For five years Atlantic "dominated the rhythm and blues chart with its roster of powerhouse artists". "Yakety Yak" became Atlantic's first No. Location. [50], Leiber and Stoller worked briefly for United Artists, then started Red Bird with George Goldner. Org Chart - Atlantic Records. He became Vice President of A&R at Atlantic, while continuing to oversee Big Beat. [28], Atlantic entered the LP market early: its first was This Is My Beloved (March 1949), a 10" album of poetry by Walter Benton that was narrated by John Dall with music by Vernon Duke. "Dream Lover" reached No. [22] Their records created some controversy: the suggestive "Such A Night" was banned by radio station WXYZ in Detroit, Michigan, and "Honey Love" was banned in Memphis, Tennessee[23] but both reached No. Their assignment to work on The Drifter's next recording was given to Phil Spector. Atlantic also began to get recordings distributed in the United Kingdom, first through EMI on a 'one-off' basis. By the age of eighteen years, Greenberg already had his own record label, called Green-Sea Records. Greenberg was asked to stay on and produce movie soundtracks, and in turn, ended up working with such greats as Mel Brooks on the soundtrack for the 1987 comedy, 'Spaceballs.'. Wexler's protg Jerry L. Greenberg replaced him and played a role in Atlantic's success during the 1970s. She rose through the ranks at Atlantic Records until they had to create a new title for her: president of promotion. Their label Spark was bought by Atlantic, and they were hired as America's first independent record producers, free to produce for other labels. Poco achieved moderate success for Epic, but Crosby, Stills & Nash's self-titled debut album (released in May 1969) became a huge and enduring hit, reaching #6 on the Billboard album chart, spawning two US Top 40 singles, becoming a multi-platinum seller and eventually earning a place in the Rolling Stone list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. 3 on the pop chart, selling over one million copies. Playing them back required a turntable with a special tone-arm fitted with dual needles; it was not until around 1958 that the single stylus microgroove system (in which the two stereo channels were cut into either side of a single groove) became the industry standard. Much of Atlantic's renewed success as a rock label in the late 1970s can be attributed to the efforts of renowned A&R manager John Kalodner. It was not until the mid-1960s that multitrack recorders became the norm in English studios and EMI's Abbey Road Studios did not install 8-track facilities until 1968. Jerry Wexler said, "we're gonna put her back in church. The market for these records exploded during late 1953 and early 1954 as R&B hits crossed over to the mainstream (i.e. Location. I'm signing you today". Irene received a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint John's University. Atlantic archivists have since rediscovered other 'lost' material including unreleased masters, alternative takes and rehearsal tapes by Ray Charles, Van "Piano Man" Walls, Ornette Coleman, Lennie Tristano and Lee Konitz. In the wake of the takeover, Jerry Wexler's influence in the company rapidly diminished; by his own admission, he and Ertegun had run Atlantic as "utmost despots" but in the new corporate structure, he found himself unwilling to accept the delegation of responsibility that his executive role dictated. Wexler was impressed by the cooperative atmosphere at the Stax studios and by its racially integrated house band, which he called "an unthinkably great band". Wexler disliked him. Staff engineer Tom Dowd recalled, "Tokyo Rose was the kindest name some people had for her"[8] and Doc Pomus described her as "an extraordinarily vitriolic woman". The soul/country & western crossover predated Ray Charles' similar venture by more than 6 months. In 1944, brothers Nesuhi and Ahmet Ertegun remained in the United States when their mother and sister returned to Turkey after the death of their father Munir Ertegun, Turkey's first ambassador to the U.S. The trio was formed following a chance meeting between members of three leading 1960s pop groups Stephen Stills, David Crosby of The Byrds and Graham Nash of The Hollies. Our costs began at the production levelthe pressing, and distribution, and promotion, and advertising. 2 on the pop chart. Ertegun asked about artists' royalties, which he paid, and this surprised Columbia executives, who did not, and the deal was scuttled. Jerry L. Greenberg is an American music executive, who at 32, was the youngest president of any major record company in the recording industry and received that title in 1974 as President of Atlantic Records . At his urging, Greenberg visited the UK six or seven times every year in search of acts to sign to the label.