Irene received a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint John's University. [26] Billboard said Atlantic's "fresh sound" and the quality of its recordings, arrangements, and musicians was a great advance from standard R&B records. No further albums were issued as the label lasted less than a year. 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". 1), "Baby, I Love You" (Soul No. 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. Miriam Bienstock called him "a pain in the neck". [7] Miriam gained a reputation for toughness. 2 after spending almost six months on the Billboard R&B chart although McGhee himself earned just $10 for the session. In 1966 Atlantic signed a licensing deal with Polydor which included the band Cream, whose debut album was released by Atco in 1966. "[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. By the age of eighteen years, Greenberg already had his own record label, called Green-Sea Records. Atlantic Records is part of the Media & Internet industry, and located in New York, United States. 21 albums were released simultaneously in 1965,[45][46] all of them shown on the back cover of their releases. Keefa Black. 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. 1957 - Gerald L. Greenberg from New Haven, CT formed his own band. 3 on the pop chart, selling over one million copies. Since they jointly held more stock, Ahmet was obliged to agree to the sale. But when Ertegun offered him another chance, the result was "Splish Splash", which Darin had written in 12 minutes. 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. 4), "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Soul No. Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records Los Angeles, California, United States. [5], In early 1949, a New Orleans distributor phoned Ertegun to obtain Stick McGhee's "Drinking Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee", which was unavailable due to the closing of McGhee's previous label, Harlem Records. Their assignment to work on The Drifter's next recording was given to Phil Spector. After a stint at Infinity Records (They closed apparently Infinity wasnt forever, she cracks), Ganis arrived at Warner Musics Atlantic label and quickly became a legend at the company and within the industry. Abramson also produced "Magic Records", children's records with four grooves on each side, each groove containing a different story, so the story played would be determined by the groove in which the stylus happened to land. Burke became a consistent big seller through the mid-1960s and scored hits on Atlantic into 1968. 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 . [69] By 1969, the Atlantic 8000 series (196872) consisted of R&B, rock, soul/rock and psychedelic acts. Michael Kyser named President of Black Music at Atlantic in US February 3, 2011 By Music Business Worldwide Michael Kyser has been appointed as the first-ever President of Black Music for the Atlantic Records Group. Job Type Full-time Description Job Summary The Vice President of Medical Wellness Programming is responsible for actively managing the overall operations of the medical memberships and programs for all the clubs owned and/or managed by Legacy Management Group.This strategic position plans, directs, coordinates, and supervises all aspects of the department. In the event, Ertegun and Atlantic were the clear winners. Jones was an accounting major at Maryland University who planned to be a doctor . He learned his trade at Trey Records, a label in California owned by Lester Sill and Lee Hazlewood and distributed by Atlantic. 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. [52], Atlantic was doing so well in early 1959 that some scheduled releases were held back, and the company enjoyed two successive months of gross sales of over $1 million that summer, thanks to hits by The Coasters, The Drifters, LaVern Baker, Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, and Clyde McPhatter. [10][11][12] In the early fifties, Atlantic moved from the Hotel Jefferson to offices at 301 West 54th St and then to 356 West 56th St. Atlantic's first recordings were issued in late January 1948 and included "That Old Black Magic" by Tiny Grimes and "The Spider" by Joe Morris. After the contract expired, they founded their label Swan Song and signed a distribution deal with Atlantic after being turned down by other labels. Bobby Darin's "Splish, Splash" was the first song to be recorded on an 8-track recorder. In April of that year, Miriam (Abramson) Bienstock reported to Billboard that Atlantic was selling 75% of its singles as 45s. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. "[58], The deal to distribute Satellite's "Last Night" by The Mar-Keys on the Satellite label marked the first time Atlantic began marketing outside tracks on a non-Atlantic label. [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. Both albums went platinum, and it was the first rap album to go platinum for WEA Distribution. During his tenure as president of several major labels, Jerry has signed such acts as ABBA, The Blues Brothers, Foreigner, Genesis, TS Monk, Whitesnake, Chic, Nile Rodgers, Dr. Dre & Eazy-E (Production Deal), Motrhead, Brownstone and 3T. Previously, Irene was an A&R Administration at RCA Records and also held positions at SONY. In July 1954, Wexler and Ertegun wrote a prescient article for Cash Box devoted to what they called "cat music"; the same month, Atlantic had its first major "crossover" hit on the Billboard pop chart when the "Sh-Boom" by The Chords reached No. [5][47], Record producer Phil Spector moved to New York to work with Leiber and Stoller. [5] Joel Dorn became Nesuhi's assistant after his successful production of Hubert Laws' album The Laws of Jazz.