RCA Victor
RCA Victor, founded 1945: jazz artists and albums on the label.
RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Music Group, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It is one of Sony Music's flagship labels, alongside RCA's former longtime rival Columbia Records. The label has released multiple genres of music, including pop, classical, rock, hip hop, afrobeat, electronic, R&B, blues, jazz, and country. The label's name is derived from its defunct parent company, the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). After the RCA Corporation was purchased by General Electric in 1986, GE sold its remaining interest in RCA Records to Bertelsmann in 1987, making it a part of Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG); following the merger of BMG and Sony in 2004, RCA Records became a label of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. In 2008, after the dissolution of Sony BMG and the restructuring of Sony Music, RCA Records became fully owned by Sony.
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Artists on RCA Victor
Bing Crosby
1903–1977 · American singer and actor (1903–1977)
Miriam Makeba
1932–2008 · South African singer and civil rights activist (1932–2008)
Benny Goodman
1909–1986 · American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1909–1986)
José Feliciano
b. 1945 · Puerto Rican musician (born 1945)
Cab Calloway
1907–1994 · American jazz singer (1907–1994)
José José
1948–2019 · Mexican singer (1948–2019)
Martial Solal
1927–2024 · French jazz pianist and composer (1927–2024)
Alex North
1910–1991 · American composer (1910–1991)
Sacha Distel
1933–2004 · French musician (1933–2004)
Barney Kessel
1923–2004 · American jazz guitarist (1923–2004)
Duane Eddy
1938–2024 · American guitarist (1938–2024)
Alice Babs
1924–2014 · Swedish singer and actor (1924-2014)
Jack Jones
1938–2024 · American singer and actor (1938–2024)
Desi Arnaz
1917–1986 · Cuban-born American musician, actor and television…
Ivan Lins
b. 1945 · Brazilian musician
Vic Damone
1928–2018 · American singer and actor (1928–2018)
Annie Ross
1930–2020 · British-American actress, singer and vocalist
Phil Harris
1904–1995 · American actor, singer and comedian (1904–1995)
Jack Teagarden
1905–1964 · American jazz trombonist and singer (1905–1964)
Cliff Edwards
1895–1971 · American recording artist; musician, singer, actor and…
Spike Jones
1911–1965 · American musician and band leader (1911-1965)
Hugo Montenegro
1925–1981 · American conductor (1925-1981)
Tex Beneke
1914–2000 · American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader (1914-2000)
Rex Stewart
1907–1967 · American jazz cornetist (1907-1967)
Ray Noble
1903–1978 · English jazz and big band musician (1903–1978)
Claude Thornhill
1909–1965 · American pianist, composer and arranger (1909–1965)
Mundell Lowe
1922–2017 · American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
Eliana Pittman
b. 1945 · Brazilian actress and singer (1945-)
Claus Ogerman
1930–2016 · German composer (1930-2016)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
1938– · US big band led by Glenn Miller (1937-1942)
Billy Butterfield
1917–1988 · American musician (1917–1988)
Marion Hutton
1919–1987 · American singer and actress (1919–1987)
Barbara Carroll
1925–2017 · Jazz pianist, composer and vocalist. (1925–2017)
Erskine Hawkins
1914–1993 · American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham…
Ellis Larkins
1923–2002 · American recording artist; jazz pianist (1923-2002)
Eddie DeLange
1904–1949 · American stunt man, bandleader, lyricist (1904-1949)
Irving Fazola
1912–1949 · American musician (1912–1949)
Hal Schaefer
1925–2012 · American musician (1925–2012)
Cauby Peixoto
1931–2016 · Brazilian singer
Johnny Desmond
1919–1985 · American pop singer (1919–1985)
Hilton Jefferson
1903–1968 · American jazz saxophonist (1903–1968)
Label profile
Also appears as "RCA Victor Records".
The change of logo occurred in 1968.
The RCA Victor brand was introduced in 1945 in advertising and 1946 on actual record labels, where it replaced the Victor and Bluebird (3) brands. Until then, on records, the RCA Victor division of the Radio Corporation of America only used the Victor brand, which was acquired in the Victor Talking Machine Co. takeover in 1929.
During its lifespan, the RCA Victor brand has undergone many design adjustments. The latest one was created in 2010 for French releases, by Sony Music Classique & Jazz.
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In late 1945, RCA introduced vinyl 12" records to consumers as part of the ' line, following the release of similar V-disc releases for the military during WWII.
RCA Victor introduced their stereo phonographs, stereo disks and stereo tape in June 1958. Stereo 45 singles were also introduced in 1958. Stereo tape cartridges were introduced in September 1958. Stereo-only recordings from 1958–1960 were the 8500 series 61-85xx. 1958–1961 recordings with both Mono and Stereo releases were the 7000 series, 61-7xxx for stereo and 47-7xxx for the mono counter
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