Atlantic Business Interiors. Ahmet Ertegun served as founding chairman until his death on December 14, 2006, at age 83.[4]. Bobby Darin's "Splish, Splash" was the first song to be recorded on an 8-track recorder. Union College. He is currently working with Ricch on his second studio album as well as A&Ring the new album from Ty Dolla . 1), "Baby, I Love You" (Soul No. Both became hits, and Atlantic hired him as a staff producer. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He was funny, he was amusingbut he wasn't nice." [21] She hit No. Cotillion was also responsible for launching the career of Luther Vandross, who recorded for the label as part of the trio Luther. She was injured in a car accident en route to New York City, but Atlantic supported her for nine months and then signed her. With Chairman Jerry Weintraub leaving the company abruptly, the new management team didn't want to continue having a recording company. Following his departure, Ertegunwho had previously taken little interest in Atlantic's business affairstook decisive control of the label[66] and quickly became a major force in the expanding Warner music group. At this same time, Genesis' contract with Atlantic was up for renewal, and Collins was yet to sign as a solo artist. 2 after spending almost six months on the Billboard R&B chart although McGhee himself earned just $10 for the session. Along the way, Ganis has had a front-row seat to the history of modern music. In 1966 Atlantic signed a licensing deal with Polydor which included the band Cream, whose debut album was released by Atco in 1966. 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. In 2004, Atlantic and its sister label Elektra were merged into the Atlantic Records Group. From Ertegun he learned how to treat musicians.[73]. [7] Miriam gained a reputation for toughness. [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. Atlantic Records is part of the Media & Internet industry, and located in New York, United States. 1957 - Gerald L. Greenberg from New Haven, CT formed his own band. Their assignment to work on The Drifter's next recording was given to Phil Spector. 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. 2005 - Jerry & Bob Greenberg form the Rainbow Bar & Grill Expansion Group. When interviewed in 1990 for Ertegun's biography, Wexler declined to discuss the matter, but Ertegun claimed these negotiations were a plan to buy him out. 1K followers 500+ connections. The irony was further compounded by the fact that Gabriel scored a US #1 hit with the R&B-influenced single "Sledgehammer", which featured the legendary Memphis Horns, and which Gabriel later described as "my chance to sing like Otis Redding. Big Joe Turner's April 1954 song "Shake, Rattle and Roll" was a No. Over the next four years he was instrumental in signing a string of major acts including Foreigner, AC/DC, Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins. According to the International Herald Tribune, "More than half of its music sales in the United States are now from digital products like downloads on iTunes and ring tones for cellphones", doing so "without seeing as steep of a decline in compact disc sales as the rest of the industry."[93]. 2), "Since You've Been Gone" (Soul No. Websites. In January 1970, Ahmet Ertegun was successful in his executive battle against Warner Bros. Records President Mike Maitland to keep Atlantic Records autonomous and as a result, Maitland was fired by Kinney president Steve Ross. 1, Pop No. 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. 1, Pop No. Few music industry vets approach the level of royalty in the radio world that Andrea Ganis, Varietys Hitbreaker of the Year, inhabits. He gained executive control of the label and influenced the Warner group. In January of 1996, she was named Executive Vice President. 8), "Chain of Fools" (Soul No. 1 R&B hit, but it only reached No. [26], Nesuhi was also in charge of LP production. 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. 1 again in MarchApril 1952 with "5-10-15 Hours". Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records Los Angeles, California, United States. 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. Lanre Gaba has been promoted to Co-President, Black Music for Atlantic Records. Two members of The Robins formed The Coasters and recorded hits for Atlantic, such as "Down in Mexico" and "Young Blood". 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. In 1968 Peter Grant flew to New York with tapes of the debut album by British rock band Led Zeppelin. 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. She rose through the ranks at Atlantic Records until they had to create a new title for her: president of promotion. Atlantic was incorporated in October 1947 and was run by Abramson (president) and Ertegun (vice-president in charge of A&R, production, and promotion). The signing was complicated by the fact that Nash was still under contract to Epic Records (The Hollies' US distributor), but Ertegun used his diplomatic prowess to overcome this by arranging a 'swap' he released former Buffalo Springfield member Richie Furay from his Atlantic contract, allowing Furay's new group Poco to sign to Epic, and in exchange Columbia Records (the parent company of Epic) allowed Nash to sign to Atlantic. Collins replied "The drums come later," to which Ertegun retorted "By that time the kids will have switched over to another radio station." 22 on the pop chart. [54] Ray Charles returned to Atlantic in 1977. The VP of Enabling Services aims to oversee Design, Build and Run aspects on his/her domain. 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. He founded Jubilee in 1946 but had no interest in its most successful musicians. [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. In the 1980s she sued Atlantic for unpaid royalties; although Atlantic, which prided itself on treating artists fairly, had stopped paying royalties to some musicians. 