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Mike
Curb, California's former lieutenant governor and acting governor, is one of
the most prominent figures in the entertainment world and presides over his own
independent record label, one of the largest in the nation which has launched
the careers of numerous stars. During a distinguished career spanning more than
48 years, Curb has earned multi-faceted success as a songwriter, producer and
record company owner, covering a wide range of musical styles. As an
individual, he has written more than 400 songs, and received countless music
industry awards, including the prestigious Overall Producer of the Year Award
from Billboard
magazine in 1972. As the founder and Chairman of Curb Records, Curb's company
has produced more than 300 No. 1 records and been honored by Billboard magazine as 2001 Country Music
Label of the Year and Radio & Records magazine as 2005 Overall Gold Label of the Year.
Curb also serves as Chairman of the Mike Curb Family Foundation and Chairman of
gospel music powerhouse Word Entertainment, which was Billboard magazine's Overall Top Imprint in
that genre for 2006. In 2007 Curb was honored as Nashvillian of the Year and he
recently received his star on Nashville's Music City Walk of Fame. Curb has
also received his star on the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Starting as a student at Grant High School in California's San Fernando Valley
in the late 1950s, Curb began performing with his own bands and formed a vocal
group, the Mike Curb Congregation. The group achieved worldwide success with
many singles and albums including "Burning Bridges," "Put Your
Hand In The Hand," and "Softly Whispering I Love You." The
Congregation also was seen on national television every week on the Glen
Campbell Variety Show on CBS, and recorded No. 1 hit records including
"The Candy Man" with Sammy Davis Jr. and "All For The Love Of
Sunshine" with Hank Williams Jr., the singer's first No. 1 single.
Before those highlights, Curb began his rise to commercial success in the music
industry while a student at California State University. It was on that San
Fernando Valley campus in fall 1962 and spring/summer 1963 that Curb composed
and recorded some of his earliest songs in the university's music building
studios, and where he formed his first record company, a predecessor to Curb
Records. His commercial breakthrough came the next year when Honda selected one
of those songs, the Curb-penned "You Meet the Nicest People on a Honda (Go
Little Honda)" for its national motorcycle advertising campaign. The
success and attention garnered by that song opened the doors for the many
successes that were to come.
In the 1960s, Curb's record label became an important part of the West Coast
rock 'n' roll music scene, releasing early recordings by such artists as The
Arrows (featuring Davie Allan), The Stone Ponies (featuring Linda Ronstadt),
The Electric Flag (featuring Mike Bloomfield and Buddy Miles) and was partnered
with Jim Guercio in the early recordings of Chicago. In 1969, Curb merged his
company with MGM Records and became president of the MGM Co. He boosted MGM's
standing with such hits as "Spill the Wine" by Eric Burdon and War,
"One Bad Apple" by The Osmonds, "Natural Man" by Lou Rawls,
"The Candy Man" by Sammy Davis Jr. and the Mike Curb Congregation,
"I'm Leaving It All Up To You" by Donny and Marie Osmond, and Donny
Osmond's worldwide signature song "Puppy Love," which Curb also
produced. During this time, Curb also signed Kenny Rogers and the First
Edition, Hank Williams Jr., Don Gibson, Mel Tillis, Billy Walker, Ray Stevens
and Eddy Arnold.
Some of
Curb's other early success came in composing and producing songs and
soundtracks for movies, including the 1966 hit "Wild Angels" staring
Peter Fonda and Nancy Sinatra, the music for the 1967 Billy Jack movie
"The Born Losers," and "Burning Bridges," the theme for the
1970 Clint Eastwood movie "Kelly's Heroes." In all, Curb has composed
or supervised music for more than 50 motion picture soundtracks in films
featuring Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Stewart, George C. Scott, Jack Nicholson, John
Cassavetes, Ernest Borgnine, Mickey Rooney, Ryan O'Neal, Bette Davis, Jennifer
Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mike Myers, Cliff Robertson, George Kennedy and others.
Recently Curb Records has had success with soundtracks such as "Coyote
Ugly", Sylvester Stallone's "Driven", Reese Witherspoon's
"Legally Blonde 2", and the recent No. 1 box office hit "Evan
Almighty" starring Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman.
In addition to his film
compositions, Curb's own songwriting credits include songs for Roy Orbison,
Sammy Davis Jr., The Osmond Brothers, Donny & Marie Osmond, Freddie
Jackson, Irene Cara, Bobby Vinton, Andy Williams, Wayne Newton, Anne Murray, Al
Martino, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Mae West, The Crickets, The Hondells,
The Ventures, Steve Holy, Eddy Arnold, T.G. Sheppard and Solomon Burke. Other
Curb writing highlights include "It Was A Good Time" (the signature
song for Liza Minnelli's Emmy Award winning "Liza With A Z") and Curb also
composed the theme song for Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" show
and Hank Williams Jr.'s first No. 1 recording "All For The Love Of Sunshine".
Curb's early success also led to a long collaboration with the Walt Disney Co.
Years before, Michael D. Eisner, former Disney CEO, and ABC television
executive commissioned Curb to compose and produce theme music for three ABC
animated TV series. The Mike Curb Congregation recorded "Walt Disney's
Greatest Hits," an album for Disney featuring contemporary versions of
Disney classics that included the hit rendition of "It's A Small
World." Curb supervised the soundtrack for Disney's "Lassie"
movie. In recent years, Curb Records also released the multi-platinum
soundtrack album for Disney's movie "Coyote Ugly," featuring four
LeAnn Rimes songs.
Curb also served as president of Verve Records, the historic jazz label, and
scored a coup by signing superstar Tony Bennett. While at Verve, Curb worked
with musicians such as Jimmy Smith, Stan Getz, Chet Baker and Wes Montgomery.
Curb also created the Verve "Golden Archive" series, preserving
classic recordings from Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Oscar
Peterson, Art Tatum, Charlie Parker, George Benson, Herbie Hancock and Louis
Armstrong.
After MGM and Verve were
sold in 1974, Curb went on to build Curb Records and the Curb/Warner label,
which released numerous top-selling singles from the mid-to-late 1970s. Within
a short time, the company had five No. 1 records on the Billboard Chart including the Four Seasons'
"December 1963 (Oh What A Night)," The Bellamy Brothers' "Let
Your Love Flow," Shaun Cassidy's "Da Doo Ron Ron," Exile's
"Kiss You All Over," and Debby Boone's "You Light Up My
Life" (the biggest selling record of the decade).
During the 1970s, Curb also began venturing into public service. In 1976, he
served as co-chair of the Ronald Reagan California Campaign for President and
later was co-chair of President Gerald Ford's California campaign. In November
1978, Curb was elected California's lieutenant governor, the same year that
Democrat Jerry Brown was elected governor. During his 1979 to 1983 term, Curb,
served as acting governor for about one year, guiding the state during
disastrous floods, fires and a threatened prison guard strike. He also served
on the University of California Board of Regents and the California State
University Board of Trustees. Curb also served as President of the California
State Senate and Chairman of the Economic Development Commission.
In 1980, Curb served as the national Co-Chairman of President Reagan's
successful presidential campaign and Chairman of the convention program in Detroit. In 1982, Curb was elected chair of the National Conference
of Lieutenant Governors. Then in 1983 and 1984, at President Reagan's request,
Curb served as Chairman of the National Finance Committee during the
president's re-election campaign, responsible for raising more than $100
million.
