Savannah Records

Savannah Records was a Canadian country music record label based in Toronto, Ontario, and associated with the broader Savannah Music organization. The label emerged from the Canadian country-music business built by artist manager and music executive Brian Ferriman, who was also identified as president of Savannah Music. Available reference material places the label's formation in the late 1970s or early 1980s, although a definitive founding year is not documented in the supplied sources. The organization operated within a wider music ecosystem that included artist management, recorded music and music publishing. The label's significance is tied particularly to its role in Canada's country-music industry. Artists associated with Ferriman's roster included Michelle Wright, Brenn Hill, The Good Brothers, R. W. Hampton, Gary Fjellgaard, Matt Minglewood, Terry Carisse, One Horse Blue, Anita Perras and Tim Taylor. The available material does not establish which of these artists recorded specifically for Savannah Records, as opposed to being managed by Ferriman or associated with Savannah Music more broadly; they are therefore best understood as part of the organization's documented artist network rather than as a confirmed label roster. Savannah's activities extended beyond releasing recordings. The related Savannah Music Group received the Canadian Country Music Association's Music Publishing Company of the Year award in 1990, while Savannah Music was recognized as Record Company of the Year in 1987. These honors indicate that the organization had a substantial presence in Canada's country-recording and publishing sectors during the 1980s and early 1990s. Brian Ferriman's repeated Canadian Country Music Association awards for Manager of the Year and Record Industry Person of the Year further connect Savannah's identity with artist representation and industry leadership. The supplied sources do not provide a reliable account of the label's current operating status, catalog ownership, distribution arrangements, later releases or corporate structure. They also do not document a separate present-day website or publicly traded entity. Accordingly, Savannah Records is described here as a historically documented Canadian country label and music organization whose current status remains unverified.

Savannah Records developed within the Canadian country-music industry associated with Brian Ferriman. Ferriman was an artist manager and later president of Savannah Music, an organization connected with recorded music, artist representation and music publishing. The available historical account places the creation of Savannah Records sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s, but does not identify an exact incorporation or launch date. Before and around the period in which Savannah was formed, Ferriman worked with Jim Chapman and Sandy Wilson on Springfield Sound, a recording studio created by renovating an old schoolhouse in Ontario. That studio environment helped place Ferriman within Canada's recording community and preceded the development of his broader music-business activities. The supplied material does not establish whether Springfield Sound was formally part of Savannah Records, so the two entities should not be treated as identical. Savannah became associated with a broad group of country and roots-music artists. Ferriman's documented artist-management roster included Michelle Wright, Brenn Hill, The Good Brothers, R. W. Hampton, Gary Fjellgaard, Matt Minglewood, Terry Carisse, One Horse Blue, Anita Perras and Tim Taylor. The source identifies these performers as part of Ferriman's roster, but does not specify the contractual relationship between each artist and Savannah Records. The label's confirmed release catalog and individual discography are also not supplied. The organization achieved recognition from the Canadian Country Music Association during the 1980s and 1990s. Savannah Music was named Record Company of the Year in 1987. Savannah Music Group received Music Publishing Company of the Year in 1990. These awards suggest that the Savannah operation functioned as more than a narrowly defined record imprint and had an established role in both recorded music and publishing. Ferriman himself received Manager of the Year awards in multiple years and Record Industry Person of the Year awards in several years, reinforcing his importance to the organization and to the Canadian country sector. Ferriman was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in September 2008. He died on December 4, 2018. The available sources do not state whether Savannah Records continued operating after his death, identify a successor, or document a transfer of its catalog or corporate assets. Its current status, ownership and distribution arrangements therefore remain unverified.

• 2018

  Death of Brian Ferriman

  [1]Brian Ferrimanen.wikipedia.org

  Brian Ferriman died on December 4, 2018. The available source does not document the subsequent status of Savannah Records.

• 2008

  Brian Ferriman enters the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame

  [1]Brian Ferrimanen.wikipedia.org

  Brian Ferriman was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in September 2008.

• 1990

  Savannah Music Group recognized for music publishing

  [1]Brian Ferrimanen.wikipedia.org

  Savannah Music Group was named Music Publishing Company of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association.

• 1987

  Savannah Music named Record Company of the Year

  [1]Brian Ferrimanen.wikipedia.org

  Savannah Music received the Canadian Country Music Association's Record Company of the Year award.

• Savannah Records is formed

  [1]Brian Ferrimanen.wikipedia.org

  Reference material places the formation of Savannah Records in the late 1970s or early 1980s, without providing a precise year.

Canadian country-music label and related music-business organization with activities spanning recorded music, artist management and publishing.

• Recorded music

  Music recordings

  Savannah Records was a Canadian country-music recording label. The supplied sources confirm the label's existence and its association with the Savannah Music organization, but do not provide a verified catalog, release chronology or complete list of recordings.

• Music publishing

  Music publishing

  Music publishing formed part of the wider Savannah Music Group's activities. The group received the Canadian Country Music Association's Music Publishing Company of the Year award in 1990, although detailed publishing assets and administration arrangements are not documented in the supplied material.

1. 1Brian Ferrimanen.wikipedia.org