From there on, Virgin Records was Branson’s main business ventures, rather than the magazine publication business. Virgin Records’ first artist was Mike Oldfield, whose single “Tubular Bells”, in 1973 was an instant smash, staying on the UK charts for a commanding 247 weeks . Moreover, now that Branson’s company has a huge name and success, they’d signed many other aspiring musical groups and bands. Most notably the Sex Pistols and the Rolling Stones. The bands helped Virgin Records to be one of the top six record companies in the world during that time.
Born on the 18th of July 1950, in Surrey, England, Richard Charles Nicholas Branson was the son of Edward James Branson, a barrister and Eve Branson, a flight attendant. Richard had to struggle