Barnaby Records
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Barnaby Records | |
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Founded | 1963 |
Founder | Andy Williams |
Status | Defunct |
Distributor(s) | CBS, MGM, GRT |
Genre | Pop |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Barnaby Records was an American
Williams got control of the Cadence master tapes in the 1960s but limited releases to that of himself and another former Cadence artist, Lenny Welch. This material was released on Williams's label at the time, Columbia Records.
In 1970, Williams created the Barnaby label (named after his beloved dog Mr. Barnaby) to release the rest of the long unreleased Cadence archive, principally that of The Everly Brothers, which had been long out of print but in continued great demand. In 1971 Williams became the sole owner of the label when he bought out partner Alan Bernard.[1] Barnaby also released new material by artists such as Ray Stevens, who scored Top Ten hits with his singles "Everything Is Beautiful" and "The Streak", some early LPs by Jimmy Buffett as well as a few LPs by Claudine Longet, who was Williams's wife at the time.
Barnaby had several distributors including
Performers
Performers signed to Barnaby include:
- Paul Anka
- Ken Berry
- Jimmy Buffett
- The Chordettes
- The Crickets
- The Everly Brothers
- The Hager Twins
- Doyle Holly
- Claudine Longet
- Charles Mingus
- The Osmond Brothers
- Don Shirley
- Ray Stevens
- Cecil Taylor
- The Toshiko - Mariano Quartet
- Lenny Welch
- Link Wray
References
- ^ "From the Music Capitals of the World". Billboard. July 10, 1971. p. 18.
See also
- List of record labels
External links