Hickory Records

Hickory Records is a United States record label founded by Acuff-Rose Music in 1954 which operated the label up to the late 1970s. Present owner Sony/ATV Music Publishing revived the label in 2007. Originally based in Nashville, functioning as an independent label throughout its history, it has had several distributors. From its inception in 1955 to 1973, Hickory was distributed independently. MGM then distributed the label in 1973, then ABC Reco... more
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