Amherst Records
Appearance
Amherst Records | |
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Parent company | Transcontinent Record Sales |
Founded | 1957 |
Founder | Leonard Silver |
Distributor(s) | Self-distributed |
Genre | various |
Country of origin | USA |
Location | Buffalo, New York |
Official website | www |
Amherst Records is an American independent music label, founded in 1957 by the late Leonard Silver, who later on found Record Theatre.[1][2][3] In 1984, Amherst acquired the back catalogs of Avco Records.
Notable artists
- Spyro Gyra
- Glenn Medeiros
- Doc Severinsen
- The Tonight Show Band
- Jackie DeShannon
- David LaFlamme
- Solomon Burke
References
- ^ "Mile Posts". Billboard. April 17, 2004. p. 76. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Leonard Silver, record mogul, dies at 90". Democratandchronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
- ^ "Lenny Silver". Bmhof.org. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
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