[72]. After the contract expired, they founded their label Swan Song and signed a distribution deal with Atlantic after being turned down by other labels. It was groundbreaking., And although she may have blazed a trail as a female executive in the male-dominated world of promotion, for her its all about team success over individual success, in service of the artists. In 1953 (according to Billboard) Atlantic was the first label to issue commercial LPs recorded in the experimental stereo system called binaural recording. He had more hits than George Martin and Phil Spector combined. February 4, 2011 2:39am. The first restaurant opened in June 2005 in Las Vegas, across from the Hard Rock Hotel. She was injured in a car accident en route to New York City, but Atlantic supported her for nine months and then signed her. Jones was an accounting major at Maryland University who planned to be a doctor . 1 in September 1951. 7). With her promotion, Clark will take . white) audience. Abramson did not get along with either Wexler or Nesuhi Ertegun, and he had returned from military service with a German girlfriend, which precipitated his divorce from Miriam, a minor stockholder and Atlantic's business and publishing manager. Ahmet Ertegun liked him, but Leiber said, "He wasn't likable. By this time creative tensions within The Hollies were coming to a head, and Nash had already decided to leave the group. Brown received a voluntary payment of $20,000 and founded the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1988 with a donation of $1.5 million from Ertegun. [62] But Atlantic profited from moving into rock music in the 1970s when it signed Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, and Yes. NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) - Erika Clark has been promoted to Vice President (VP) of Media Relations at Island Records by Executive Vice President of Media Relations Lauren Schneider, to whom Clark will report. The Clovers' "Don't You Know I Love You" (composed by Ertegun) became the label's first R&B No. The audit revealed Leiber and Stoller had been underpaid by $18,000. Some acts on the Atlantic roster in this period were British (including Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Yes, Bad Company and Phil Collins) and this was largely due to Ertegun. Barry, Thomas (September 9, 1969). 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The brothers were fans of jazz and rhythm & blues, amassing a collection of over 15,000 78 RPM records. Michael Kyser has been named the first-ever President of Black Music for the Atlantic Records Group. 1 Rock & Roll Restaurant on Sunset Strip in Hollywood. Ertegun knew Stick's younger brother Brownie McGhee, with whom Stick happened to be staying, so he contacted the McGhee brothers and re-recorded the song. He was credited with improving the production, packaging, and originality of Atlantic's LPs. In 1975 Kalodner moved to the A&R department, rose rapidly through the ranks, and in 1976 he was promoted to become Atlantic's first West Coast director of A&R. As part of the negotiations, Collins and his bandmates wanted their own 'vanity' label, Duke Records, but according to Kalodner, and despite Ertegun's personal interest, the group's demands, and their relatively modest performance in the US made Atlantic executives ambivalent about the deal. 9), "Respect" (Soul and Pop No. Along the way, Ganis has had a front-row seat to the history of modern music. Yes signed with Atlantic in 1969, around the same time Squire was breaking in with the label that would name him president by 1974, making him (at 32) the youngest to pull off the feat. "The Record Man: Ahmet Ertegun, Founder of Atlantic Records", "Warner Music Slashes Jobs, Ousts Bigwigs", "Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun dies", "Rock & Roll Founding Father Ahmet Ertegun Dies at 83", "Atlantic Puts 256 Stories on a Pair Of 10-In. The group was the brainchild of expatriate British musicians Mick Jones (ex Spooky Tooth) and Ian McDonald, one of the founding members of King Crimson. He was named Atlantic Senior Vice President of A&R in 2020. [86], Although master tapes of the material in Atlantic's released back catalog survived due to being stored in New York, the fire destroyed or damaged an estimated 5,0006,000 reels of tape, including virtually all of the company's unreleased master tapes, alternative takes, rehearsal tapes and session multi-tracks recorded between 1948 and 1969. