with both domestic and worldwide chart impact. After this period of near-dormancy, Vanguard was sold to the Welk Music Group in 1985. The Welk Group sold the classical music catalog back to Seymour Solomon. Welk Music Group revitalized the label, reissuing much of its extensive folk and popular music back catalogue (a good deal of which had been out of print for several years) on CD, as well as signing a number of new artists (such as Matt Nathanson, Mindy Smith, Greg Laswell, and Trevor Hall), in addition to established musicians such as Merle Haggard, John Fogerty, Chris Isaak, Robert Cray, Shawn Mullins, and Linda Ronstadt. The label also formed marketing partnerships with a number of artist-run label imprints, to include Levon Helm (Dirt Farmer Music), Indigo Girls (IG Recording), and Chely Wright (Painted Red Music), among others. This era for Vanguard also garnered the label three consecutive Grammy Awards for Levon Helm, multiple Grammy Awards for Robert Cray, and an RIAA certified platinum single for Matt Nathanson's "Come on Get Higher." In 2008, Welk Music Group began a distribution deal with EMI to handle its labels, including Vanguard. After Seymour Solomon's death, Vanguard Classics was sold to Artemis Records, which reactivated the company with new releases by Leon Fleisher and Gil Shaham. When Artemis folded in 2004, the Vanguard Classics catalogue was sold to Sheridan Square Entertainment, which is licensing the Vanguard Classics material. Sheridan Square eventually became IndieBlu, which was acquired by Entertainment One in 2010. Vanguard Music Group was acquired by Concord Bicycle Music in April 2015., Concord's Craft Recordings unit manages the Vanguard catalog. Vanguard used the Brooklyn Masonic Temple in New York City as one of its recording studios for many of its sessions. Roster Classical artists (1950-1966) Maurice Abravanel Julius Baker Alfred Brendel Adrian Boult John Barbirolli Willi Boskovsky Jeanne-Marie Darre Netania Davrath Alfred Deller Mischa Elman Maureen Forrester Vladimir Golschmann Anton Heiller Antonio Janigro Charles Mackerras Jan Peerce Felix Prohaska Alexander Schneider Peter Serkin Leopold Stokowski Joseph Szigeti Current artists Barenaked Ladies Blue Giant Bruce Hornsby Chely Wright Chris Isaak Clairy Browne & The Bangin' Rackettes Collective Soul Diane Schuur The Gourds Greg Laswell Indigo Girls Isobel Campbell Lee DeWyze The Living Sisters Marc Broussard Matt Nathanson O.A.R. Ozomatli Parachute Robert Francis Rodney Crowell Shawn Mullins Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers Susanna Hoffs Trevor Hall Viva Voce Former artists (Partial list) Pat Martino