History Creator / RCARecords

* Music/TheMonkees (outside the USA, where they were on the RCA-distributed Colgems label)

Its origins go back to 1901, when its precursor, the Victor Talking Machine Company, went into business. Victor became a leading manufacturer of both phonographs and the records that played on them; the record label's roster included such prominent names as Music/BingCrosby and Enrico Caruso. In 1926, Victor was acquired by the Radio Corporation of America, and the main pop label was renamed RCA Victor. In 1949, RCA introduced the 7" 45 RPM single (which eventually supplanted the 10" 78 RPM record) to compete with the 10" and 12" album, which had been introduced by its rival Creator/ColumbiaRecords the previous year. In TheFifties, RCA helped usher in the RockAndRoll era by signing Music/ElvisPresley. RCA's other major artists over the years include Music/JeffersonAirplane, Music/DavidBowie, Music/LouReed, Music/KellyClarkson and Music/AvrilLavigne. The RCA label is currently owned by Creator/{{Sony}}, along with its longtime competitor Columbia.

* Music/{{Morrissey}}

Its origins go back to 1901, when its precursor, the Victor Talking Machine Company, went into business. Victor became a leading manufacturer of both phonographs and the records that played on them; the record label's roster included such prominent names as Music/BingCrosby and Enrico Caruso. In 1926, Victor was acquired by the Radio Corporation of America, and the main pop label was renamed RCA Victor. In 1949, RCA introduced the 7" 45 RPM single (which eventually supplanted the 10" 78 RPM record) to compete with the 10" and 12" album, which had been introduced by its rival Creator/ColumbiaRecords the previous year. In TheFifties, RCA helped usher in the RockAndRoll era by signing Music/ElvisPresley. RCA's other major artists over the years include Music/JeffersonAirplane, Music/DavidBowie, Music/LouReed, Music/KellyClarkson and Music/AvrilLavigne.