Freedom
Freedom was a short lived subsidiary label of Liberty Records based in Hollywood, California.
Freedom
- Founded
- 1958
- Headquarters
- United States
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Freedom was a short lived subsidiary label of Liberty Records based in Hollywood, California.
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• Parent — Liberty Records • Founded — 1958 • Status — Defunct (1959) • Distributor — Liberty Records • Genre — Various • Country — United States • Location — Hollywood, California
History
History
Liberty launched its first subsidiary, Freedom Records, during the summer of 1958 and Jerry Capehart was hired as A&R man. One of the first artists to be signed was Johnny Burnette. Eddie Cochran provided lead guitar on some of the singles that came out in 1958/59. Freedom closed down in the summer of 1959.
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1958
Freedom established.
1958
Freedom is recorded from 1958.
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- United States
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1217213457, Freedom.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q5500471: Freedom
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1217213457, Freedom.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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