After his stint in government, Curb returned to California and, together with
then-Curb Records President Richard W. Whitehouse, went on to sign such
emerging stars as Lyle Lovett, The Judds, Don and Phil Everly (The Everly
Brothers), Sawyer Brown, Chris Hillman's Desert Rose Band, Jeffrey Steele's
band Boy Howdy, Ronnie McDowell, Hal Ketchum and The Righteous Brothers. The
latter gave Curb Records the platinum-selling album and single "Unchained
Melody."
In 1984, Curb formed Burbank-based Curb Entertainment International Corp. to
concentrate on film/television production and distribution. A member of the
American Film Marketing Association, Curb Entertainment maintains a major
presence at all of the major film and television markets. Curb's sister, Carole
Curb Nemoy, also continues to be a vital part of the company, serving as
president , and, overseeing international music, a responsibility she has held
since the inception of the company.
Curb has also been active for most of his adult life in motorsports. Curb has
owned or sponsored cars driven by stars such as Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty,
Greg Biffle, Dale Jarrett, Johnny Sauter and others who have competed for more
than 40 years in the NASCAR circuit or in other major motorsports events
including the Indianapolis 500. Curb has owned or sponsored cars that have
finished in the top 10 in 15 different series. One highlight was the Curb-owned racing team scoring a
victory at the famed Daytona International Speedway in 1984, which was Richard
Petty's historic 200th victory. Curb cars have also finished top 10
in 3 Indianapolis 500 races. In
2006, Curb was inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame.
Meanwhile, Curb Records' successes have continued. In 1997, Curb Records was Billboard's No. 1 country label in four
major categories for albums and singles, and the No. 1 country label, according
to Nielsen SoundScan. Among the label's top hits was "How Do I Live"
by LeAnn Rimes, which was co-produced by Curb and written by fellow California
State alum Diane Warren. The song earned Curb a Billboard award for the longest-running
record in the history of the Billboard pop chart. He also received a Billboard award for co-producing Rimes'
"You Light Up My Life," the only album ever to debut No. 1 on Billboard's Pop Chart, Country Chart and Contemporary
Christian Chart. "You Light Up My Life" won a Grammy and an Academy Award was
co-published by Curb's music publishing company. Curb's music publishing
companies have had over 100 ASCAP, BMI and SESAC award-winning songs, including
Garth Brooks' recording of "More Than A Memory" written by three Curb writers,
that was the only record in Billboard's history to ever debut No. 1 on the
Billboard Country Chart.
Curb's current roster of exclusive recording artists includes Wynonna Judd, Tim
McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Lyle Lovett, Jo Dee Messina, Clay Walker, Steve Holy,
Bomshel, Lee Brice, Kimberley Locke, Rodney Atkins, Tyler Dean, Star De Azlan,
Ashley Gearing, Larry Gordon, Martin Ramey, Rio Grand, Heidi Newfield, Kaci
Battaglia and Just Jinjer.
Curb Records has continued to play a major role
in the contemporary Christian genre with artists such as Selah, Michael
English, Jamie Slocum, MIKESCHAIR, Nicol Sponberg, No Other Name, Plumb and Natalie
Grant, who received four consecutive Gospel Music Association Dove Awards as
Female Vocalist of the Year. In addition to the recordings of his own group (the
Mike Curb Congregation), Curb has been involved in the contemporary
Christian music business since its inception. Curb signed early
contemporary Christian artists such as Larry Norman, 2nd Chapter of
Acts, DeGarmo and Key, The Boone Girls and Debby Boone, whose recording of "You
Light Up My Life" is considered to be the first contemporary Christian hit
single and the biggest record of the 1970s based on Billboard chart activity. Since that time Curb has had success
with contemporary Christian artists such as Stryper, Whiteheart, Patty Cabrera,
Jonathan Pierce, Fernando Ortega, and MercyMe, whose recording of "I Can Only
Imagine" became one of the biggest Christian crossover hits of all time. In
2002 Mike became a partner and Chairman of Word Records, the oldest gospel
recording company in America and the label that the Mike Curb Congregation had
recorded for early in its career. As Chairman of Word, working closely with CEO
Jim Van Hook and COO Rod Riley, the company has had success with Francesca
Battistelli, 2010 Gospel Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year ,
Group1 Crew, Remedy Drive, Nicole C. Mullen, Building 429, Stellar Kart, Point
of Grace, Salvador, Sidewalk Prophets, Mark Schultz and Randy Travis, whose
recording of "Three Wooden Crosses", published by Curb Publishing, became a
major cross-over hit. The Word/Curb purchase of Susan Riley's label, Fervent
Records, played a major role in transforming Word into a competitive Christian
rock label, with such artists as, Big Daddy Weave, BarlowGirl and By The Tree.
Although often associated
with country and gospel performers, Curb also has an enduring love of rhythm
and blues music dating to his childhood living in the South Los Angeles/Compton
area. Through the years, Curb also has signed such artists as Sammy Davis Jr.,
Lou Rawls, Richie Havens, Solomon Burke, the Sylvers, Richard Roundtree
("Shaft"), the Hues Corporation, the Fisk Jubilee Singers, and Gloria
Gaynor, whose recording of "Never Can Say Goodbye" was the first No. 1 dance
record on the Billboard Dance Chart.. In 1973, the Incredible Bongo Band had its first single
"Bongo Rock", which was the first record used to create the break to break hip
hop sound. Then in 1975, the
Incredible Bongo Band's recording of "Apache" became the Bronx national anthem
when Kool Herc began using it as an early hip hop recording. Continuing that
tradition, Curb Records has had major, recent hits with "Over and
Over," a duet between Tim McGraw and the rapper Nelly, and Curb has
recently co-produced five number one Billboard recordings for "American
Idol" finalist Kimberley Locke.
In addition to his record business, Curb serves as chair of the Mike Curb
Family Foundation, which supports music education and works to restore historic
music industry locations. The Curb Foundation owns Elvis Presley's former home
in Memphis and RCA Studio B, Columbia Studio A, the Quonset Hut, and the Johnny
Cash Museum in Nashville. Curb has served on the governing boards of the
Recording Industry Association of America, the Dole Food Company, the worldwide
board of the USO, the ACM, CMA and CMF (Country Music Hall of Fame). Curb is an
honorary member of the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame, and he also has been
inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and the National Business Hall of
Fame.
Curb is the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Law degree from Pepperdine
University in Malibu, Calif., an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from
Rhodes College, an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from California State
University and an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Belmont University
in Nashville. The Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business is the
largest college at Belmont University. The Mike Curb College of Art, Media and
Communication is one of the largest colleges at California State University.
The Curb College of Arts, Music and Science is also one of the largest colleges
at Daytona State College. Curb also has endowed the Curb Institute for Music at
Rhodes College at Memphis, the Curb Learning Lab at Baylor University in Texas,
the Junior Achievement Centers in Los Angeles and Nashville, Curb Creative
Campus, and the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy at
Vanderbilt University, and serves on the governing board of Nashville's Fisk
University, one of the nation's pioneering historically black institutions.
Curb was recently honored by Belmont University as Trustee Emeritus and
Belmont's Curb Event Center recently hosted the historic Presidential Debate
between John McCain and Barack Obama.
Curb's father Charles was an FBI agent. Curb is married to the former Linda
Dunphy, daughter of famed Southern California television news anchor Jerry Dunphy.
