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Carlin's catalogue spans a hundred years of popular music history. Vintage ballads, classics from the rock 'n' roll years, numerous pop best sellers and even the latest "boy band" hits are among the vast range of titles have been recorded by virtually every major recording artist. The catalogue encompasses every conceivable style - jazz, country, R&B, soul, pop, rock and dance.
THE HISTORY OF CARLIN MUSIC
Carlin Music is the largest of the few remaining independent music publishers in the UK, and is still owned by the family of its founder, music industry legend, Freddy Bienstock.
Carlin's catalogue spans one hundred years of popular music history. Vintage ballads, classics from the rock 'n' roll years, numerous rock and pop best-sellers and even the latest R&B and hip hop hits are among the vast range of Carlin titles that have been recorded by virtually every major recording artist.
The catalogue encompasses every conceivable style - from jazz, country and R&B to soul, pop, rock, dance and Musical Theatre - while Leiber & Stoller, Pomus & Shuman, Stephen Sondheim, Phil Spector, Kander & Ebb, Ray Davies, Cliff Richard, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Aretha Franklin, Jim Steinman and, of course, Elvis Presley are just some of Carlin's distinguished songwriters and composers. Carlin continues to have Top 10 hits with artists such as Black Eyed Peas, Kanye West, Rihanna, Kylie Minogue, Lily Allen, Girls Aloud, Cheryl Cole, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Michael Bublé, 50 Cent, Will.i.am, Gwen Stefani, Beyonce, Massive Attack, Bruno Mars, Robbie Williams and Jessie J to name but a few, demonstrating the variety and timelessness of Carlin's catalogue.