Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then artists and repertoire (A&R) director at Myrrh Records. [1] Barry McGuire was the first artist signed to the label, followed quickly by John Michael Talbot and his brother Terry, Janny Grein, and Annie Herring of 2nd Chapter of Acts; all of whom released albums with Sparrow in May of that year.
The music group was founded by Billy Ray Hearn in February 1976 as Sparrow Records.Sparrow was acquired by EMI in 1992. [2] Formerly known as EMI Christian Music Group, Capitol CMG is a division of Capitol Music Group, which is now a Universal Music Group company.
In 1972, Hearn started Myrrh Records, [2] one of the first labels devoted to contemporary Christian music, at Word Inc., the label of Amy Grant. In 1976, he formed his own label, Sparrow Records , the label behind musicians Keith Green , John Michael Talbot , and Margaret Becker .
After that, a deal was made with Sparrow Records. Independent distribution was started in 1989, and picked up distribution for ForeFront records and DC Talk in 1991. This distribution was maintained until the sale of the company to EMI, and the launch of Chordant Distribution in 1994. [1] Pure Metal Records was acquired from Refuge Records in ...
Topics about Sparrow Records albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories This category contains studio albums released on the Sparrow Records label. Please move any non-studio albums to an appropriate subcategory per WikiProject Albums guidelines .
A Messenger is the debut album from eleventh season American Idol contestant, Colton Dixon.The album was released on January 29, 2013, by Sparrow Records and debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200.
Perennial: Songs for the Seasons of Life is the twelfth studio and second praise and worship album by Christian singer-songwriter Twila Paris, released on March 24, 1998 by Sparrow Records.
This page was last edited on 4 December 2021, at 21:52 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.