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In late 1961 singer Solomon Burke arrived at Jerry Wexler's office unannounced. Although the group didn't use this version, it guided them in their subsequent production. He founded Jubilee in 1946 but had no interest in its most successful musicians. But joy also comes in birthing the babies who we continue to build and develop you never know whos going to become our next superstar!. in large type (which spawned copycat vandalism). By the age of eighteen, Greenberg already had his own record label, called Green-Sea Records. Orlando Wharton is a Senior VP of A&R at Atlantic Records and he is a Jersey City Native. The ideal candidate will develop new . There are so many artists Ive been lucky to be involved with, and I love breaking music from so many different genres, she says, launching into a long list that includes INXS, Stone Temple Pilots, Hootie and the Blowfish, Jewel, Matchbox 20, Skid Row, Brandy, Kid Rock, Tori Amos, En Vogue, Aaliyah, and of course our current super-bigs, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Coldplay, Lizzo, not to mention this years chart goliath, Roddy Ricch. Bill Haley & His Comets's version reached No. Despite the huge success Atlantic was enjoying with its own artists and through its deal with Stax, by 1967 Jerry Wexler was seriously concerned about the disintegration of the old order of independent record companies and, fearing for the label's future, he began agitating for it to be sold to a larger company. Stacy Simons Santos Contact Me Posted on 1 March, 2023, 09:05 AM EST. He signed with Capitol and moved for Hollywood to attempt a movie career, but hits such as "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" and "Things" continued to benefit Atco through 1962. [92], That year also saw Atlantic reach a milestone for major record labels. Atlantic Records was founded in September 1947 in New York City and incorporated in October 1947 with Abramson as president, Etregun vice-president in charge A&R, production and promotion. [5][19] "Daddy Daddy" reached No. Spector became one of the most successful record producers of the 1960s. [60] He brought Atlantic musicians to Memphis to record. [13] In its early years, Atlantic concentrated on modern jazz[11][14][3] although it released some country and western and spoken word recordings. 1, Pop No. According to Billboard journalist Bill Holland, news of the fire was kept quiet, and one Atlantic staffer who spoke to Holland reported that he did not find out about it until a year later. Leiber and Stoller also wrote the hit "Ruby Baby" for The Drifters. Ahmet Ertegun had first seen them perform in the Midwest on one of their early American tours, and it was on this occasion that he also became an ardent fan of their drummer/vocalist, Phil Collins. I posted something on my Instagram asking my followers to tag interesting locals. As Executive Vice President of the label since 2013, she has been the driving force behind radio hits by Meek Mill, Cardi B, Bruno Mars, Lil Uzi Vert and Gucci Mane to name a few. Ertegun denied this was intentional. All Rights Reserved. Abramson's departure opened the way for Ahmet Ertegun to take over as president of the label. Within the first two weeks, The Box went from 33 million to 60 million streams. Blog http . [85], The building was owned by the family of Sheldon Vogel, the chief financial officer of Atlantic at the time. [88], Time Warner sold Warner Music Group to a group of investors for $2.6 billion in late 2003. A subsidiary label, Atco, was established in 1955 to keep Abramson involved. [36] By 1958 Atlantic was America's second-largest independent jazz label. "[7] The label's office in the Ritz Hotel in Manhattan proved too expensive, so they moved to a room in the Hotel Jefferson. [91], In 2007, the label celebrated its 60th anniversary with the May 2 PBS broadcast of the American Masters documentary Atlantic Records: The House that Ahmet Built and the simultaneous Starbucks CD release of Atlantic 60th Anniversary: R&B Classics Chosen By Ahmet Ertegun. In addition to signing acts Jerry has worked with some of the greatest artists in music including, AC/DC, Aretha Franklin, Bad Company, Bee Gees, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Dr. John, Dusty Springfield, Eagles, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Yes, and Michael Jackson. By 1979 Genesis drummer/singer Phil Collins was considering branching out into a solo career. In 1951, Atlantic was one of the first independent labels to press records in the 45rpm single format. 1633 Broadway Fl 10, New York, New York, 10019, United States. 