Con Brio Records was a record label active from 1975 to 1979 based in

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. Jeff Walker was co-founder and President of the label with his father

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. It was named

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's "Best New Country Label of the Year" in 1977. The main focus of the label was

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. According to

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, record producer

was the arranger and producer in the late 1970s. Walker is well known for his role as musical director of the

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television show (1969–1971), the

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show on TNN (Nashville Network), and the CMA awards show from the 1970s through the early 1990s. Biff Collie and Johnny K. Covell were the radio promotions staff. The record label was dormant for many years until Jeff Walker of AristoMedia in 2007 released some of the artists' albums digitally on selective online outlets. The new label was called

Artists

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Dale McBride Dale McBride (December 18, 1936 – November 30, 1992) was an American country music singer. In the 1970s, he charted several singles on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' country charts, including two Top 40 hits on the Con Brio Records la ...

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Debbie Grebel

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Scott Summer
Lori Parker
Chester Lester
Sheila Tilton
Jim Jordan

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