Miller Music Publishing Co.
Founded1906
FounderWebb Rockefeller Miller
SuccessorRobbins, Feist, Miller
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationChicago, Illinois
Publication typesSheet music

Miller Music Publishing Co. was a Chicago-based music publishing company founded in 1906 by Webb Rockefeller Miller.[1] In 1934, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquired a controlling interest in its capital stock of Miller Music, Leo Feist, Inc., and Robbins Music Corporation, and merged the three companies. In 1935, the new company was named Robbins, Feist, Miller Music Publishing Companies, but was commonly known as The Big Three.[2]

In 1973, MGM sold Robbins, Feist, and Miller to United Artists.[3] In 1981, MGM acquired UA and formed MGM/UA Communications Co.[4] In 1983, MGM/UA sold its music publishing business to CBS Records.[5] CBS then sold the print music arm, Big 3 Music, to Columbia Pictures.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Chicago as a Publishing Center" (PDF). The Music Trade Review. XLVII (11): 31 & 33. September 12, 1908.
  2. ^ Jasen, David A (10 July 2003). Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song. Routledge. p. 127. ISBN 9780203502464.
  3. ^ "Big 3 Sold to UA; Plus 1/2 Can. Co". Billboard Magazine. October 27, 1973. p. 3.
  4. ^ International Directory of Company Histories, Volume 25. Detroit: St. James Press. 1999. ISBN 9781558623675. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  5. ^ Irv Lichtman (1983-01-08). "CBS Songs Grows With MGM/UA Deal". Billboard – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Irv Lichtman (1983-02-12). "Columbia Pictures To Acquire Big 3". Billboard – via Google Books.
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