Epic Records is an American record company that serves as a division of Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Epic was founded in 1953, predominantly as a jazz music label, but later converted to produce a variety of genres. Over the years, the label has housed popular acts such as Dave Clark Five, Sly & the Family Stone, Michael Jackson, Céline Dion, Luther Vandross, Shakira, Sade, Modest Mouse, and Jennifer Lopez. Today, the label is handled by two CEOs, L.A. Reid and Sylvia Rhone, and is one of the three main labels for Sony Music; with the other two divisions being Columbia and RCA Records. (More from Wikipedia)
In the 1978 film, The Buddy Holly Story, Gary Busey stars as Buddy Holly in an Oscar-nominated performance; Busey even performs the songs himself rather than having them dubbed in, as is the usual custom. Gary Busey was previously in a rock band called Carp; I have a copy of their debut self-titled album, Carp that was released on Epic Records in 1969.
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In 1975, Blackfoot released its first album, No Reservations on Antilles Records; Flyin’ High came out on Epic Records the following year. In 1977, the manager of Black Oak Arkansas, Butch Stone hired Blackfoot as the backing band for Ruby Starr. She was a former back-up singer for Black Oak Arkansas who was emerging as a solo artist. Ruby Starr previously performed with a backing band called Grey Ghost.
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Poco became one of the earliest and most long-lived country-rock bands. Several record companies were interested in signing the new act, but they hit a road block: Richie Furay and Jim Messina were still signed to Atlantic Records as part of Buffalo Springfield. Meanwhile, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young were having the same problem getting signed. David Geffen, then a young talent scout, arranged for the recording contracts for Stephen Stills and Neil Young to be swapped for those of Richie Furay and Jim Messina, so that CSNY could be signed to Atlantic Records, and Poco could be signed to Epic Records.
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