Monument Records
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Monument Records is an American record label co-founded in 1958 by Fred Foster. Originally founded in Washington, D.C., the label moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1960, and experienced success over the next two decades with a number of artists including Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Ray Stevens, Kris Kristofferson, Charlie McCoy, Boots Randolph, Jeannie Seely and others.
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Monument Records | |
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Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
Founded | 1958; 66 years ago (1958) |
Founder | Fred Foster Buddy Deane Jack Kirby |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Official website | monument-records |
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Following financial struggles and bankruptcy, CBS Records acquired the Monument catalog in the 1980s. CBS successor Sony Music reactivated the label in 1997 as a country label, then relauching the label in 2017.[1]