
BY SEAN WILENTZ
For 125 years, Columbia Records has been one of the most vibrant and storied names in pre-recorded sound, nurturing the careers of jazz, blues, rock and pop legends such as W.C.Handy, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Miles Davies, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Mariah Carey, Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce, Adele and many more.