[37][38]. Wexler sent Tom Dowd to upgrade Stax's recording equipment and facilities. Blog http . Atlantic was one of the first labels to record in stereo; many of the tapes that were lost were stereo 'alternates' recorded in the late 1940s and 1950s (which Atlantic routinely taped simultaneously with the mono versions until the 1960s) as well as almost all of the 8-track multitrack masters recorded by Tom Dowd in the 1950s and 1960s. The overall enormity of this song changed that. Aaron Bay-Schuck. 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. Although these were primarily 45rpm mono singles for much of the 1950s Dowd stockpiled his "parallel" stereo takes for future release. Leiber and Stoller backed down, but the relationship ended anyway. The Rainbow Bar & Grill in Las Vegas recreates the Hollywood location with red leather booths and rock-n-roll memorabilia adorning the walls. Harry Anger and Arnie Geller mentored me during my Polydor days, but ultimately it was Doug Morris who really taught me the business, she says of the longtime Atlantic president who became the only person to be CEO of all three major label groups. He later recorded two more parodies, "White & Nerdy", and "Do I Creep You Out", both released September 26 to replace it. Ertegun started lifelong grudges against Leiber and Stoller, and his relationship with Wexler was damaged. Wexler ultimately decided to leave New York and move to Florida. Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Websites. At that time, Wexler was Vice President of Atlantic Records, and was the producer of Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Dr. John, and many others. 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 breakthrough album, "Please. From Ertegun he learned how to treat musicians.[73]. . 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. 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. 1974 - Ahmet Ertegun, now Chairman, announced Greenberg as President of Atlantic Records, making him the youngest president of a major record company at 32. Abramson's then wife Miriam ran Atlantic's publishing company and handled most of the office work. [82], In May 1988, the label held a 40th Anniversary concert, broadcast on HBO. Our costs began at the production levelthe pressing, and distribution, and promotion, and advertising. In 1968 Peter Grant flew to New York with tapes of the debut album by British rock band Led Zeppelin. By 1979 Genesis drummer/singer Phil Collins was considering branching out into a solo career. Hot on the heels of the huge success of CSNY and Led Zeppelin, British band Yes rapidly established themselves as one of the leading groups in the burgeoning progressive rock genre, and their success also played a significant part in establishing the primacy of the long-playing album as the major sales format for rock music in the 1970s. In 1953 (according to Billboard) Atlantic was the first label to issue commercial LPs recorded in the experimental stereo system called binaural recording. 2003-04 - Mirage Music Entertainment has been reactivated with a distribution deal through Sony Music. The Vice President of Student Records and College Registrar provides the statewide vision and leadership for the student records enterprise at Ivy Tech Community College. 7). Once there, he continued to sign major artists, including Michel'le and JJ Fad, produced by Dr. Dre and Eazy-E. In the meantime, original lead singer Peter Gabriel had left the group in 1975, followed in 1977 by lead guitarist Steve Hackett, reducing the group to a three-piece. [88], Time Warner sold Warner Music Group to a group of investors for $2.6 billion in late 2003. "So Long", her first record for the label, was recorded with Eddie Condon's band on May 25, 1949. Two of Atlantic Records' most accomplished A&R execs, Brandon Davis and Jeff Levin, have been promoted to Executive Vice Presidents and Co-Heads of Pop A&R for the company. 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. Atlantic Records. 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. His death was confirmed by the coroner's office, Pacific Attorney Group. From 1970 it also distributed Embryo Records, founded by jazz flautist Herbie Mann after his earlier Atlantic contract had expired. During the previous year, 78s had outsold 45s by a ratio of two to one.