Curb and his wife have two adult daughters, Megan Carole and Courtney. They
have two grandchildren Catie and Brandon. Curb has been honored as Father of
the Year by the National Father's Day Council. In 2006, he received the
lifetime achievement award at the annual Los Angeles Music Awards. In 2007 Curb
was honored as Nashvillian of the Year and he recently received his star on
Nashville's Music City Walk of Fame. Curb has also received his star on the
historic Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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404 Songs Written
by Mike Curb
130 Songs Written
for Films/Television by Mike Curb
50 Songs
(including Title Songs) Written for Films/Television/Commercials by Mike Curb
- "All For The Love Of Sunshine" by Hank
Williams Jr. - First #1 Single
- Born Losers (Billy Jack's Theme) - "Alone Never
To Love Again"
- Breaking The Press – "Jesus Take My Hand" by Jamie
Slocum
- "Butterfly" by Eddy Arnold
- Cattanooga Cats (ABC-TV) - "Cattanooga Cats
Theme"
- Chevrolet Commercial - "Get On The Move With
Chevrolet "
- Coyote Ugly Soundtrack - "We Can Get There"
by Mary Griffin
- Family Tree (Naomi Judd/Cliff Robertson) - "We
Can Get There"
- Golden Breed Soundtrack - "Hawaiian Circus"
by Riptides
- Gotcha Soundtrack - "Gotcha" by Anne Murray
- Honda Commercial (Go Little Honda) - "You Meet
The Nicest People On A Honda" recorded by The Hondells
- Hot Wheels (ABC-TV) - "Hot Wheels Theme"
- "I Got You" - by Solomon Burke
- Song from Inglorious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino,
Director - "Devil's Rumble" (Arrows)
- "It Was A Good Time" - Liza Minelli (from
the Emmy award-winning Liza With A Z)
- Jerry Dunphy's Theme "From The Desert To The
Sea" by T.G. Sheppard
- Moonshine Wars Soundtrack - "It Takes All Kinds
of People" by Roy Orbison and The Mike Curb Congregation
- Pretty Maids All In A Row - "Chilly Winds"
by The Osmonds
- Revenge - "There's Nothing Greater Than Our
Love" by Al Martino
- Ronald Reagan's Theme (1980 Republican National
Convention) - "Together A New Beginning"
- "Saturday Night Special" by Wayne Newton
and Ronnie McDowell
- Shaft's Big Score (Richard Roundtree) - "First
Meeting"
- Skaterdater - "Skaterdater Theme"
- The Mae West Story - "Seven Nights A Week"
by Mae West
- The Wild Angels (Peter Fonda/Nancy Sinatra) -
"Blues Theme" - by the Arrrows
- The Wild Angels Theme - The Ventures
- Theme from All Dogs Go To Heaven (Dom DeLuise/Burt
Reynolds) - "Love Survives" recorded by Freddie Jackson &
Irene Cara
- Theme from American Bandstand (Dick Clark) -
"American Bandstand Theme"
- Theme from Angel Eyes (Jennifer Lopez) - "Angel
Eyes"
- Theme from (The) Big Bounce - (Ryan O'Neal/Leigh
Taylor Young ) - "When Somebody Cares For You" - Recorded by
Donnie & Marie Osmond
- Theme from Bunny O'Hare (Bette Davis/Ernest Borgnine)
- "Right Or Wrong"
- Theme from Camille (Sienna Miller) - "Let the
Fire Burn Hot" by Kimberley Locke
- Theme from City Slickers (Billy Crystal) - "Just
One Thing" by Mike Curb Congregation
- Theme from Devil's 8 Soundtrack - "8 Young
Men" (Christopher George)
- Theme from Devil's Angels (John Cassavetes) - by
Davie Allan and The Arrows
- Theme from Dirty Dingus Magee (Frank Sinatra) -
"Dirty Dingus Magee"
- Theme from Glory Stompers (Dennis Hopper) -
"Casey Kasem's Theme"
- Theme from Kelly's Heroes (Clint Eastwood) -
"Burning Bridges"
- Theme from (The) Last of the Red Hot Lovers - by
Donny Osmond and The Mike Curb Congregation
- Theme from (The) Last Run (George C. Scott) -
"The Last Run" by Steve Lawrence
- Theme from Mac and Me - "You're Not A Stranger
Anymore" by Jara Lane
- Theme from Mondo Hollywood Soundtrack - "The
Magic Night" by Mike Clifford
- Theme from No Blade Of Grass - "No Blade of
Grass" by Roger Whitaker
- Theme from Ryan's Daughter - "It Was A Good
Time" by Edyie Gorme and The Mike Curb Congregation
- Theme from Thunder Alley (Annette Funicello and
Fabian) - "Calahan's Theme"
- Theme from (The) Wild Racer's (Fabian)
- Theme from Zabriskie Point - "So Young" by
Roy Orbison
- Theme frm Zig Zag (George Kennedy) - "Zig
Zag" by Roy Orbison
- "Time To Ride" - by Sammy Davis, Jr.
- View From The Top (Gwyneth Paltrow/Mike Myers) -
"Everywhere I Look There's You"
- Where The Red Fern Grows - "If I Could Only Go
Back Again" by Andy Williams
- Where The Red Fern Grows II - "If I Could Only
Go Back Again" (Dave Matthews)
- Yeah Yeah Yeah - by Fat Joe and Terror Squad
61 Billboard
Charted Records Written by Mike Curb
117 Songs
Recorded by the Mike Curb Congregation
36 Duets Recorded
by the Mike Curb Congregation
41 Songs Charted
by the Mike Curb Congregation
25 RIAA Gold or
Platinum LPs Produced by Mike Curb
42 Charted Albums
Produced by Mike Curb
80 Charted
Singles Produced by Mike Curb
20 #1 Singles/Albums
Produced by Mike Curb
- "Candy Man" by Sammy Davis, Jr. & the
Mike Curb Congregation
- "Puppy Love" by Donny Osmond
- "Love Me For A Reason" by The Osmonds
- "I'm Leavin' It All Up To You" by Donny
& Marie Osmond
- "All For The Love Of Sunshine" by Hank
Williams, Jr. and the Mike Curb Congregation
- "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes
- "Young Love" by Donny Osmond
- "You Light Up My Life" by LeAnn Rimes
- "Coyote Ugly" Soundtrack
- "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool " by
Jimmy Osmond and the Mike Curb Congregation
- "Proud One" by The Osmonds
- "Twelfth Of Never" by Donny Osmond
- "Morning Side Of The Mountain" by Donny
& Marie Osmond
- "Burning Bridges" by the Mike Curb
Congregation
- "Frosty The Snowman"/"Jingle
Bells" by Kimberley Locke
- "Band Of Gold" by Kimberley Locke
- "Up On The Housetop" by Kimberley Locke
- "Fall" by Kimberley Locke
358 Billboard #1
Records
1,157 Billboard
Top Ten Records
3,923 Billboard
Charted Records
- 2,782 singles
- 1,141 albums
Billboard Awards
- 1972 - Producer
Of The Year - Mike Curb
- 1977 - First
10-Week #1 Billboard Hot 100 Record Of The Year -"You Light Up MyLife" by Debby Boone
- 1986 - #1 Top
Country Album Of The Year - "Rockin' With the Rhythm" by The Judds
- 1990 - #1
Billboard Catalog Album Of The Year - "Unchained Melody" by theRighteous Bros.
