He currently sits on this Board as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Decca had refused access to its British acts, who usually appeared in the US on the London subsidiary. 6 on the R&B chart. Aaron Bay-Schuck. His death was confirmed by the coroner's office, Pacific Attorney Group. [17] Atlantic's fortunes rose rapidly: 187 songs were recorded in 1949, more than three times the amount from the previous two years, and received overtures for a manufacturing and distribution deal with Columbia, which would pay Atlantic a 3% royalty on every copy sold. 1 Rock & Roll Restaurant on Sunset Strip in Hollywood. Jerry also introduced Mariah Carey to Tommy Mottola. The CEO and co-chairman of Warner Records (formerly Warner Bros. Records), he was previously the president of A&R at Interscope Geffen A&M and the senior vice president of A&R at Atlantic Records. 2003-04 - Mirage Music Entertainment has been reactivated with a distribution deal through Sony Music. In its tenth anniversary feature on Atlantic, Billboard noted, " a very big R&B record might achieve 250,000 sales, but from this point on (195354), the industry began to see million sellers, one after the other, in the R&B field". Darin returned to Atlantic in 1965. The soul/country & western crossover predated Ray Charles' similar venture by more than 6 months. [5][47], Record producer Phil Spector moved to New York to work with Leiber and Stoller. By 1958, relations between Abramson and his partners had broken down; in December 1958 a $300,000 buy-out was arranged; his stock was split between Nesuhi Ertegun and Abramson's ex-wife Miriam, who had in the meantime remarried to music publisher Freddy Bienstock (later the owner of the Carlin Music / Chappell Music publishing empire). In 1969 Warner Bros.-Seven Arts was taken over by the Kinney National Company, and in the early 1970s the group was rebadged as Warner Communications. In April of that year, Miriam (Abramson) Bienstock reported to Billboard that Atlantic was selling 75% of its singles as 45s. "Queen of the Hop" made the Top 10 on both the US pop and R&B charts and charted in the UK. 1 in February and March 1953. 1K followers 500+ connections. Cotillion was also responsible for launching the career of Luther Vandross, who recorded for the label as part of the trio Luther. 1, Pop No. Location. Despite all the resistance, Kalodner's belief in Foreigner was totally vindicated by the group's massive success their 1976 debut single "Feels Like The First Time" reached #4 on the Billboard singles chart, their self-titled debut album sold more than 4 million copies, and the subsequent singles from the album kept the group in the US charts continuously for more than a year. 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. Angered by his unceremonious ejection from Atlantic, he alerted Geffen to Collins' availability, but to his chagrin, neither Geffen nor any other US label showed interest; He then alerted Virgin Records boss Richard Branson, who immediately contacted Collins' manager Tony Stratton Smith and signed Collins to Virgin in the UK as a solo act. [36] By 1958 Atlantic was America's second-largest independent jazz label. Abramson's departure opened the way for Ahmet Ertegun to take over as president of the label. Atlantic's regret was undoubtedly heightened when Gabriel achieved huge international success with his fifth album So (1986), which reached #1 in the UK and #2 in the US and sold more than 5 million copies in the US. Pictured (l-r): Michael Kyser, Atlantic Records . Union College. During 1968 Atlantic established a new subsidiary label, Cotillion Records. Republic Records is a division of Universal Music Group and home to multiple platinum award winning artists. In 1978, Atlantic finally broke the leading UK progressive group Genesis as a major act in the US. It was granted informally, but their accountant insisted on a written contract and an audit of Atlantic's accounts. 1964 - Greenberg joined Seaboard Distributors in Hartford, CT, as a record promoter, where he promoted records to radio stations for such labels as Atlantic Records, Chess Records, Liberty Records, Mercury Records, Phillips, Roulette Records, and many others. [14], Ertegun and Abramson spent much of the late 1940s and early 1950s scouring nightclubs in search of talent. In April of that year, Miriam (Abramson) Bienstock reported to Billboard that Atlantic was selling 75% of its singles as 45s. Irene received a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint John's University. Lance Gross Dallas Martin, the Atlantic Records A&R executive whose successes include records by Roddy Ricch and Meek Mill, has been promoted to executive vice president of A&R at. WEA was also used as a label for distributing the company's artists outside North America. 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. From 1970 it also distributed Embryo Records, founded by jazz flautist Herbie Mann after his earlier Atlantic contract had expired. At that time, Wexler was Vice President of Atlantic Records, and was the producer of Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Dr. John, and many others. 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. Over the next four years he was instrumental in signing a string of major acts including Foreigner, AC/DC, Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins. Over the next five years Stax and its subsidiary Volt provided Atlantic with many hits, such as "Respect" by Otis Redding, "Knock on Wood" by Eddie Floyd, "Hold On, I'm Comin'" by Sam and Dave, and "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett. [5] Ertegun hired Billboard reporter Jerry Wexler in June 1953. Abramson had worked as a part-time A&R manager/producer for Al Green at the jazz label National Records, signing Big Joe Turner and Billy Eckstine. 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Ahmet Ertegun served as founding chairman until his death on December 14, 2006, at age 83.[4]. The label was originally formed as an outlet for blues and deep Southern soul; its first single, Otis Clay's version of "She's About A Mover", was an R&B hit. Roddys album was released in December 2019 and immediately exploded, she says, shifting smoothly into virtuoso promo mode. Brown recorded more than eighty songs for Atlantic, becoming its bestselling, most prolific musician of the period. The first song Wexler produced with Burke was "Just Out of Reach", which became a big hit in September 1961. [20], Joe Morris, one of the label's earliest signings, scored a hit with his October 1950 song "Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere", the first Atlantic record issued in 45rpm format, which the company began pressing in January 1951. Join to view profile Atlantic Records. Atlantic Records President of Promotion Andrea Ganis Looks Back, and Ahead, at Her Legendary Career By Jem Aswad Courtesy of andrea ganis Few music industry vets approach the level of royalty. 21 albums were released simultaneously in 1965,[45][46] all of them shown on the back cover of their releases. "[34], Ahmet's older brother Nesuhi was hired in January 1955. 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. Over 60 years of recorded music history from Aretha Franklin & Led Zeppelin to Bruno Mars & Ed Sheeran. Songwriter Bert Berns hated Spector's arrangement and thought it ruined the song, so Berns re-recorded it with The Isley Brothers and it became a hit. Mar Brown, Atlantic Records' senior vice president of urban radio promotion, passed away suddenly last night due to a heart attack, a representative for the label tells Billboard. 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. Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records Los Angeles, California, United States. Both albums went platinum, and it was the first rap album to go platinum for WEA Distribution. Two members of The Robins formed The Coasters and recorded hits for Atlantic, such as "Down in Mexico" and "Young Blood". My own staff is built with outstanding executives of both sexes, so I view it more as Forget gender but do a job with integrity, diligence and teamwork that you are proud of, and continue to listen, teach, learn and inspire those around you, she says. Wexler's protg Jerry L. Greenberg replaced him and played a role in Atlantic's success during the 1970s. 1993 - Sony artist Michael Jackson offered Greenberg the position of President of MJJ Music, Jackson's label distributed through Sony. 2), "Since You've Been Gone" (Soul No. He came to my office every day to discuss the development of our records and would make me study sales reports, imparting that sales was the way to truly judge if a record was real. [65] Atlantic continues to hold the rights to Stax recordings it distributed in the 1960s. 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. 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