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Word Records
Image:Label wordrecords.jpg
Parent company Word Entertainment / Warner Music Group
Founded 1951
Distributing label Word Distribution (US CBA market)
WEA (general US market, and outside the US)
Genre Gospel/Christian
Country of origin US
Official website http://www.wordrecords.com/

Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. Word Records is a Christian Record label based in Nashville Tennessee. Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth 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 It is a division of Word Entertainment (formerly known as Word Records & Music), which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records. Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal Curb Records is a Record label started by Mike Curb in 1973, after leaving MGM Records.

Word Records was founded in Waco, Texas in 1951 by Jarrell McCracken. Waco (ˈweɪkoʊ is a city in and the County seat of McLennan County, Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Events July 11 - Disc jockey and music promoter Alan Freed broadcasts his first Rhythm and blues radio programme from station WJW in The label's name is based on a recording by McCracken, the first recording by the label, of a fictitious American football match held at the "Great Stadium of Life," known as the Game of Life. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The 23-year old KWTX sportscaster in Waco, TX, read an article by Jimmy Allen, a former athlete who became a Baptist preacher, and based his recording on the article which also is called "The Game of Life". [1] The event is based on a full length match between the forces of Good and Evil with Jesus Christ and Satan coaching the two teams. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Christ is the English term for the Greek ( Khristós) meaning "the anointed " Satan, ( Standard Hebrew Satan'el, English accuser) is a term that originates from the Abrahamic faiths, being traditionally McCracken was familiar with play-by-play broadcasting, having created virtual baseball games for radio broadcast based on wire reports. McCracken originally presented his "The Game of Life" presentation on Sunday nights at various churches around the central Texas area. Everywhere he presented "The Game," he got requests for copies. Eventually, he had a short run of records pressed to offer at the churches that he visited. The fictional radio station in the recording has the call letters "WORD," so that was printed on the label of the custom record. Several months after he had begun distributing his record, a friend asked, "so when are you going to have your next release on your WORD record label?" It hadn't occurred to Jarrell that he had created a label, but he had. [2]

Subsequent records focused on other spoken word recordings, but he soon branched out into gospel music, including George Beverly Shea and Baylor Religious Hour Choir. George Beverly "Bev" Shea (born February 1, 1909) is a prominent Singer / Songwriter of Gospel music, the author of several Early employees included Kurt Kaiser and Ralph Carmichael. Kurt Kaiser, (born December 17[[ 934]] is an award winning Singer-songwriter of Contemporary Christian music and member of the Gospel Music Hall Ralph Carmichael (born 28 May 1927, Quincy, Illinois) is a Composer and Arranger of both secular pop music and Contemporary [1]

The label struggled initially, and Marvin Norcross became an equity partner early in the label's beginnings. Word was both a publishing house and a record label by the 1954. [1]

Several subsidiary labels were started over the years: Canaan Records in the sixties, Myrrh Records (1972)[3] and DaySpring Records in the seventies, Home Sweet Home Records and Rejoice Records in the eighties. Canaan Records is a Christian record label Canaan is a subsidiary of Word Entertainment. Myrrh Records, founded in 1972 by Billy Ray Hearn as a division of Word Records, was one of the United States most successful DaySpring Records was a subsidiary of Word Records which started in the 1970s and ended in the mid-1990s Artists This is a list of a few artists that have recorded on Home Sweet Home Records Chris Christian Mark Heard Rejoice Records is a Record label subsidiary of Word Records, started in the seventies. Two of these labels no longer exist today in their original form. The Myrrh Label was resurrected in 2005 as a praise and worship record label: Myrrh Worship. Myrrh Records, founded in 1972 by Billy Ray Hearn as a division of Word Records, was one of the United States most successful [3] Canaan Records was also re-opened in early 2007 with Dave Clark at the helm. Canaan Records is a Christian record label Canaan is a subsidiary of Word Entertainment. Home Sweet Home Records is still active and remains under the independent ownership of its founder Chris Christian. Artists This is a list of a few artists that have recorded on Home Sweet Home Records Chris Christian Mark Heard Chris Christian (born as Lon Christian Smith in Abilene Texas) is a Songwriter, Record producer, and a record label executive

In the 1976, McCracken sold part interest in his label to the American Broadcasting Company. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. [1] Ten years later, ABC merged with Capitol Cities, Inc. and forced McCracken out of the company. [1]

From 1984 until 1990 Word Records was distributed in the general market by A&M Records, afterwards distribution switched to Epic Records until 2002. A&M Records is an American Record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment.

In 1992, Capital Cities ABC sold Word to Thomas Nelson, Inc., and Nelson made two major changes -- developing the present swirling W logo for book products which was unveiled in 1995, and also moving its headquarters from Waco, Texas, to its present headquarters in Nashville. Thomas Nelson is a publishing firm that began in Scotland in 1798 as the namesake of its founder Nelson split the record label and book publishing arms in 1996 when the labels were sold to Gaylord Entertainment. Gaylord Entertainment Company ( operates a number of Hotel, Resort, and media companies that was built by Edward Gaylord. [4][5][6] In an agreement with Gaylord, Thomas Nelson continued to use the "Word Publishing" name for its book imprint until 2002, at which time it became "W Publishing Group" and retained the swirling W logo. A highly controversial ad campaign introduced at the CBA convention in 2002 created litigation, settled later.