- 1993 - #1 Top
Country Single Of The Year - "I Saw The Light" by Wynonna (Top Country Artist - Wynonna)
#1 Video Of The Year - "Comedy
Video Classics" by Ray Stevens
- 1994 - #1 Top
Country Album Of The Year - "Not A Moment Too Soon" by Tim McGraw
- 1996 - #1 Top
Country Single Sales Record Of The Year- "Blue" by LeAnn Rimes (Top Country Single
Sales Artist - LeAnn Rimes)
#1 Top Country Single Sales Label
And Imprint Of The Year
- 1997 - Curb
Records - #1 Top Country Album Imprint Of The Year, Label Of The Year, Single Sales Imprint Of The
Year, Single Sales Label Of The Year (Top Pop Artist, Top 200 Album
Artist, Top Country Artist, Top Country Female Artist, Top Country Album
Artist, Top Country Sales Artist - LeAnn Rimes)
#1 Top Country Album Of The Year - "Blue" by LeAnn Rimes
(#3 Top Country Album Of The
Year - "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Bros.)
#5 Top Country Album Of The Year - "Everywhere" by TimMcGraw,
#6 Top Country Album Of The Year - "You Light Up My Life" by LeAnn Rimes)
#1 Top Contemporary Christian Album Of The Year - "You Light Up My Life" by LeAnn Rimes
#1 Single Sales Record Of The Year - "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes
#2 Single Sales Record Of The Year - "It's Your Love" by Tim McGraw/Faith Hill)
#1 Top Singles and Tracks Record Of The Year - "It's Your Love" by Tim McGraw/Faith Hill
- 1998 - #1 Top
Country Imprint Of The Year (albums and singles combined),
#1 Top Contemporary Christian
Imprint Of The Year (albums and singles combined)
#1 Top Country Single Sales Label
and Imprint Of The Year
#1 Top Singles and Tracks Record Of
The Year - "Just To See You Smile" Tim McGraw
(#2 Top Singles and Tracks Record Of
The Year - "Bye Bye" by Jo Dee Messina,
# 4 Top Singles and Tracks
Record Of The Year - "I'm Alright" by Jo Dee Messina,
#5 Top Singles and
Tracks Record Of The Year - "There's Your Trouble" by the Dixie
Chicks [published by Curb/Magnatone])
- 1999 - #1 Top
Country Single Sales Label And Imprint Of The Year ,
(#2 overall Country Label and
Imprint Of The Year)
(#1 Hot Singles and Tracks Artist
and Top Male Artist - Tim McGraw)
- 2000 - (#2
overall Country Label and Imprint Of The Year,
#2 Country Singles and , Tracks Label and Imprint Of The
Year,
#2 Single Sales Imprint Of The Year)
(#1 Hot Singles and Tracks Artist
and Top Male Artist - Tim McGraw)
- 2001 - Billboard
Country Label Of The Year ,
#1 Top Country Album Label and
Imprint Of The Year
#1 Top Country Singles Sales Imprint
Of The Year #1 Top Country Album Of
The Year - Greatest Hits by Tim McGraw (Top Country Artist overall, Top
Country Male Artist, Top Country Album Artist - Tim McGraw)
#1 Top Country Singles Sales Record
Of The Year - "But I Do Love You/Can't Fight The Moonlight" by
LeAnn Rimes
(#1 Top Country Singles Sales Artist
- LeAnn Rimes)
- 2002 - Country
Single Sales Label and Imprint Of The Year (4 of the top 10 singles)
#1 "Can't Fight the
Moonlight" by LeAnn Rimes
#2 "God Bless The USA " by Lee Greenwood
#5 "Osama Yo Mama" by Ray
Stevens
#10 "God Bless America "
by LeAnn Rimes
#1 Christian Single Of The Year -
"God Bless The USA " by Lee Greenwood(SoundScan)
- 2003 - Word/Curb
- #2 Christian Label Of The Year
(6 of the top 10 Billboard Christian
albums )
"I Can Only Imagine" by MercyMe
(INO/Curb)
#1 Christian Single Of The Year
(SoundScan)
#1 on the Billboard Pop Single Sales Chart
- 2004 - Tim
McGraw - "Live Like You Were Dying" - #1 Billboard Country
Record of the Year
Tim McGraw - "Live Like
You Were Dying" - #1 Nielsen SoundScan Billboard Audience Chart (10 weeks - ties all time record)
Nelly - "Over & Over"
- (featuring Tim McGraw) - #1 BB, R&R, & CHR Top 40.
11 weeks #1 Billboard Mainstream Top 40. Tied Billboard record as fastest record to hit #1 on Billboard Mainstream Top 40 Chart.
Tim McGraw - Live Like Your Were Dying - Debuts #1 on Billboard Hot 100 Album Chart & Country Album Chart
Selah - Hiding Place - #1 SoundScan Top Christian Album Chart "You Raise Me Up" - #1 Billboard, #1 R&R
Kimberley Locke - "8th World Wonder" - #1 Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales Chart (co-published by Curb)
Randy Travis - "Three Wooden Crosses" (co-written by Doug Johnson and Kim Williams) - CMA Song of the Year, ACM Song of the Year, CCMA Song of the Year, GMA Recorded Song of the Year, NSAI Song of the Year (co-published by Mike
Curb Music)
Curb Records Top 5 Country album label (Billboard)
Tim McGraw - "Live Like You Were Dying" - #1 Billboard; #1 R&R (10 weeks) All-Time Record in the History of R&R Chart; #1 Nielsen Soundscan Billboard Audience Chart (10 Weeks) Ties All Time Record, CMA Single and Song of the Year
Curb Records achieves #1 Market share position for all genres of music according to Nielsen SoundScan (7.14% - August 29, 2004) albums
Nielsen SoundScan Country label of the
year
- 2005 - Jo Dee
Messina - "Delicious Surprise" Certified Gold, "My Give A
Damn'sBusted" Billboard #1 Single and #1 Album (Same Week)
Curb Records #3 Billboard Pop Label of the Year, Curb #5 Billboard Country Label of the Year, Word/Curb #3 Christian Label of the Year, Word/Curb #5 Gospel Label of the Year
Kimberley Locke - "Up On The Housetop" #1 - Tied for the fastest record to reach #1 on the Billboard chart
deSoL - "Little Drummer Boy" - Highest debut for Billboard Pop A/C Chart
Wynonna Judd - DVD Certified Gold
LeAnn Rimes - "This Woman" Certified Gold (#1 in Canada, Three Top 5 singles in the US)
- 2006 - Natalie
Grant - Dove Award/GMA Female Vocalist of the Year
Selah "Bless The Broken Road - The Duets Album" #1 Billboard, #1 R&R
Tim McGraw - "Greatest Hits Vol 2" - American Music Awards Album of the Year
Rodney Atkins - "If You're Going Through Hell" - #1 Record Of The Year Billboard; #1 Record Of The Year
R&R; First single to take the #1 spot on the Mediabase Country Chartin USA Today; Album Certified Platinum by the RIAA
Word/Curb Records Billboard Overall Top Christian ImprintCurb Records achieves 20 #1 Records on 20 different Billboard charts
- 2007 - Selah -
"Glory" #1 R&R, #1 BB
Rodney Atkins "Watching You" #1 Record Of The Year, #1 Billboard, #1 R&R
#1 Mediabase, Curb/BMI Publishing Award
Tim McGraw - Album "Let It Go" debuts #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and on the Canadian chart during the same week.