[30]. . An after-hours jam by members of the Stax house band resulted in "Green Onions". A subsidiary label, Atco, was established in 1955 to keep Abramson involved. Passengers on the new route will travel aboard Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft configured . Ertegun denied this was intentional. Atlantic Group is representing a privately held investment firm serving some of the world's most influential families and organizations. [26] In this system, recordings were made using two microphones, spaced at approximately the distance between the human ears, and the left and right channels were recorded as two separate, parallel grooves. 2), "Since You've Been Gone" (Soul No. Atlantic City, NJ. 5), and "Think" (Soul No. 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. Wexler oversaw production himself at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The sale of Atlantic Records activated a clause in the distribution agreement with Stax Records calling for renegotiation of the distribution deal and at this point, the Stax partners discovered that the deal gave Atlantic ownership of all the Stax recordings Atlantic distributed. 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. [60] He brought Atlantic musicians to Memphis to record. 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. In seven years, Greenberg went from personal assistant to president of the label. 1980 - Jerry Greenberg becomes a consultant to Atlantic while forming his own label with his brother, Bob Greenberg, called Mirage Music; Jerry remained on the East Coast, Bob on the West Coast. 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. 2, Pop No. By 1956 the 45 had surpassed the 78 in sales for singles. 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. Bell was the first African-American partner in the label.[58]. [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. [62] But Atlantic profited from moving into rock music in the 1970s when it signed Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, and Yes. In 1967 the group traveled to Atlantic's studio in New York City to record Disraeli Gears with Tom Dowd; it became a Top 5 LP in both the US and the UK, with the single "Sunshine of Your Love" reaching No. ', Will Smith Accepts Special Honor at AAFCA Ceremony, First In-Person Awards Speech Since 2022 Oscars, How Chicago Fire Said a Temporary Goodbye to Taylor Kinneys Kelly Severide Amid Leave of Absence, HBO's Leading Man: Casey Bloys on Perfecting 'The Last of Us,' HBO Max Streaming Merger and Axing Shows, A24 Sweeps Film Categories at the 2023 SAG Awards as 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Breaks Record for Most Wins, Jean Smart 'Doing Well, Recovering' Following Heart Procedure, Says Hacks Co-Star Hannah Einbinder, Ke Huy Quan Becomes First Asian Male Film Winner at SAG Awards for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'. 1989 - Tommy Mottola, who took over Sony Music, offered Greenberg a label in California. [40], Atlantic played a major role in popularizing the genre that Jerry Wexler dubbed rhythm & blues, and it profited handsomely. Darin returned to Atlantic in 1965. In 1990 he and Ertegun disputed the content of Charles's contract, which caused a rift. Leiber and Stoller also wrote the hit "Ruby Baby" for The Drifters. Satellite was renamed Stax after the owners, Stewart and Axton. [2] Craig Kallman is the chairman of Atlantic. The first song Wexler produced with Burke was "Just Out of Reach", which became a big hit in September 1961. The Harlemaires. Their single "Money Honey" became the biggest R&B hit of the year. Jerry Greenberg signed the group to Atlantic in the US in 1973 on Ertegun's advice, but although they were very successful in Europe, Genesis remained at best a "cult" act in America for most of the Seventies. "[7] The label's office in the Ritz Hotel in Manhattan proved too expensive, so they moved to a room in the Hotel Jefferson. Flights will operate daily except Tuesdays. The VP of Enabling Services aims to oversee Design, Build and Run aspects on his/her domain. [33] LaVern Baker had a No. This concert, which was almost 13 hours in length, featured performances by a large number of their artists and included reunions of some rock legends like Led Zeppelin and Crosby, Stills, and Nash (being David Crosby's first full band performance since being released from prison). Stacy Simons Santos Contact Me Posted on 1 March, 2023, 09:05 AM EST. Although many in the industry reportedly discouraged him from going solo,[78] Collins was strongly supported by Ertegun, who encouraged him to record an album after hearing the R&B-flavoured demo tapes Collins had recorded in his garage. 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. The band recorded for Atlantic Records, Roulette Records, United Artists, and DCP Records as Jerry Green and The Passengers. In 1956 he started the '8000' popular series (selling for $3.98) for the label's few R&B albums, reserving the 1200 series for jazz. December 2, 2014, 12:34 PM. Location. MTB handled tribute bands Led Zepagain (Led Zeppelin tribute band), Rolling the Stones (The Rolling Stones tribute band), ABBACADABRA (ABBA tribute band), Bonfire (AC/DC tribute band), Bella Donna (Stevie Nicks tribute band), The Long Run (Eagles tribute band), Fan Halen (Van Halen tribute band) and others. Atlantic missed an important signing in 1955 when Sun owner Sam Phillips sold Elvis Presley's recording contract in a bidding war between labels. 