Legacy Recordings
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| Parent company | Sony BMG |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Distributing label | Legacy Recordings (In the U.S.) |
| Genre(s) | Various |
| Country | U.S. |
| Official site of Legacy Recordings | |
Legacy Recordings is Sony BMG Music Entertainment's Award-winning catalog division. It was founded in 1990 by CBS Records (renamed Sony Music in 1991) to handle reissues of recordings from the vast catalogues of Columbia Records, Epic Records and associated labels. The division now handles the archives of Sony BMG's Columbia, Epic, RCA, J Records, Windham Hill, RCA Victor, Arista Records as well as Sony BMG Masterworks and Sony BMG Nashville. From jazz and blues to gospel and classical to classic rock, pop, R&B and soul, the Sony BMG Music labels have reigned among the most successful in the history of recorded music. Legacy's charter is to find new ways to reintroduce the company's master recordings to music fans and aficionados around the world.
Legacy releases feature up-to-the-moment, state-of-the-art sound and comprehensive packaging including notes, photos and detailed track information. The Legacy name was registered as the trademark in the United States since 1960 by former Columbia Records owner CBS.
[edit] Most Notable Artists
Most notable Legacy Recordings artists include: Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Barry Manilow, Jefferson Airplane, Journey, Michael Jackson, Johnny Cash, Miles Davis, Roy Orbison, Luther Vandross, The Clash, Billie Holiday, Robert Johnson, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Hall and Oates, John Denver, Earth Wind & Fire, Harry Nilsson, Perez Prado, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, AC/DC, Kenny G, Willie Nelson, Cyndi Lauper, Glenn Miller, Yo-Yo Ma, Taj Mahal, Iron Maiden, David Gilmour, Duke Ellington, Pete Seeger, Poco, The O'Jays, Merle Haggard, Chet Atkins, The Allman Brothers Band, REO Speedwagon, The Isley Brothers, Johnny Mathis, Fred Astaire, The Bangles, Donovan, Tammy Wynette, Kris Kristofferson, Ray Conniff, Cheap Trick, Mahalia Jackson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Simon & Garfunkel, Toto, Bing Crosby, Peter Tosh, Babyface, Dan Fogelberg, The Charlie Daniels Band, Eddie Money, The Byrds, Adam Ant, Waylon Jennings, Molly Hatchet, Men At Work, Fishbone, Electric Light Orchestra, Blue Öyster Cult, Thelonious Monk, Weather Report, Dave Brubeck, Sly & The Family Stone, Ozzy Osbourne, Janis Joplin, George Gershwin, Kenny Loggins, Santana, Leonard Cohen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Barbra Streisand, Run DMC, among others.