Tim McGraw - Single "Last Dollar" (Fly Away) #1 Billboard, #1 R&R, #1 Mediabase, #1 Canada
Rodney Atkins - "These Are My People" #1 Billboard, #1 R&R,
#1 Mediabase, #1 Canada; Three #1 Records in a row
Word/Curb - #1 Christian Imprint Of The Year
Kimberley Locke - "Frosty The Snowman" - #1 Billboard,First artist to have three #1 Christmas songs in three consecutive years
Tim McGraw - #1 Billboard Male Artist Of The Year
- 2008 - Natalie
Grant - "In Better Hands" - #1 Billboard
Rodney Atkins - "Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)" #1 Billboard,#1 R&R, (4th Consecutive #1), ACM Top New Male Artist
Natalie Grant - Dove Awards Female Vocalist of the Year
Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year - "Ready For A Miracle";Evan Almighty Soundtrack; LeAnn Rimes; Curb Records
- 2009 - Heidi
Newfield - Receives 5 nominations for her single "Johnny &
June",a tribute to Johnny & June Carter Cash
Rodney Atkins - "It's America" becomes his 5th #1 Billboard Single Charts
Tim McGraw - "Southern Voice" becomes his 33rd #1 Record on the Billboard Charts
- 2010 - Tim McGraw - "Something Like That" #1 Song of the Decade for all genres of music in Billboard
Other Billboard
and Guinness Records (including international)
- First record to be on Billboard chart for over one
year - "December 1963, Oh What A Night" by the Four Seasons,
#1
Record Of The Year in Australia (1994)
- #1 Billboard Record Of The Decade (1970s) - "You
Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone (First 10-week #1 record on the
Billboard Hot 100)
- First album to debut #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Chart, Billboard Top Country Album Chart, and the Billboard Contemporary
Christian Chart - "You Light Up My Life" by LeAnn Rimes
(co-produced by Mike Curb)
- 402 weeks on the Billboard Country Catalog Chart
before achieving #1 in March 2002 - Hank Williams, Jr. - Greatest Hits
Volume 1
- Curb Records sets Billboard record with 6 of the top
5 records the same week
-
"Good Morning Beautiful" by Steve Holy- #1
- "Bring On The Rain" by Jo Dee Messina - #3
- "Cowboy In Me" by Tim McGraw - #5 on Billboard Hot Country Singles
and Tracks chart
- "Can't Fight the Moonlight" by LeAnn Rimes - #1
- "Osama Yo Mama" by Ray Stevens - #2
- "God Bless The USA" by Lee Greenwood - #4 on Billboard Top Country
Singles Sales Chart
- #1 Record Of The Year In Australia - "Can't
Fight The Moonlight" by LeAnn Rimes (2001)
- #1 Record Of The Year in England - "Long-Haired
Lover From Liverpool " by Jimmy Osmond and The Mike Curb Congregation
(1972)
- #1 Record Of The Year in South Africa - "Burning
Bridges" - The Mike Curb Congregation (1972)
- "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes (co-produced
by Mike Curb) longest running record in history of Billboard charts,
Billboard Top 100 Pop Chart (69 weeks) - Guinness World Records - 2002
- "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes - Best
selling single by a country artist in the United States with sales of over
3,500,000, 33 weeks in top 10 and on Billboard Country Singles Sales Chart
for a record 309 weeks (32 weeks @ #1 - Billboard record for an individual
single)
- "But I Do Love You"/"Can't Fight The
Moonlight" 37 weeks @ #1 - Billboard record for a double-sided single
- Mike Curb - Top 25 Producers Of The 20 th Century in
UK - Guinness World Records - British 15 th Edition - 50 th Anniversary
- Nelly - "Over & Over" - (featuring Tim
McGraw) - #1 BB, R&R, & CHR Top 40. 10 weeks #1 Billboard
Mainstream Top 40. Tied Billboard record as fastest record to hit #1 on
Billboard Mainstream Top 40 Chart.
- Tim McGraw - "Live Like You Were Dying" -
#1 Billboard; #1 R&R (10 weeks) All-Time Record in the History of
R&R Chart; #1 Nielsen Soundscan Billboard Audience Chart (10 Weeks)
Ties All Time Record, CMA Single and Song of the Year
- Curb Records achieves #1 Market share position for
all genres of music according to Nielsen SoundScan (7.14% - August 29,
2004) albums
- Nielsen SoundScan Country label of the year - 2004
- Curb Records achieves Trifecta with 3 #1 records at
Christian Radio Weekly "Held" by Natalie Grant, "I Can't Do
This" by Plumb, "Resurrection" by Nicol Sponberg
- Curb/Word Label of the Year - Selah (over 1
Million albums)
18 ASCAP Awards
80 BMI Awards
- 2007 - "More Than A Memory" by Garth Brooks
(Written by 3 Curb Writers - Brice, Montana, Jacobs)
- 2003 - "Three Wooden Crosses"
(Johnson/Williams) - BMI Special Award
- 1995 - BMI Song Of The Year "Wink" - Neil
McCoy
- Burning Bridges (written by Mike Curb and L.
Schifrin)
- All For The Love Of Sunshine (written by Mike Curb,
Schifrin, Hatcher)
13 SESAC Awards
- 1998 - Publisher Of The Year
137 RIAA Gold
albums
40 RIAA Gold
singles
125 R&R #1
Records
12 R&R Awards
- 1991 - R&R Record Of The Year -
"Small Town Saturday Night" by Hal Ketchum
- 1997 - R&R Record Of The Year - "It's
Your Love" by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
- 1999 - Industry Achievement Award - Country
Label Of The Year (Gold)
- 2000 - Industry Achievement Award - Country
Label Of The Year (Gold)
- 2001 - Industry Achievement Award - Country
Label Of The Year (Gold)
- 2003 - Industry Achievement Award - AC Label
Of The Year (Gold)
- 2003 - Industry Achievement Award - Hot AC Label
Of The Year (Gold)
- 2004 - Tim McGraw - "Live Like You
Were Dying" - #1 R&R, 10 Weeks - All time record in the History of the R&R Chart
- 2005 - R&R Overall Gold Label of the Year
- 2006 - Country Label of the Year (Gold)
- 2006 - R&R Record of the Year - "If
You're Going Through Hell" by Rodney Atkins
11 ACM Awards
- 1984 - Video Of The Year - "All My Rowdy
Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" by , Hank Williams, Jr.
- 1984 - Song Of The Year - "Why Not
Me" by The Judds
- 1988 - Video Of The Year - "Young
Country" by Hank Williams, Jr.
- 1989 - Video Of The Year - "There's A
Tear In My Beer" by Hank Williams, Jr. with , Hank Williams, Sr.
- 1994 - Album Of The Year - "Not A Moment
Too Soon" by Tim McGraw
- 1995 - Video Of The Year - "The Car"
by Jeff Carson
- 1996 - Single Of The Year - "Blue"
by LeAnn Rimes
- 1997 - Single Of The Year - "It's Your
Love" by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
Song Of The Year - "It's Your Love" by
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Video Of The Year - "It's Your Love" by
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
- 2003 - Song Of The Year - "Three Wooden
Crosses" by Randy Travis
- 2005 - ACM Single Of The Year - Tim McGraw -
"Live Like You Were Dying"
- 2007 - Rodney Atkins won "Best New Male
Vocalist"
6 AMA Awards and
Nominations
- 1975 - Top Country Duet - Donny & Marie
Osmond
- 1996 - Top Country - LeAnn Rimes
- 2000 - Top Soundtrack - Coyote Ugly
(nominated)
- 2005 - Top Country Artist - Tim McGraw
- 2006 - Top Country Album - Tim McGraw
- 2007 - Top Country Artist - Tim McGraw
11 CMA Awards
- 1985 - Single Of The Year - "Why Not Me" by
The Judds
- 1985 - Music Video Of The Year - "All My Rowdy
Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" by Hank Williams, Jr.
