Gone Records Explained

Gone Records was a record label founded in 1957 by George Goldner, along with music publishing arm Real Gone Music,^[1] that was active in the late 1950s and early 1960s.^{[2] [3] [4]} Among the artists that recorded for the label were Bill Haley & His Comets, Ral Donner, Jo-Ann Campbell, Eddie Platt, Johnny Rivers, and The Four Seasons. It was acquired by Morris Levy and incorporated into Roulette Records in 1962.^[5]

See also

• List of record labels

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billboard. 1957-04-13.
2. Glenn C. Altschuler All Shook Up:How Rock 'n' Roll Changed America Page 155 2003 "George Goldner, majority stockholder in Real Gone Music and N Music, was responsible for four of them. When he assigned the copyrights of “Could This Be Magic,” “So Much,” “Every Night I Pray,” and “Beside My Love” to Clark's companies, ..."
3. Payola in the music industry: a history, 1880-1991 - Page 149 Kerry Segrave - 1994 "George Goldner, owner of Real Gone Music and Gone Records, told the subcommittee he had turned over a number of copyrights to Clark's Sea-Lark Company but that there was no commitment that the jockey would air the tunes."
4. Book: Inc, Nielsen Business Media. Billboard. 1957-04-13. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. en.
5. Book: Inc, Nielsen Business Media. Billboard. 1962-07-07. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. en.