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Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation

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"World's largest" music publishers. Founded by [b]Everett "[i]Hal Leonard[/i]" Edstrom[/b] in 1947, following the demise of his and his brother' band. Currently led by Chairman and CEO Keith Mardak and President Larry Morton. The company produces sheet music, songbooks, and method book/CD packs for all instruments, as well as band and choral arrangements, reference books, instructional DVDs and videos, CD-ROMs and other music software, children's music products and more. The currently own/have over 300 publishing imprints, most from purchase/acquisition. In 2006, Hal Leonard Publishing acquired "Backbeat Books", which publishes the Allmusic reference guide and other music-related publications. [b]Member Affiliation[/b]: Music Publishers Association Church Music Publishers Association National Music Publishers Association Copyright of Hal Leonard releases are usually credited to [l649869].