Art Gillham
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Art Gillham was an American songwriter who was among the first crooners, a pioneer radio artist, and a recording artist for Columbia Records.
Art Gillham (l.) and singer-songwriter Gene Austin at Atlanta's WQXI (September, 1953).
The Eveready Hour (November 4, 1924).
The label of the first Western Electric recording.
Lobby display for Art Gillham records and piano rolls.
Columbia Records
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Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Music Group, an American subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. Founded on
Art Gillham
…Gillham (January 1, 1895 – June 6, 1961) was an American songwriter who was among the first crooners, a pioneer radio artist, and a recording artist for Columbia Records. With Billy Smythe and Scott Middleton he wrote "Hesitation Blues", which he also recorded as one of the first electrical recordings for Columbia…
The original home of Columbia in Washington, D.C., in 1888; the company was named after the city.
A Columbia type AT cylinder graphophone produced in 1898
The American label of an electrically recorded Columbia disc by Art Gillham from the mid-1920s
The British label of an electrically recorded Columbia disc by Paul Whiteman