Curb Records
Nashville-based label with diverse roster and educational philanthropy.
Curb Records is an independent American record label founded by Mike Curb, who also served as a record producer and songwriter.[1] The label's roster has included LeAnn Rimes, Tim McGraw, and The Judds, among many others spanning multiple genres.[2][1]
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 1964
- Founder
- Mike Curb
- Distributor
- MGM Records (former), Word Records and Warner Records (current; world except Australia), Sony Music (current; Australia)
- Genre
- Rock
- country
- country rock
- pop
- soul
- gospel
- soundtrack
- Country
- United States
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee
Facts from the source article.
Key facts and history
Mike Curb founded Curb Records and built it into a respected independent label.[1] The label produced number-one records such as "Candy Man" by Sammy Davis Jr. and "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes.[1] Early court rulings favored McGraw, and he stopped recording with Curb in 2012.[3] Curb Records celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015 with 300 Billboard number-one records.[1]
The label has owned and restored historic properties on Nashville's Music Row, including RCA Studio B.[1] Time Warner's Word Records saw Curb Records purchase a portion of its ownership near the end of 2002.[4] In 2016, the portion of Word Records still held by Warner Music Group was sold to Curb, resulting in Word becoming a fully owned division of Curb.[4] A legal action was initiated by Curb Records in 2011 against Tim McGraw, claiming he had violated their contract.[3]
What the cited sources add
The Mike Curb website states that Curb received a Billboard award for co-producing "You Light Up My Life" by LeAnn Rimes, which debuted at number one on three different Billboard charts.[1] The same source notes that Curb's recording of "Oh What A Night" by the Four Seasons was the first record to spend over one year on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] According to the website, Curb's 60th anniversary concert at Ascend Amphitheatre during CMA Fest drew over 7,000 attendees.[1] The site also reports that Curb received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Independent Music in 2016.[1]
References
- "Mike Curb: Nashville, TN - Songwriter, Producer and Record Company Owner", www.mikecurb.com. facts only, no text reused. mikecurb.com
- Wikipedia, "Curb Records" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mike Curb: Nashville, TN - Songwriter, Producer and Record Company Owner", www.mikecurb.com (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Curb Records" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ray Waddel, "Court Denies Curb Records' Preliminary Injunction Against Tim McGraw", November 30, 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Curb Records" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Rau, "Curb Records acquires Word Entertainment", The Tennessean, March 2, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Curb Records (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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