Amherst Records

American record label
Amherst Records
Parent companyTommy Boy Records
Founded1957
FounderLeonard Silver
Distributor(s)Self-distributed
Genrevarious
Country of originUSA
LocationBuffalo, New York
Official websitewww.amherstrecords.com

Amherst Records is an American independent music label, founded in 1957 by the late Leonard Silver, who later on founded Buffalo-based music store Record Theatre.[1][2][3] In 1984, Amherst acquired the back catalogs of Avco Records.

Notable artists

  • Spyro Gyra
  • Glenn Medeiros
  • Doc Severinsen
  • The Tonight Show Band
  • Jackie DeShannon
  • David LaFlamme
  • Solomon Burke
  • The Stylistics

References

  1. ^ "Mile Posts". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 16. April 17, 2004. p. 76. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Leonard Silver, record mogul, dies at 90". Democratandchronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  3. ^ "Lenny Silver". Bmhof.org. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2020-03-01.

External links

  • Amherst Records at Discogs


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