Freedom (record label)

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Freedom
Parent company Liberty Records
Founded1958
StatusDefunct (1959)
Distributor(s) Liberty records
GenreVarious
Country of origin United States
Location Hollywood, California

Freedom was a short lived subsidiary label of Liberty Records based in Hollywood, California.

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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. [1] 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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References

  1. http://www.bigvjamboree.com/EddieCochranBackUpSessions.htm Eddie Cochran back-up sessions on Big V Jamboree