- 1986 - Vocal Due Of The Year - Marie Osmond and Dan
Seals
- 1987 - Music Video Of The Year - "My Name Is
Bocephus" by Hank Williams, Jr.
- 1988 - Album Of The Year - "Born To Boogie"
by Hank Williams, Jr.
- 1989 - Music Video Of The Year - "There's A Tear
In My Beer" by Hank Williams, Jr. with with Hank Williams, Sr.
Vocal Event Of The Year - "There's A Tear In
My Beer" by Hank Williams, Jr. with Hank Williams, Sr.
- 1996 - Music Video Of The Year - "My Wife Thinks
You're Dead" by Junior Brown
- 1997 - Vocal Event Of The Year - "It's Your
Love" by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
- 1998 - Album Of The Year - "Everywhere" by
Tim McGraw
- 1999 - Album Of The Year - "A Place In The
Sun" by Tim McGraw
- 2003 - Song Of The Year - "Three Wooden
Crosses" by Randy Travis
- 2004 - Single Of The Year - "Live Like You Were
Dying" by Tim McGraw
- 2007 - Vocal Event Of The Year - "That's What
Friends Are For" - Tim McGraw/ Kenny Chesney/ Tracy Lawrence
11 CCMA/Dove
Awards and Nominations
- Selah, Michael English, Jonathan Pierce, Natalie
Grant, Jeff Carson, Keith Perry, Jesus Soundtrack, You Light Up My Life by
LeAnn Rimes
- 2000 - Inspirational Album Of The Year -
"Selah"
- 2002 - Inspirational Album Of The Year - "Press
On" by Selah
- 2002 - Traditional Gospel Recorded Song Of The Year -
"Hold On" by Selah
- 2004 - Traditional Gospel Recorded Song Of The Year -
"Poor Man Lazrus" by the Fisk Jubilee Singers
- 2004 - Country Recorded Song Of The Year -
"Three Wooden Crosses" by Randy Travis
- 2004 - Country Album Of The Year - "Worship And
Faith" by Randy Travis
- 2005 - Inspirational Album Of The Year - "Hiding
Place" by Selah
- 2006 - Female Vocalist Of The Year - Natalie Grant
- 2007 - Female Vocalist Of The Year - Natalie Grant
- 2007 - Inspirational Album Of The Year - "Bless
The Broken Road" - Selah
- 2008 - Female Vocalist Of The Year - Natalie Grant
- 2009 - Female Vocalist Of The Year - Natalie Grant
8 Grammy Awards
- 1971 - "Natural Man" by Lou Rawls
(background vocals by the Mike Curb
Congregation)
- 1977 - "You Light Up My Life" by
Debby Boone
- 1979 - "If I Said You Had A Beautiful
Body Would You Hold It Against Me" by The Bellamy Bros. (nominated)
- 1991 - "Love Can Build A Bridge" by
The Judds
- 1996 - "Blue" by LeAnn Rimes
Country Album Of The Year - "Road To Ensenada" by Lyle Lovett
- 2000 - "Let's Make Love" by Tim
McGraw and Faith Hill
- 2005 - "Live Like You Were Dying" -
Tim McGraw
5 NARM Awards
- 1977 - Album Of The Year - "Shaun Cassidy"
- Shaun Cassidy
- 1993 - Video Of The Year - "Comedy Video
Classics" - Ray Stevens
- 1994 - Album Of The Year - "Not A Moment Too
Soon" - Tim McGraw
- 1996 - Country Album Of The Year - "Blue" -
LeAnn Rimes
- 1997 - Christian Album Of The Year - "You Light
Up My Life" - LeAnn Rimes
Awards
- 1964 - Formed Sidewalk Productions
(predecessor to Curb Records)
- 1969 - MGM/Curb merge (Curb becomes President
of MGM)
- 1972 - Billboard Producer Of The Year Award
- 1972 - Co-Master of Ceremonies (with Dr. Billy
Graham), Presidential Inaugural festivities
- 1974 - Formed Warner/Curb Records
- 1976 - Co-chairman of the Reagan Presidential
Campaign in California
- 1976 - Religious Heritage Of America -
Business And Professional Leader Of The Year
- 1976 - Co-Chairman, California's President
Ford Campaign
- 1977 - Elected National Committeeman
representing the State of California on the Executive Committee)
- 1977 - California Museum of Science and
Industry's Museum Fellowship Award for Outstanding Achievement in Business
- 1978-82 - Served as Member of the State Land's
Commission
- 1978 - Elected Lieutenant Governor of
California
- 1978 - Voice Of Patriots - Man Of The Year
- 1979 - Acting Governor of California (Supreme
Court decision - 12/79)
- 1979 - San Fernando Valley Business And
Professional Association - Free Enterprise Award
- 1979 - Appointed by the Governor to Chair
California's State Economic
Development Commission
- 1979 - Member of the Board of Regents for The
University of California
- 1980 - Appointed National Vice-Chairman of
Reagan Presidential Campaign
- 1980 - Republican National Convention Program
Chairman
- 1980 - Member of the Board of Trustees for The
California State University
- 1981 - California Republican Assembly -
Governor's Award
- 1981 - Military Order Of The World Wars -
Patriot Citizen Of The Year
- 1981 - President Gerald R. Ford and Prime
Minister Yitzhak Rabin announce the establishment of the Mike Curb Nachlah
in Galilee.
- 1981-82 - International Association of Lions
Clubs - Medal of Distinction
- 1982 - Elected Chairman of National Conference
Of Lieutenant Governors (lt. governors from both parties)
- 1983 - Appointed by President Reagan to chair
Republican National Finance Committee
- 1983 - California College Of Optometry -
Doctor Of Law (Honorary)
- 1983 - President of the California State
Senate - President's Gavel Award for Service as President
- 1984 - Grant High School - Hall Of Fame
- 1984 - California State Polytechnic Institute
- Phi Kappa Phi
- 1985 - Castle & Cooke (Dole Food Company)
(Hawaii's largest corporation), Board Of Directors
- 1986 - American Humanics - Theodore Roosevelt
Friend Of Youth Award
- 1987 - Appointed by President Reagan as a
member of the Committee for Trade Negotiations
- 1987 - Boy Scouts Of America - Silver Beaver
Award
- 1988 - Pepperdine - Doctor Of Law Degree
(Honorary)
- 1989 - Appointed to the World USO Board
- 1990 - American Israeli Fellowship Society -
Master Builder Award - Neve-Yerushalayim College
- 1991 - Elected to Academy of Country Music
Board
- 1991 - Chairman, National Conference - Boys
and Girls Clubs of America
- 1992 - Curb Records, Inc., a Tennessee
corporation (Curb family moves to Nashville)
- 1992 - American Heart Association Curb Golf
Classic (annual)
- 1993 - Baptist Hospital Board Of Directors
- 1994 - Vanderbilt Children's Hospital Board Of
Directors
- 1995 - Mike Curb School Of Music Business, Belmont
University (dedicated 11/3/95)
- 1995 - Appointed by Governor Sundquist to
Tennessee Board for Economic Growth
- 1996 - Elected to CMA Board
- 1997 - Curb Competition established for the
Nashville Symphony (annual)
- 1997 - Harpeth Hall - Curb Family Music Center
(dedicated 2/23/97)
- 1997 - Billboard Award - "You Light Up My
Life" (co-produced by Mike Curb) First Album to debut #1 on the
Billboard Hot 100 Chart, Billboard Top Country Album Chart, and the Billboard
Contemporary Christian Chart
- 1998 - Curb Classroom and Library at
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
- 1998 - National Father's Day Council - Father
Of The Year
- 1998 - Music Row Marketing Achievement Award -
"How Do I Live"
- 1998 - Billboard Award for co-producing
longest running record of the century - "How Do I Live"
- 1998 - Country Record Label Of The Year -
American Songwriter Magazine
- 1999 - Curb Records and March of Dimes A.I.R.
