Record Label Beginnings &
Their Founders
Their Founders
Berry Gordy created Motown Records in this city.
What is Detroit?
Thelonious Monk was one of the fathers of BeBop on this instrument.
What is the Piano?
This individual won 25 Grammy Awards and sold over 100 million records worldwide, despite having a disability of being blind.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
Starting with Columbia Records in 1962, he was almost immediately dropped from the label as John Hammond vigorously made sure he was kept.
Who is Bob Dylan?
Co-founder of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun was the son of an ambassador from this country.
What is Turkey?
John Coltrane recorded his only album on Blue Note called 'Blue Train', he practiced on this instrument for 20 hours a day.
What is the Saxophone?
She was part of The Supremes as well as an Oscar nominated actress in 1971. She also starred as Dorothy in the 1978 film, 'The Wiz'.
Who is Diana Ross?
This British songstress has been a Columbia Records artist since she was a teenager, she's 35 now.
Who is Adele?
This label was founded in the 19th Century.
What is Columbia Records?
Bobby McFerrin is able to make any type of sound on this instrument.
What is the Voice?
This male group from Philadelphia ruled the early 1990's selling over 23 million albums domestically during that time.
Who are Boyz II Men?
This trumpet icon and bandleader was with Columbia for over 30 years, playing all styles of music from Jazz to Rock.
Who was Miles Davis?
These two animals were also the last names of these Blue Note Records founders.
What is Lion and Wolf(f)?
Ornette Coleman's 10-year old son, Denardo appeared on his 'The Empty Foxhole' album playing this instrument.
What is the Drums?
They were the subject of a 2002 documentary about their impact on Motown as the band for all of their early hit records.
Who were 'The Funk Brothers?'
This 'Queen of Gospel song' recorded with Duke Ellington and was with Columbia Records for the last 17 years of her life.
Who was Mahalia Jackson?
Edward Easton founded Columbia Records, he was a lawyer who also specialized in this profession.
What is a stenographer?
Dr. Donald Byrd was a prominent educator and a virtuoso on this instrument.
What is the Trumpet?
This group of siblings recorded 'Stay With Me', which was sampled for a song by the late Notorious B.I.G.
Who were Debarge?
This legendary A&R executive and concert producer discovered a plethora of prominent artists for 5 decades at Columbia.
Who was John Hammond?