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Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. [1] Mercury Records released rock, funk, R&B, doo wop, soul music, blues, pop, rock and roll, and jazz records.
The Eagles had two further releases on Mercury, "Such a Fool"/"Don't You Wanna Be Mine" (#70464, 1954) and "I Told Myself"/"What A Crazy Feeling" (#70524 1955). [6] An Eagles anthology LP released c.1989 by German reissue label Bear Family , Trying To Get To You , included three additional tracks.
Frankie Laine was the title of three self-titled 10-inch albums by Frankie Laine that were simultaneously issued by his label Mercury Records in the summer of 1950. [1]The LPs compiled previously released sides along with several new productions.
Charlie Parker with Strings is the name of two separate albums by jazz musician Charlie Parker, released in 1950 on Mercury Records.It is also the name of a 1995 compilation album released by Verve Records, containing all the tracks from both the 1950 albums, as well as additional material.
In 1949, Howard signed to Mercury Records. His popularity continued into the 1950s with tracks such as "Maybe It's Because", and "(It's No) Sin", which became Howard's second No. 1 tune, sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. [9] It was also a million selling hit for The Four Aces. [9]
And there were others who sold a lot of records but couldn't get to first base in personal appearances, but Frankie had it both. — Mitch Miller [18] But the biggest label of all was Columbia Records, and in 1950 Mitch Miller left Mercury to embark upon his phenomenally successful career as the A&R man there. Laine's contract at Mercury would ...
William Angelo Fiorelli (March 30, 1926 – June 30, 2007), [1] [2] better known as Bill Farrell, was a Cleveland-born recording artist in the 1950s [3] on the MGM, Mercury Records and TEL record labels. In 1947, Bob Hope was in a night club in Buffalo, New York and saw Farrell perform. Hope, impressed with Farrell's powerful baritone voice and ...
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