1 pop hit. Both became hits, and Atlantic hired him as a staff producer. After buying Elektra Records and its sister label Nonesuch Records in 1970, Kinney combined the operations of all of its record labels under a new holding company, WEA, and also known as Warner Music Group. Ertegun was directly involved in the recording of the band's 1978 album And Then There Were Three, personally remixing the album's projected first single "Follow You, Follow Me". Jeff Levin started at Atlantic in 2010 and has since A&R'd a wide range of artists across the Warner . By early 1980, when Collins was recording his solo album, the record industry was suffering greatly from the impact of the worldwide economic recession, and many labels were beginning to cull their rosters and drop acts that weren't providing major returns. Aaron Bay-Schuck (born September 5, 1981) is an American music industry executive. Wexler taught Greenberg all about recording, producing, finding songs, and the day-to-day tasks of running a major label. In 1976, the label started focusing on disco and R&B. "[79], Although his close friendship with Ertegun helped Collins launch his solo career, the fact that he eventually signed to Atlantic in the US was apparently as much by luck as by design. "Queen of the Hop" made the Top 10 on both the US pop and R&B charts and charted in the UK. In addition, Mirage opened a subsidiary office in Jamaica with Stacy Greenberg as General Manager and an office in Las Vegas, NV. In order to make amends to Gabriel, he alerted both CBS and Geffen to the fact that Gabriel was available, and after a bidding war, Gabriel signed with Geffen. Ganis began her career as an assistant at Polydor Records and quickly became the first female on the companys national promotion staff. From this point, and notwithstanding the impact of the punk/new wave movement in the late 1970s, the band enjoyed an extraordinary run of successbeginning with their fourth album Fragile, each of the eleven albums they released between 1971 and 1991 (including the lavishly packaged live triple-album Yessongs) made the Top 20 in the US and the UK, and the double-LP Tales of Topographic Oceans (1973) and Going For The One (1977) both reached #1 in the UK. In October 1967 Atlantic was sold to Warner Bros.-Seven Arts for US$17.5 million, although all the partners later agreed that it was a poor deal that greatly undervalued Atlantic's true worth. Leiber, Stoller, Goldner, and Wexler suggested their plan to Ertegun at a lunch meeting at the Plaza Hotel in New York. [59], Atlantic began pressing and distributing Stax records. Their single "Money Honey" became the biggest R&B hit of the year. NEW YORK, NY-- (Marketwired - Dec 2, 2014) - Maureen Kenny has joined Atlantic Records as Senior Vice President of A&R, based at the company's Burbank office. In 2004, Atlantic and its sister label Elektra were merged into the Atlantic Records Group. Decca had refused access to its British acts, who usually appeared in the US on the London subsidiary. [31] He moved to Germany, where he served in the Army Dental Corps,[30] although he retained his post as president of Atlantic on full pay. The trio's unique vocal chemistry was instantly apparent, so when Nash quit the Hollies in August 1968 and relocated to Los Angeles, the three immediately formed a trio, Crosby, Stills & Nash. . The highly respected executive, who celebrates her 20 th anniversary with the label this year, was most recently Atlantic's General Manager/Executive Vice President of Black Music A&R. In her new post, Gaba will work alongside Co-President, Black Music Mike Kyser. Two female artists were personally signed by Wexler, with album releases in 1969, Dusty Springfield (Dusty in Memphis)[67] and Lotti Golden (Motor-Cycle),[68] although Golden also had a close working relationship with Ertegun, who was instrumental in her signing with the label. Columbia tried to market her as a jazz singer. Leiber and Stoller told Ertegun they had no intention of buying him out, but Ertegun was aggravated by Goldner's attitude and was convinced Wexler was conspiring with them. Atlantic Records has named Keith "Keefa" Parker Vice President of A&R. Based in Los Angeles, Parker most recently served as an executive producer on Roddy Ricch's No.1 album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial. Currently serving as Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records in New York. But when Ahmet learned that Nesuhi had been offered a partnership in Atlantic's rival Imperial Records, he and Wexler convinced Nesuhi to join Atlantic instead. 1972 - Within five years, Greenberg held two titles; Vice President of Radio Promotion, and Vice President of Artists and Repertoire for Atlantic Records. 