After Colin Reed took over Gaylord Entertainment in 2001, the hotelier made corporate changes at the company, including the ousting of longstanding president Roland Lundy, and sold off the Word Entertainment group to then-AOL Time Warner in 2002. Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. [7] In 2002, former Atlantic Records Christian division manager Barry Landis briefly took the position of president of the label group division. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Word went through a period of restructuring, closing their Los Angeles music publishing office, absorbing Myrrh Records, Squint Entertainment, and Everland Entertainment into the Word Label Group, and reducing in-house staff. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Myrrh Records, founded in 1972 by Billy Ray Hearn as a division of Word Records, was one of the United States most successful Squint Entertainment was a Record label owned by Word Entertainment, started in 1997 and run by musician and songwriter Steve Taylor. [8] Curb Records also gained a stake in the company during this time. Curb Records is a Record label started by Mike Curb in 1973, after leaving MGM Records. In 2004, the company was sold again as part of Time Warner divestiture of its music division, selling it to a group of investors led by Edgar Bronfman to form a newly independent Warner Music Group. Edgar Bronfman may refer to Edgar Bronfman Sr (born 1929 Canadian businessman and former long-time president of the World Jewish Congress Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal

Contents

Artist Roster (Past & Present)

This is a list of artists, past and present who have recorded on Word Records over the past several decades

Hit Songs

This is a short list of some of the songs that were made hits on Word Records over the years

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Mount, Daniel J. (2005). Richard Wayne Mullins ( October 21, 1955 &ndash September 19, 1997) was an American Christian music Singer and The Imperials are a four time Grammy winning American Gospel music group and a member of the Gospel Russ Taff (born November 11, 1953) is an American Gospel singer who is originally from Farmersville, California. 4Him was a Contemporary Christian group founded in 1990 in Alabama, USA. Paul Charles Smith is a Grammy Award winning and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian Music performer and songwriter Point of Grace is a group of Christian pop music Singers and Authors This all-ladies Trio consists of Shelley Breen, Denise The Happy Goodman Family was a Southern Gospel group founded in the 1940s by Howard "Happy" Goodman The Cathedral Quartet, often known as simply The Cathedrals (or briefly for one album Bobby Clark and the Cathedral Quartet) was an American Southern gospel The LeFevres, or The Singing LeFevres, were an American Southern gospel singing group active for nearly 50 years in the middle of the twentieth century The Kingsmen were a 1960s Garage rock / Frat rock band from Portland, Oregon. The Lewis Family is a family of gospel and Bluegrass musicians from Lincolnton, Georgia. The Hoppers are a Southern Gospel group from North Carolina. The Hoppers are a family ensemble which first began performing together in 1957 Amy Lee Grant (born November 25 1960 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her Contemporary Christian Sandi Patty (born July 12, 1956 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) known as "The Voice" is an American Contemporary Christian music Sixpence None the Richer (Shorter Sixpence NTR is a Grammy -nominated American Christian pop/rock band that formed in New Braunfels Texas, eventually Michael Omartian (born November 26, 1945 in Evanston Illinois) is an Armenian-American songwriter Grammy Award -winning Keyboardist Petra was a prominent Christian rock band regarded by many as a pioneer of the Christian rock and of the Contemporary Christian music genres Michael Alfred "Mike" Warnke (born November 19, 1946, in Evansville Indiana) is a Christian evangelist and Comedian Mark Alan Lowry (born June 24, 1958) is a Christian Comedian, Songwriter, and Singer. Bryan Duncan born in 1953 started his career in 1973 with the Jesus music band Sweet Comfort Band. Wayne Watson (born 1954 is a singer-songwriter in Contemporary Christian music. For the American politician please see David D Phelps. David Phelps is an American Christian vocalist songwriter and vocal arranger who is most known Diamond Rio is an American Country music band formed in 1984 in Nashville Tennessee. Building 429 is a Christian rock band signed to Word Records. Stellar Kart is a Christian pop punk band from Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Randy Travis (born Randy Bruce Traywick, May 4, 1959 in Marshville North Carolina) is an American multiple Grammy Award - and Bruce Carroll is an American CCM singer Biography Carroll first began performing in a trio with his siblings at age 12 he played Folk music in various Wes King (born 20 January 1966 in Winder, Georgia) is an American contemporary-Christian singer songwriter and musician Clay Crosse (born Walter Clayton Crosseno, February 11, 1967) is a Dove award winning CCM artist Carolyn Arends is a Contemporary Christian musician, songwriter and author based in Surrey British Columbia, Canada. A City on a Hilltop? The History of Contemporary Christian Music, 50. Retrieved on 2007-02-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the  
  2. ^ Based on an interview with Jarrell McCracken, May 1997, Waco, TX
  3. ^ a b Price, Deborah Evans (2005-04-23). "NEWSLINE: Word Label Group". Billboard Magazine 117 (17). See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry  
  4. ^ Milliot, Jim. "With Word sale, Nelson to focus on core business", Publishers Weekly, 1996-12-02, pp. Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade News magazine targeted at Publishers Librarians Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire  12.  
  5. ^ "GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPLETES PURCHASE OF WORD RECORDS AND MUSIC FROM THOMAS NELSON", Business Wire, 1997-01-07, pp. Business Wire is a company that disseminates full-text News releases from thousands of companies and organizations worldwide to News media, financial markets Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental  1071302.  
  6. ^ Price, Deborah Evans (1996-12-07). "Gaylord buys Word's music companies". Billboard Magazine 108 (49). See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry  
  7. ^ Price, Deborah Evans (2001-12-08). "Sale To Warner Brings Word Into Major Leagues". Billboard Magazine 113 (49). See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry  
  8. ^ Price, Deborah Evans (2002-03-09). "Word restructures, Woos Landis". Billboard Magazine 114 (10). See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry  

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