ABC Records

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/abc-records

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding entity?Am-Par Record Corporation
2. What is the year of name change to ABC records?1966
3. When did ABC Records start and change its name?It began in 1955 as Am-Par Record Corporation in New York City, then became ABC-Paramount Records, and in 1966 it was renamed ABC Records.
4. What kinds of music did ABC Records produce?ABC Records released pop, rock, jazz, country, rhythm and blues, gospel, soundtracks, and even polka, showing how many different styles could be shared.

Record Label Acquisition: The process where one company buys another record label to expand its business and catalog.
Music Licensing: Obtaining legal permission to use copyrighted music, often for distribution or synchronization.
Genre Proliferation: The expansion and diversification of music into numerous distinct styles and categories.