6 on the R&B chart. Upon joining Atlantic, Kallman established his A&R credentials by signing and A&R-ing several hit artists, including Notorious B.I.G., P.O.D., Aaliyah, Brandy, Timbaland, Lil' Kim and Junior M.A.F.I.A. Collins replied "The drums come later," to which Ertegun retorted "By that time the kids will have switched over to another radio station." He soon stopped when RCA signed Elvis Presley. Roddys album was released in December 2019 and immediately exploded, she says, shifting smoothly into virtuoso promo mode. In January of 1996, she was named Executive Vice President. December 2, 2014, 12:34 PM. 5[30] (although The Crew-Cuts' version went to No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. Darin returned to Atlantic in 1965. Collins later commented, "We didn't use his version, but we knew what he was getting at. [44] In 1965, Atlantic formed a budget label called Clarion Records. Republic Records is a division of Universal Music Group and home to multiple platinum award winning artists. [5] Wexler and Ertegun formed a close partnership which, in collaboration with Tom Dowd, produced thirty R&B hits. "[77] The released version of "Follow You, Follow Me" gave Genesis their first hit single in the US, the album became their first American gold record, and the experience resulted in Ertegun and Collins becoming close friends. He also signed a platinum rock group from England, The Escape Club, and served as executive producer of the soundtrack to the hit motion picture, Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy. The building was purchased less than a week earlier and had been scheduled to reopen as a Nadler's Furniture Center, in an effort to revitalize the downtown area. Bell was the first African-American partner in the label.[58]. Bobby Darin's "Splish, Splash" was the first song to be recorded on an 8-track recorder. In 1967, Atlantic became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, now the Warner Music Group, and expanded into rock and pop music with releases by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Led Zeppelin, and Yes. [5][47], Record producer Phil Spector moved to New York to work with Leiber and Stoller. The single was issued in August 1962 and became the biggest instrumental hit of the year, reaching No. Brown recorded more than eighty songs for Atlantic, becoming its bestselling, most prolific musician of the period. DZ Atlantic President Testifies to Nebraska Legislature in Support of Nuclear Workforce Development - Part 1 of 2 DZ Atlantic President Ross McConnell and Day & Zimmermann Senior Vice President of Nuclear Operations James Chesnut testified February 16 before the Nebraska Legislature's Natural Resources Committee in support of Legislative Bill 568, the Nuclear and Hydrogen Development Act. He gained executive control of the label and influenced the Warner group. After several lineup changes during 196970, the band settled into its "classic" incarnation, with guitarist Steve Howe and keyboard player Rick Wakeman, who both joined during 1971. Label President Ahmet Ertegun still had no desire to sell, but the balance of power had changed since the abortive takeover attempt of 1962; Atlantic's original investor Dr Vahdi Sabit and minority stockholder Miriam Bienstock had both been bought out in September 1964[51] and the other remaining partner, Nesuhi Ertegun, was eventually convinced to side with Wexler. [89] Although Yankovic could have made the parody anyway, claiming Fair Use, his record label, Volcano Entertainment, thought it best not to "go to war" with Atlantic. He wore T-shirts reading "Atlantic Records sucks" while performing live and, in the music video for "White & Nerdy", he defaces Atlantic's article on Wikipedia, replacing the page with "YOU SUCK!" Both albums went platinum, and it was the first rap album to go platinum for WEA Distribution. Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. [69] By 1969, the Atlantic 8000 series (196872) consisted of R&B, rock, soul/rock and psychedelic acts. Juliette Jones of Atlantic Records is a self-proclaimed "accidental executive.". Websites. In April of that year, Miriam (Abramson) Bienstock reported to Billboard that Atlantic was selling 75% of its singles as 45s. Kalodner built his reputation by signing acts that other labels had turned down, and perhaps the most significant example of his achievements in this area was his championing of the Anglo-American band Foreigner. Kalodner was overseeing the recording of Collins' solo album while Atlantic were vacillating about signing the band and Collins, but it was at this point that Kalodner was abruptly dismissed from Atlantic, although he was almost immediately recruited to head the A&R division at the newly formed Geffen Records. But when Ertegun offered him another chance, the result was "Splish Splash", which Darin had written in 12 minutes. "[34] But they were outbid by RCA's offer of $45,000. 1). Stereo versions of Ray Charles "What'd I Say" and "Night Time is the Right Time" were included on the Atlantic anthology The Birth of Soul: The Complete Atlantic Rhythm & Blues Recordings, 19521959. Atlantic was incorporated in October 1947 and was run by Abramson (president) and Ertegun (vice-president in charge of A&R, production, and promotion). Even then, Kalodner was turned down by twenty-six producers before he found someone willing to take on the project. 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