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". 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". 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. MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. 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. The announcement was made today by Atlantic Chairman/COO Julie Greenwald and Chairman/CEO Craig Kallman . 2005 - Jerry & Bob Greenberg form the Rainbow Bar & Grill Expansion Group. [3] [4] Ahmet Ertegun liked him, but Leiber said, "He wasn't likable. He is currently working with Ricch on his second studio album as well as A&Ring the new album from Ty Dolla . Roddys album was released in December 2019 and immediately exploded, she says, shifting smoothly into virtuoso promo mode. 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. 2007 - Jerry Greenberg joins the board of MusiCares established in 1989 by The Recording Academy. 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. 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. [50], Leiber and Stoller worked briefly for United Artists, then started Red Bird with George Goldner. [26] He had been living in Los Angeles for several years and had intermittent contact with his younger brother. Republic Records is a division of Universal Music Group and home to multiple platinum award winning artists. A few weeks later Brown's "Teardrops from My Eyes" became its first million-selling record. [59], Atlantic began pressing and distributing Stax records. Sill recommended Spector to Leiber and Stoller, who assigned him to produce "Corrine, Corrina" by Ray Peterson and "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" by Curtis Lee. 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Michael Kyser has been named the first-ever President of Black Music for the Atlantic Records Group. [18], On the recommendation of broadcaster Willis Conover, Ertegun and Abramson visited Ruth Brown at the Crystal Caverns club in Washington and invited her to audition for Atlantic. 1, Pop No. [32] He was appointed vice-president and purchased 13% of the company's stock. Acceding to Ertegun's demand, Collins took the unusual step of overdubbing extra drums on the finished master tape, and he later commented, "He (Ertegun) was quite right. Orlando Wharton is a Senior VP of A&R at Atlantic Records and he is a Jersey City Native. Army. Cotillion was also responsible for launching the career of Luther Vandross, who recorded for the label as part of the trio Luther. 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. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He founded Jubilee in 1946 but had no interest in its most successful musicians. [30] Wexler is credited with coining the term "rhythm & blues" to replace "race music". But in September 1955 Miriam Abramson traveled to the UK and signed a distribution deal with Decca. WEA was also used as a label for distributing the company's artists outside North America. Union College. 1 in February and March 1953. In September 1964, the Ertegun brothers and Wexler were in the process of buying out the company's other two shareholders, Sabit and Bienstock,[51] and it was proposed that Leiber and Stoller buy Sabit's shares. He had recommended moving the company's multitracks and unreleased recordings to the building after Ertegun had complained about the aforementioned tapes taking up too much space in the company's Manhattan offices in New York. Both became hits, and Atlantic hired him as a staff producer. [19] After Brown left the label in 1961, her career declined, and she worked as a cleaner and bus driver to support her children. [6] He convinced the family dentist, Dr. Vahdi Sabit, to invest $10,000 and hired Herb Abramson, a dentistry student. Ertegun also insisted on changes to the song that became Collins' debut single. Leiber, Stoller, Goldner, and Wexler suggested their plan to Ertegun at a lunch meeting at the Plaza Hotel in New York. Look Smart Article[permanent dead link] 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. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart. "Security") in 1982 to wide acclaim, and Gabriel scored a minor US hit with the single "Shock The Monkey". His early releases were unsuccessful, and Abramson planned to drop him. Few music industry vets approach the level of royalty in the radio world that Andrea Ganis, Varietys Hitbreaker of the Year, inhabits. 6 on the R&B chart. When released in February 1949,[5] it became Atlantic's first hit, selling 400,000 copies, and reached No. Columbia tried to market her as a jazz singer. [92], That year also saw Atlantic reach a milestone for major record labels. Much of this was due to Kalodner, who later admitted that, as soon as Gabriel was dropped from Atlantic, he realized he had made a mistake. [5] Ahmet ostensibly stayed in Washington to undertake post-graduate music studies at Georgetown University but immersed himself in the Washington music scene and entered the record business, which was enjoying a resurgence after wartime restrictions on the shellac used in manufacture. 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). 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