Awards (Achievement In Radio) (annual)
- 1999 - Greater Nashville 100 Leadership Award
(one of the top 10 private companies in Nashville)
- 1999 - The Mike Curb Family Children's Theatre
at the Nashville Public Library
- 1999 - WB Radio Music Awards Country Label Of
The Year
- 2000 - Curb Conservatory at the Country Music
Hall of Fame
- 2000 - Belmont University - Doctor Of
Humanities Degree (Honorary)
- 2000-01 - Vanderbilt Children's Hospital -
Chairman, Board Of Directors
- 2001 - Junior Achievement - National Business
Hall of Fame
- 2001 - Curb Event Center - Belmont University
(groundbreaking)
- 2001 - Billboard Country Label Of The Year
- 2002 - RCA Studio B Purchased and Restored by
the Mike Curb Family Foundation
- 2002 - Belmont University Board Of Directors
- 2002 - Country Music Foundation - Executive
Vice President and Trustee
- 2002 - Fisk University Board Of Directors
- 2002 - Mike Curb Center for Free Enterprise
(Junior Achievement)
- 2002 - St. Thomas Health Services Board of
Directors (5 hospitals, including St. Thomas and Baptist Hospitals)
- 2002 - Curb becomes partner in Word Records
and Chairman of the Board
- 2002 - Kiwanis Outstanding Nashvillian Of The
Year
- 2003 - Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and
Public Policy at Vanderbilt University
- 2003 - Mike Curb inducted into Georgia Music
Hall Of Fame
- 2003 - Curb Youth Symphony and Curb Family
Music Education Center at the Nashville Symphony
- 2003 - Mike Curb College of Entertainment and
Music Business becomes a free-standing college at Belmont University, the
largest college of its kind in the nation and the largest college at
Belmont
- 2003 - Beaman/Curb Boy Scout Conference Center
in honor of Mike Curb's father
Charles M. Curb
- 2003 - Curb/Beaman Jubilee Singers Chair
established
- 2003 - Mike and Linda Curb receive the Harmony
Award from the Nashville Symphony
- 2004 - Elected to Board of RIAA (Recording
Industry Association of America)
- 2004 - Mike & Linda Curb receive Fisk
University
Jubilee Art and Humanities Award
- 2005 - Curb family establishes Eloisa Salazar
Stout Library at Kipp Academy
(In honor of Mike Curb's grandmother and Megan & Courtney's great grandmother)
- 2005 - Curb family establishes Curb/Stout
Patriots Theatre at Fort Campbell in honor of Mike Curb's grandfather
Charles J. Stout and all of the soldiers and their families at Fort
Campbell
- 2005 - Curb family establishes C.M. Curb
Sanctuary at Baptist Hospital and St. Thomas' Health Services (In honor of
Mike Curb's grandfather Reverend C.M. Curb)
- 2005 - Mike Curb Family Welcome Center
established at Second Harvest Food Bank
- 2005 - Mike Curb Learning Center for the
Junior Achievement was established in Los Angeles
- 2005 - Mike Curb Family Foundation purchases
the Johnny Cash Awards Museum
- 2005 - Mike Curb Family Foundation purchases
the Historic Quonset Hut Studio (First studio on Music Row)
- 2005 - Mike Curb Family Foundation purchases
the Historic Columbia Studio A (and the Columbia/Sony Building
- 2005 - Curb Records - R&R Country Gold
Label of the Year and R&R Overall Gold Label of the Year
- 2006 - Mike Curb honored as Distinguished
Alumnus of California State University at Northridge
- 2006 - Mike Curb inducted into the West Coast
Stock Car Hall of Fame
- 2006 - Mike Curb receives Lifetime Achievement
Award at the 16th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards
- 2006 - Mike Curb Family Foundation purchases
Elvis Presley's first home on Audubon Drive in Memphis, Tennessee
- 2006 - The Mike Curb Music Institute is
established at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee
- 2006 - The Curb Family Professorship for
Business and Law is established at Claremont/McKenna College along with
the Curb Family Conference Room
- 2006 - The Curb Learning Lab for Music and
Entertainment Marketing is established at Baylor University in Texas
- 2006 - The Mike Curb Family Education Center
is established at the San Antonio Humane Society in Texas
- 2006 - The Mike Curb College for Arts, Media
& Communication is dedicated at California State University
- 2007 - Mike Curb receives honorary Doctor of
Humanities Degree from Rhodes College In Memphis, TN
- 2007 - Co-Chairman w/Senate Majority Leader
Bill Frist - National Woodrow Wilson Awards (Dolly Parton and Jack
Bovender)
- 2007 - Mike Curb selected as Nashvillian of
the Year
- 2007 - Mike Curb receives a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 2008 - Curb receives CA Film Festival Music
Award (Temecula)
- 2008 - Curb receives the Lifetime Achievement
Award from the Phoenix Music Awards
- 2008 - The Mike Curb College of Art, Music and
Science is established at Daytona State College
- 2008 - The Curb Family Pediatric
Rehabilitation Clinic is established at the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
- 2008 - The Curb Event Center at the Curb
College at Belmont University hosts the Historic Town Hall debate between
Senator John McCain and President Barack Obama.
