Lyric Street Records
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| Parent company | Disney Music Group |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | Randy Goodman |
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Country |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Official Website | Lyric Street Records |
Lyric Street Records was an American record label specializing in country music. The label was part of the Disney Music Group, owned by the The Walt Disney Company.
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History [edit]
President Randy Goodman, formerly a general manager for RCA Records, founded the label in 1997.[1] Its first acts were Lari White and Aaron Tippin, both of whom were formerly signed with RCA.[2] SHeDAISY signed to the label in 1999.
Rascal Flatts debuted with Lyric Street in 1999 with the single "Prayin' for Daylight" and soon replaced SheDAISY as the company's flagship act.[3] In December 2006, Lyric Street signed Bucky Covington, an American Idol finalist.[4]
The label launched a subsidiary label, Carolwood Records, in October 2008.[5] Jessica Andrews was the first artist signed to this subsidiary label, followed by Trent Tomlinson (who was formerly signed to Lyric Street proper) and Love and Theft. Carolwood was shuttered in November 2009, with most of its staff being transferred back to Lyric Street.[6] Love and Theft, Ruby Summer, and The Parks were moved to Lyric Street proper, and Tomlinson returned to it.[7]
On April 14, 2010, Disney Music Group announced the closure of the Lyric Street label. This announcement also stated that Bucky Covington, Kevin Fowler, Tyler Dickerson, and Rascal Flatts would be transferred to other branches of Disney Music Group. Buxton, Love and Theft, and The Parks were dropped altogether with the closure of Lyric.[3] By August, Rascal Flatts had transferred to Big Machine Records.[8] In 2011, Love and Theft moved to RCA Nashville.
Former artists [edit]
- Jessica Andrews (Carolwood)
- Nate Barrett[9]
- John Berry
- Sarah Buxton[3]
- Shane Caldwell[10]
- Bucky Covington[3]
- Billy Ray Cyrus
- Kevin Denney
- Tyler Dickerson[3]
- Kevin Fowler[3]
- Ashley Gearing
- Josh Gracin
- Kerry Harvick
- Sonya Isaacs
- Kortney Kayle
- Love and Theft[3]
- Marcel
- Brian McComas
- The Parks[3]
- Rascal Flatts[3]
- Ragsdale
- Rushlow
- Deric Ruttan
- Sawyer Brown
- Lisa Shaffer
- SHeDAISY[3]
- Phil Stacey
- Ruby Summer
- Aaron Tippin
- Trent Tomlinson (Carolwood)
- Chuck Wagon and the Wheels
- Lari White
- Dave Wilson
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Lyric Street Records chief to lead CMA board". Nashville Business Journal. 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=4AkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA33&dq=%22lyric+street%22+%22lari+white%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZRT3UIeiGOmy0QH4l4DwDw&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22lyric%20street%22%20%22lari%20white%22&f=false
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Covington, Fowler, Dickerson Follow Rascal Flatts to Disney Music Group". cmt.com. April 15, 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ Sarles, Judy (December 27, 2006). "Nashville Business Journal". Nashville Business Journal. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ "Biz Bits: Disney casts wider net with new sister record label to Lyric Street". Nashville Business Journal. October 19, 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Lee, Wendy (2009-11-03). "Carolwood Records "functionally" shuttered". The Tennesseean. Retrieved 2009-11-03.[dead link]
- ^ David M. Ross (2009-11-03). "Lyric Street Shutters Carolwood Imprint". Music Row. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ "Rascal Flatts Sign With Big Machine Records". CMT. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1472463/vince-friends-shoot-hoops-trade-licks.jhtml
- ^ http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/lone-tyrant/Content?oid=1185764
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