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Coral Records was a subsidiary of Decca Records that was formed in 1949. Coral released music by Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, the McGuire Sisters and Teresa Brewer. Started by Decca in 1949 as a subsidiary that initially focused on jazz and swing material but after Bob Thiele took over the label in 1954, he shifted to mainstream pop and rock acts such as Buddy Holly, the McGuire Sisters, Johnny Desmond, Eileen Barton, Jackie Wilson, Lawrence Welk, and Steve Lawrence that did not fit the main Decca label's classier, upmarket image.

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Name
Coral Records
Founded
1949.
Headquarters
United States.

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Coral Records was a subsidiary of Decca Records that was formed in 1949. Coral released music by Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, the McGuire Sisters and Teresa Brewer. Started by Decca in 1949 as a subsidiary that initially focused on jazz and swing material but after Bob Thiele took over the label in 1954, he shifted to mainstream pop and rock acts such as Buddy Holly, the McGuire Sisters, Johnny Desmond, Eileen Barton, Jackie Wilson, Lawrence Welk, and Steve Lawrence that did not fit the main Decca label's classier, upmarket image.

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