- 2009 - Mike Curb receives a Star on
Nashville's Music City Walk of Fame
- 2009 - Mike Curb receives an Honorary Doctor
of Fine Arts Degree from California State University
- 2009 - The Curb Creative Campus Program is
dedicated by the Curb Center at Vanderbilt University
- 2010 - Mike and Linda Curb inducted into Seton
Society (St. Thomas Health Services)
| 1979 | Walt Kennedy - Top 10 CRA Sprint Car Championship (USAC)
(Mike Curb Productions car) - Winner at Ascot Speedway
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| 1980 | Dale Earnhardt - 1st Winston Cup Championship
(Mike Curb Productions car) - Winner at Charlotte, Atlanta, Bristol and Daytona (Bud Shootout)
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| 1980 | Bobby Allison - Top 10 Winston Cup Championship (Curb-sponsored car)
Winner at Daytona, Dover, Richmond
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| 1984 | Richard Petty - Top 10 Winston Cup Championship (Curb-owned car)
Winner at Daytona - 200th victory
|
| 1984 | Ted Prappas - Top 10 SCCA Indy Lites Championship (Supervee)
Winner at Laguna Seca
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| 1985 | Chris Cord/Jim Adams - 8 Victories including Daytona (IMSA GTU)
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| 1985 | Tom Sneva - Top 10 Cart Indy Car Championship
Podium Finishes at Michigan 500 and Milwaukee
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| 1985 | Ed Pimm - Top 10 USAC Indy Car Championship
Top 10 Indianapolis 500
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| 1985/86 | Rocky Moran/Dennis Aase - 3 Victories including Watkins Glen (IMSA GTS)
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| 1986 | Tom Sneva - Top 10 Cart Indy Car Championship
Podium Finishes at Long Beach Grand Prix and Phoenix
|
| 1986 | Brad Noffsinger - Wins CRA/Sprint Car Championship
(Curb Records Special) (12 victories)
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| 1986 | Tim Grose - Top 10 in NHRA Drag Racing/Funny Car Championship
(Curb-owned car) - Winner at Pomona Winternationals
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| 1986 | Dale Jarrett - Top 5 in NASCAR Grand National (Busch) Series Championship
(Curb-owned car) - 1st win at Orange County Speedway
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| 1987 | Brad Noffsinger - Wins CRA/Sprint Car Championship
(Curb Records Special) (8 victories)
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| 1999 | Jason Leffler - Top 10 USAC Silver Crown Championship
Winner at Irwindale and Nazareth - Brad Noffsinger - Winner at Memphis
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| 2000 | Brad Noffsinger - Top 5 USAC Silver Crown Championship
|
| 2001 | Billy Boat - Top 5 Indy Racing League Championship,
Top 10 Indianapolis 500 - Pole Winner/Track Record at Nashville
|
| 2003 | Johnny Sauter - Winner at Richmond Nationwide Series (Curb/Agajanian)
Top 10 Busch Point Standings (Shared with RCR)
|
| 2003 | Tyler Walker - Top 10 USAC Silver Crown Championship
|
| 2004 | Tyler Walker - 3 Consecutive Victories - USAC Silver Crown
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| 2005-07 | Kasey Kahne - 11 Top 10 Finishes - USAC Silver Crown
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| 2006 | Joey Saldana - Top 3 National World of Outlaws Championship - Winner 2006 Big One at Eldora Speedway
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| 2006 | Mike Curb inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame
|
| 2007 | Joey Saldana - Runner Up World of Outlaws Championship (12 Victories)
|
| 2007 | Phillip McGilton - Top 5 ARCA Point Standings (Baker-Curb/Brewco)
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| 2007 | Kevin Swindell - Top 10 USAC National Midget Championship - Winner at Indianapolis Raceway Park
|
| 2007 | Brady Bacon - Top 5 USAC National Sprint Car Championship
|
| 2008 | Brad Coleman - Top 10 Watkins Glen and Las Vegas (NASCAR Nationwide)
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| 2008 | Brad Sweet - Top 3 USAC National Midget Championship - Winner of Belleville Nationals at Knoxville
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| 2008 | Brad Sweet - Top 10 USAC National Sprint Car Championship
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| 2009 | Stanton Barrett/Jaques Lazier - Indy Racing League Series - Championship Top 20
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| 2009 | Paulie Harraka - Top 5 NASCAR Camping World West Series - Top 10: All American Speedway, Phoenix, Madera, Iowa, New Hampshire, Irwindale, Miller Motorsports Park - Winner at Colorado & All American Speedway (California)
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| 2009 | Kevin Swindell - NASCAR Camping World East Series - Top 10: New Hampshire Speedway
|
| 2009 | Johnny Sauter - Top 6 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series - Top 10: Kansas, Dover, Texas, Memphis, Nashville, Chicago, Iowa, Gateway, New Hampshire, Texas
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| 2009 | Johnny Sauter - Winner at Las Vegas
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| 2009 | Jason Keller - Top 10 NASCAR Nationwide Series - Top 10: Daytona, Talladega, Richmond, Dover, Gateway, Iowa, Dover, Fontana
|
| 2009 | Josh Wise - Top 6 USAC Silver Crown; Top 10: Manzanita, Manzanita, Oswego, Terre Haute, Eldora
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| 2009 | Brad Sweet - USAC Midget Car Runner-up - Winner at Manzanita, Salem, Terre Haute, Eldora
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| 2009 | Joey Saldana - World of Outlaws - 20 Victories - Top 3 in Championship Point Standings
|
| 2009 | Kevin Swindell - 3rd in Lincoln Electric / Airgas Track Championship Point Standings for the Camping World Series East
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| 2010 | | Nationwide (Greg Biffle, Scott Wimmer, Scott Lagasse, Nelson Piquet Jr., Andrew Ranger, Johnny Sauter, Kevin Swindell) | | #2 | (2) | | | Top 5 | (4) | | | Top 10 | (11) | |
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| 2010 | | Truck (Johnny Sauter) | | #1 | (1) | | | #2 | (1) | | | Top 5 | (8) | | | Top 10 | (9) | |
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| 2010 | | K&N West (Paulie Harraka) | | #1 | (1) | | | #2 | (2) | | | Top 5 | (4) | | | Top 10 | (7) | |
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| 2010 | | K&N East (Kevin Swindell) | | #2 | (1) | | | Top 5 | (1) | | | Top 10 | (2) | |
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| 2010 | | USAC Silver Crown (Levi Jones, Bryan Clauson) | | #1 | (1) | |
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| 2010 | | USAC Midget (Brad Sweet) | | #1 | (4) | | | #2 | (4) | | | Top 5 | (10) | | | Top 10 | (10) | |
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| 2010 | | World of Outlaws (Joey Saldana, Paul McMahan) | | #1 | (12) | | | #2 | (10) | | | Top 5 | (48) | | | Top 10 | (75) | |
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- 2009 - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (Johnny Sauter)
- 2009 - NASCAR Nationwide Series (Jason Keller)
- 2009 - NASCAR Camping World West Series (Paulie Harraka)
- 2009 - USAC Midget Car (Brad Sweet)
- 2009 - USAC Silver Crown (Josh Wise)
- 2009 - World of Outlaws (Joey Saldana)
- 2008 - USAC National Midget Car (Brad Sweet)
- 2008 - USAC National Sprint Car (Brad Sweet)
- 2008 - World of Outlaws (Joey Saldana)
- 2007 - USAC National Sprint Car (Kevin Swindell)
- 2007 - World of Outlaws (Joey Saldana)
- 2007 - ARCA (Phillip McGilton) (Baker-Curb w/Brewco)
- 2007 - USAC National Midget Car (Brady Bacon)
- 2006 - World of Outlaws (Joey Saldana)
- 2003 - NASCAR Busch Series (Johnny Sauter) (CA/RCR)
- 2003 - USAC Silver Crown (Tyler Walker)
- 2003 - USAC Silver Crown (Dave Steele)
- 2001 - Indy Racing League (Billy Boat)
- 2000 - USAC Silver Crown (Brad Noffsinger)
- 1987 - CRA-USAC (Brad Noffsinger)
- 1986 - CART Indy Car (Tom Sneva)
- 1986 - NHRA (Tim Grose)
- 1986 - CRA Sprint Car (Brad Noffsinger) (sponsor)
- 1986 - NASCAR Busch Grand National (Dale Jarrett)
- 1985/1986 - IMSA GTS (Dennis Aase/Rocky Moran)
- 1985 - USAC Indy Car (Ed Pimm)
- 1985 - CART Indy Car (Tom Sneva)
- 1984/1985 - IMSA GTU (Chris Cord/Jim Adams)
- 1984 - SCCA Indy Pro (Ted Prappas)
- 1984 - NASCAR Winston Cup (Richard Petty)
- 1980 - NASCAR Winston Cup (Bobby Allison) (sponsor)
- 1980 - NASCAR Winston Cup (Dale Earnhardt) (sponsor)
- 1979 - CRA Sprint Car (Walt Kennedy) (sponsor)
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