When was Columbia Records founded and by whom?
Edward D. Easton founded the Columbia Phonograph Company on the 15th of January 1889 in Washington, D.C.
Questions about Columbia Records
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What major record format did Columbia introduce in June 1948?
Columbia introduced the Long Playing microgroove LP record format which rotated at 33 revolutions per minute in June 1948.
Who signed Bob Dylan to Columbia Records and when?
John Hammond produced the first Columbia album by folk singer Carolyn Hester in September 1961 where he met and signed Bob Dylan who released his self-titled debut album in March 1962.
Which jazz albums by Columbia artists remain among the best-selling more than sixty years later?
Time Out by the Brubeck Quartet and Kind of Blue by the Davis Sextet remain among the best-selling jazz albums by any label more than sixty years later.
When did Sony acquire CBS Records Group including Columbia?
In 1988 the CBS Records Group including the Columbia unit was acquired by Sony before being renamed Sony Music Entertainment in 1991.