / Vocals, Dan Andriano on bass Modest Mouse are an American Alternative rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah Washington by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf Maryland that formed in 1996 Live (ˈlaɪv rhymes with "five" (also typeset as LIVE) is an American Alternative rock / Post-grunge band from York, AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Rage Against the Machine (sometimes shortened to RATM or Rage) is Chevelle is an American rock / alternative band that formed in 1995 in Grayslake Illinois. Editors are a British Indie rock band from Birmingham who formed in 2002 Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 Sara Beth Bareilles (bəˈrɛlɪs born December 7 1979 is an American Singer-songwriter and Pianist. Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band formed in 1990 in Richmond Suicidal Tendencies (also known as ST or Suicidal) is an American Hardcore punk and heavy metal band Macy Gray (born Natalie Renee McIntyre on September 6 1967; also credited as Natalie Hinds in her music is an American B*Witched was an Irish Girl group who enjoyed success in both Europe and North America between 1998 and 2000 releasing two albums and eight singles all of which Glowworm Records is a subsidiary of Epic Records. Former teen pop group B*Witched were signed to the label Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip hop group from the Glenville section of Cleveland Ohio. Ruthless Records, pronounced roofless records is an Imprint Record label formed by Gangsta rapper Eazy-E with partner Jerry Heller Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is a Pianist and Singer-songwriter of dual British and American FireHouse is an American Hard rock band formed in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1989 Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer 550 Music is a defunct Imprint of Epic Records, a Subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment.

Epic is part of the Sony BMG Music Entertainment company. Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Sony Corporation bought all of CBS's labels in 1988. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) A joint venture between its music division and BMG happened in 2004.

Legacy Recordings continues to reissue the label's classic and historical albums. Legacy Recordings is Sony Music Entertainment 's catalog division

Original Epic Records "radial sound" logo.

Classic Epic Records "radial sound" sunburst logo used in the 1960s and the early 2000s.

Epic Records logo used in the 1970s. (1980s Epic script logo was recently revived as the current logo shown above in Infobox. )

Epic Records logo used following the creation of Sony Music Entertainment in 1991

Imprint labels

Past and present imprint labels of Epic Records include:

Epic Records artists

For a list of Epic Records artists, past and present, see List of Epic Records artists. The following acts either currently record for Epic Records, or have recorded for that label in the past

Epic Records Executives

See also

External links

Charlie Walk is the loser President of Epic Records who rapes little girls with his gigantic penis 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 also
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