What is Columbia Records?
{{infobox record label | name = Columbia Records | image = [[File:Columbia Records Colored Logo.svg|190px]] | parent = [[Sony Music Entertainment]] | founded = 1888 | distributor = Columbia Records (In the [[United States|U.S.]] and [[United Kingdom|UK]]) | industry = | genre = Various | country = [[United States|U.S.]] | url = [https://columbiarecords.com/ columbiarecords.com] | founder = Edward D. Easton<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Brooks|first=Tim|date=1978|title=Columbia Records in the 1890s: Founding the Record Industry|url=http://www.timbrooks.net/PDFs/colhist78.pdf|journal=ARSC Journal|volume=10|issue=1}}</ref> | status = Active | location = New york }} '''Columbia Records''' is an [[United States|American]] [[record label]] formed in 1888. It is the oldest existing record company in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.columbiarecords.com/timeline/ |title=125 of Columbia Records |access-date=2015-08-05 |archive-date=2017-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114143057/http://www.columbiarecords.com/timeline/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its parent company is now [[Sony Music Entertainment]]. Over the years, some of the artists and bands that have been signed to the label include [[Aretha Franklin]], [[System of a Down]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Bela Fleck]], [[Janis Joplin]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[John Lennon]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Dolly Parton]], and hundreds of other artists. ==Related pages== * [[List of Columbia Records artists]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{music-stub}} [[Category:American record labels]] [[Category:1888 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1938 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1991 disestablishments in the United States]] [[Category:Sony]] [[Category:Columbia Broadcasting System]] [[Category:Viacom]] [[Category:Columbia Records| ]]