Lost Highway Records
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| Parent company | Universal Music Group | ||
| Founded | 2000 | ||
| Founder(s) | Luke Lewis | ||
| Distributing label | The Island Def Jam Music Group (US) | ||
| Genre(s) | Country music | ||
| Country | USA | ||
| Web address | http://main.losthighwayrecords.com/ | ||
Lost Highway Records is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was formed by Luke Lewis in 2000, Lost Highway Records operates as a country music label, based out of Nashville. The company named was inspired by a Hank Williams song. Today the label operates in conjunction with The Island Def Jam Music Group.
Notable artists include Ryan Adams, Hayes Carll, Elvis Costello, Eagles, Bernard Fanning, Donavon Frankenreiter, Mary Gauthier, Golden Smog, The Jayhawks, Shelby Lynne, Tift Merritt, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, Fionn Regan, Lucinda Williams.
Additionally Lost Highway distributed the soundtracks for O' Brother, Where Art Thou?, Deadwood, and Open Season by Paul Westerberg. They have also acted as distributor for albums from Johnny Cash and Lyle Lovett.
[edit] Lost Highway Records recording artists
Lost Highway reissues recordings from the various Universal Music Group labels. Only artists with original recordings first issued on the Lost Highway label are to be listed here.
- Ryan Adams
- Ryan Bingham
- Hayes Carll
- Elvis Costello
- Eagles
- Bernard Fanning
- Donavon Frankenreiter
- Mary Gauthier
- Jayhawks
- Lyle Lovett (Lost Highway/Curb)
- Shelby Lynne
- Tift Merritt
- Van Morrison
- Willie Nelson
- Night Train to Nashville
- Tim O'Reagan
- Fionn Regan
- Kim Richey
- Golden Smog
- Whiskeytown
- Lucinda Williams
