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Casablanca Records - Wikipedia  Casablanca Records is an American recording label owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Republic Records. The label became most successful as a disco label in the 1970s and ... Casablanca was founded in 1973 by former Buddah Records executive Neil Bogart, who named the label in homage to the...
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Casablanca Records Story - Both Sides Now Publications  Feb 15, 2006 ... When Neil Bogart (nee Bogatz) left the Buddah label in September, 1973 (see ... surname and his childhood admiration for actor Humphrey Bogart. ... who in return set up a deal to distribute the new label's product. ... The first signing on the label was the then-unknown rock group Kiss in November, 1973.
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Neil Bogart - Wikipedia  Neil E. Bogart (born Neil Scott Bogatz) (February 3, 1943  May 8, 1982) was an American ... He started Casablanca in 1973 when he first signed KISS and later became identified ... he founded Boardwalk Records, and jumped on the new wave bandwagon as .... Not logged in; Talk  Contributions  Create account  Log in...
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Neil Bogart: History of Casablanca Records - LIVE@LEEDS  After Long Island, New York-owned Viewlex bought Buddah in 1973, Bogart reinvented himself yet again and ... Byrd: Neil called me and said, I've signed this group, KISS. .... They may not sell 100 records if it's a number one record. .... It became a huge success and Casablanca had its first major success in the industry.
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Casablanca Records @ Disco-Disco.com  Casablanca Records was formed in 1973 and was run by Neil Bogart. Casablanca's first big signing was KISS. Casablanca Records became the most successful Disco label when signing ... his name to Bogart after his childhood movie idol - Humphrey Bogart, who were the ... Neil's first big signing was the rock group KISS.
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The Summer of '76: Don't Go Breaking My Heart :EltonJohn.com  Aug 5, 2016 ... Not only was it the first of Elton's singles to reach Number One in the UK ... Elton John Band less than a year when Don't Go Breaking My Heart was recorded. ... duets by Marvin Gaye with female artists on the Detroit-based label. A label, by the way, which had signed Kiki Dee as its first white artist in 1970.
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New Kids on the Block - Wikipedia  New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) is an American boy band from Boston, ... After secretly reuniting in 2007 and recording a new CD, the group released ... 1980s, Maurice Starr discovered R&B/pop quintet (later sextet) New Edition, ... and Columbia Records made plans to drop the New Kids from the label.
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Buffalo Springfield | Canadian-American rock group | Britannica.com  January 3, 1945, Dallas, Texas, U.S.), Neil Young (b. ... the Hollies (Nash)Crosby, Stills & Nash was the epitome of the supergroup (a group formed by already...
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The Rocket Record Company - Wikipedia  The Rocket Record Company was a record label founded by Elton John, along with Bernie Taupin, Gus Dudgeon, Steve Brown and others, in 1973. The company was named after the hit song "Rocket Man". ... most successful U.S. mid-1970s albums were on Rocket), Colin Blunstone, The Hudson Brothers, Blue, Kiki Dee,...
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The Velvet Underground & Nico - Wikipedia  The early LP edition with the banana-skin sticker peeled off. The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut album by American rock band the Velvet Underground and vocal collaborator Nico, released in March 1967 by Verve Records. Recorded in 1966 during Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable .... When the album was first issued, the main back cover photo (taken at an...
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Kiss (band) - Wikipedia  Kiss (often styled as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973 by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley. Well known for its members' face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to .... The first Kiss performance was on January 30, 1973, for an audience of three at the...
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Kiss - Biography | Billboard  Even at their first Manhattan concert in 1973, the group's approach was theatrical, and ... album; it also featured their first Top Ten single, Peter Criss' power ballad "Beth. ... Bruce Kulick became Kiss' new lead guitarist in 1984. ... In 1996, the original lineup of Kiss -- featuring Simmons, Stanley, Frehley, and Criss -- reunited...
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BBC - Pop ArtCover Star: When Everyone Could Own a Warhol  Aug 12, 2015 ... Andy Warhol's 1950s album covers for hip jazz labels such as Blue Note. ... painting and concentrated on film, also producing The Velvet Underground and ... Stones' 1971 album Sticky Fingers featuring its infamous zip cover; ... Paul Anka: The Painter | United Artists, 1976 ... Did Scottish artists invent Pop?
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Songwriters Hall of Fame - Artists - Ink Spots  In search of a recording contract, the group headed to New York City, where they ... Three years later, The Ink Spots had their first million-selling record, "If I Didn't Care. ... vocal groups formed during this period, as well as many groups, like the ... when inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and into the Rock and Roll Hall...
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Kiss (band) - Wikipedia  Kiss (often styled as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973 by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley. ... In late 1972, Simmons and Stanley came across an ad in the East Coast version of Rolling ... In early January 1973, the group added lead guitarist Ace Frehley.
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KISS - CNN.com - Transcripts  May 23, 2014 ... Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. ... audience, the original KISS members accepting their award together. ... HARLOW: The Coventry, January 1973. ... Lead guitarist, Ace Frehley, was Spaceman And on drums Peter Criss, Catman. ... HARLOW: Next, they brought out the fireworks.
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Crosby Stills Nash And Young biography, pictures of Crosby Stills ...  Guitar, vocals), Stephen Stillz (born January 3, 1945, Dallas,. ... made "Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young" one of the first supergroups in rock history. ... At this point, all former members of "Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young" began a solo career. ... half a million copies, and Crosby and Nash recorded a couple discs, but not as...
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The Velvet Underground  Biography. From 1965-1966: Andy Warhol became the group's manager. First demo tape was recorded in July 1965, but didn't get released until 1995. Their first...
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10 Things You Might Not Have Known About The Rolling Stones ...  Oct 9, 2013 ... The initial releases on the new label were Sticky Fingers and its ... Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers Album Cover - featuring faded black jeans ... a working zipper), back cover and inner design  was conceived by famed artist Andy Warhol. ... were released before Sticky Fingers by other artists  the former by...
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Stay Tuned By Stan Cornyn: My Friend Bobby Darin | rhino.com  Sep 5, 2013 ... He'd been signed to Decca Records, but no hits there. ... He was the first white singer to be signed by Atlantic Records in its history. ... Manhattan DJ Murray the K (for Kaufman), who began featuring Darin in his rock ... Ahmet said he'd produce this one himself. ... After 45 minutes, Splish Splash was made.
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The Lost 45s with Barry Scott|Chapter 21: The Osmond Family  Oct 13, 2016 ... It began with their first #1 record "One Bad Apple," a song that spent five weeks at the ... If it were not for the phenomenal chart conquest by the Osmonds in the early ... Donny was born in 1957 and would join the group at the age of 6. ... Curb only had to look at the biggest selling act of 1970 as proof that the...