Coral
Coral, founded 1949: jazz artists and albums on the label.
Artists on Coral
Patti Austin
b. 1950 · American singer
Pete Fountain
1930–2016 · American clarinetist (1930–2016)
Lawrence Welk
1903–1992 · American musician, bandleader, and impresario (1903–1992)
Raymond Scott
1908–1994 · American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer…
Bob Crosby
1913–1993 · American dixieland bandleader and vocalist (1913–1993)
Buddy Greco
1926–2017 · American singer and pianist (1926–2017)
Georgie Auld
1919–1990 · Canadian jazz musician (1919-1990)
Eddie Costa
1930–1962 · American jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist (1930–1962)
Johnny Desmond
1919–1985 · American pop singer (1919–1985)
Trudy Pitts
1933–2010 · African-American jazz musician (1932-2010)
Label profile
US label, also credited as "Coral Record" or "Coral Records".
Label Code: LC 0166 / LC 00166
Coral was launched as the "independent" counterpart of the Decca label in 1948. It recorded bandleaders like Bob Crosby in the beginning but it was under the A&R direction of Bob Thiele that Coral hit the bigtime with Teresa Brewer, the McGuire Sisters, Debbie Reynolds, Lawrence Welk mainstays The Lennon Sisters and early rock and rollers Buddy Holly and the Johnny Burnette Trio on its roster.
The label was operated by Coral Records, Inc. and was also active in the UK.
The parent company was acquired in 1962 by MCA, Inc. Artists who had records issued on Coral during the Sixties included Bobbi Martin, Barbara McNair, a pre-stardom Patti Austin and Dixieland clarinetist Pete Fountain, who was the label's most consistent artist.
As the decade wore on, the hits and album sales, apart from Fountain, declined. In 1968, Lawrence Welk bought the masters to his own recordings and the contracts of his musical associates from both Coral and Dot Records and moved them all to his own Ranwood label. Parent company MCA moved Decca to California, bringing Coral with it in 1970. It was then decided to d
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