Accent Records | |
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Founded | 1954 |
Status | Defunct |
Genre | Jazz, traditional pop, country |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | Hollywood, California |
Accent Records was a Hollywood-based [1] [2] record label formed in 1954. Scott Seely was the president. Nick Lucas signed to the label in 1955 and made his final recording for them in 1980. [3] Previously releasing only singles, Accent's first LP record, an album by Drew Page, was released in 1956. [4]
1966 saw GNP Crescendo make a marketing, packaging, and distribution deal with Accent for Buddy Merrill's guitar albums, [5] following a tip that Merrill's recordings were selling well as a result of in-store plays. [6]
In 1967 Accent made the decision to focus on country music. [2]
The label promoted a self-learn course for pop singers in 1971. [7]
Seely remained president until at least 2006. [8] Accent Records owned the Boomerang Music and S&R Music publishing companies. [2]
Accent Records | |
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Founded | 1954 |
Status | Defunct |
Genre | Jazz, traditional pop, country |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | Hollywood, California |
Accent Records was a Hollywood-based [1] [2] record label formed in 1954. Scott Seely was the president. Nick Lucas signed to the label in 1955 and made his final recording for them in 1980. [3] Previously releasing only singles, Accent's first LP record, an album by Drew Page, was released in 1956. [4]
1966 saw GNP Crescendo make a marketing, packaging, and distribution deal with Accent for Buddy Merrill's guitar albums, [5] following a tip that Merrill's recordings were selling well as a result of in-store plays. [6]
In 1967 Accent made the decision to focus on country music. [2]
The label promoted a self-learn course for pop singers in 1971. [7]
Seely remained president until at least 2006. [8] Accent Records owned the Boomerang Music and S&R Music publishing companies. [2]