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. His early releases were unsuccessful, and Abramson planned to drop him. At that time, Wexler was Vice President of Atlantic Records, and was the producer of Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Dr. John, and many others. A few weeks later Brown's "Teardrops from My Eyes" became its first million-selling record. [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. The position is responsible for all policy and procedures relating to student records, manages the key student records systems of the college, including those for student . Flights will operate daily except Tuesdays. Previously, Irene was an A&R Administration at RCA Records and also held positions at SONY. Abramson's wife Miriam ran the label's publishing company, Progressive Music, and did most office duties until 1949 when Atlantic hired its first employee, bookkeeper Francine Wakschal, who remained with the label for the next 49 years. Location. The result was seven consecutive singles that made both the US Pop and Soul Top 10: "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (Soul No. [39] The roles of the other executives with Abramson's departure were Wexler as executive vice-president and general manager, Nesuhi Ertegun as executive vice-president in charge of the LP department and Miriam Bienstock as vice-president and also president of Atlantic's music publishing arm Progressive Music with Wexler as executive vice-president and the Ertegun brothers vice-president of Progressive. . Atlantic Business Interiors offers a vast array of office furniture and equipment, and combine that with an in-depth knowledge of workplace layout and ergonomics to ensure you make the most of your office space and give your workforce the best work . [3] [4] The band recorded for Atlantic Records, Roulette Records, United Artists, and DCP Record labels. Ertegun and Wexler knew of the group's leader, Jimmy Page, through The Yardbirds, and their favorable opinion was reinforced by Dusty Springfield, who recommended Atlantic sign the band. Once there, he continued to sign major artists, including Michel'le and JJ Fad, produced by Dr. Dre and Eazy-E. They had hits with "Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups and "Leader of the Pack" by The Shangri-Las, but Red Bird's finances were precarious. He soon stopped when RCA signed Elvis Presley. 1, Pop No. [13] In its early years, Atlantic concentrated on modern jazz[11][14][3] although it released some country and western and spoken word recordings. Atlantic Records. In the years that followed, Foreigner became one of Atlantic's biggest successes, and one of the biggest-selling groups in history, scoring a string of international hits and selling more than 80 million albums worldwide, including 37.5 million albums in the US alone. Barry, Thomas (September 9, 1969). Ganis began her career as an assistant at Polydor Records and quickly became the first female on the companys national promotion staff. "Security") in 1982 to wide acclaim, and Gabriel scored a minor US hit with the single "Shock The Monkey". 6 on the R&B chart. ', 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'. He learned his trade at Trey Records, a label in California owned by Lester Sill and Lee Hazlewood and distributed by Atlantic. 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. Sadi Koylan. By 1956 the 45 had surpassed the 78 in sales for singles. [85], The building was owned by the family of Sheldon Vogel, the chief financial officer of Atlantic at the time. Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. So we immediately targeted pop radio, which wasnt as open to playing hip-hop artists out of the gate. [50], Leiber and Stoller worked briefly for United Artists, then started Red Bird with George Goldner. [5] Ertegun hired Billboard reporter Jerry Wexler in June 1953. [5][47], Record producer Phil Spector moved to New York to work with Leiber and Stoller. Keefa Black. 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". [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. [14], Ertegun and Abramson spent much of the late 1940s and early 1950s scouring nightclubs in search of talent. 2007 - Jerry Greenberg joins the board of MusiCares established in 1989 by The Recording Academy. "Queen of the Hop" made the Top 10 on both the US pop and R&B charts and charted in the UK. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. In addition, Mirage opened a subsidiary office in Jamaica with Stacy Greenberg as General Manager and an office in Las Vegas, NV. He was named Atlantic Senior Vice President of A&R in 2020. He later recorded two more parodies, "White & Nerdy", and "Do I Creep You Out", both released September 26 to replace it. According to Greenberg, Ertegun had long seen the UK as a source of untapped talent. 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. 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. Columbia tried to market her as a jazz singer. Jerry also introduced Mariah Carey to Tommy Mottola. The Rainbow Bar & Grill in Las Vegas recreates the Hollywood location with red leather booths and rock-n-roll memorabilia adorning the walls. [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 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. In late 1961 singer Solomon Burke arrived at Jerry Wexler's office unannounced. The announcement was made today by Atlantic Chairman/COO Julie Greenwald and Chairman/CEO Craig Kallman . Atlantic was a powerhouse then as it is now, so I got to work legendary acts throughout my career, says the New York native. 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. The brothers were fans of jazz and rhythm & blues, amassing a collection of over 15,000 78 RPM records. [19] The song reached No. 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. No further albums were issued as the label lasted less than a year. [33] LaVern Baker had a No. [71][pageneeded] With Ertegun's power at Warners now secure, Atlantic was able to maintain autonomy through the parent company reorganizations and continue to do their own marketing, while WEA handled distribution. 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. February 4, 2011 2:39am. So significant was Brown's success to Atlantic that the label became known colloquially as "The House That Ruth Built". 5[30] (although The Crew-Cuts' version went to No. Orlando Wharton is a Senior VP of A&R at Atlantic Records and he is a Jersey City Native. Irene received a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint John's University. Burke became a consistent big seller through the mid-1960s and scored hits on Atlantic into 1968. [57] The deal marked the start of a successful eight-year association between the two labels, giving Stax access to Atlantic's promotions and distribution. December 2, 2014, 12:34 PM. The announcement was made today by Atlantic Chairman/COO Julie . Location. 2. In 1953, after learning that singer Clyde McPhatter had been fired from Billy Ward and His Dominoes and was forming The Drifters, Ertegun signed the group. 2 in the US and 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. Their single "Money Honey" became the biggest R&B hit of the year. [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. 1988 - Greenberg was asked to return to Atlantic Records as President of Atco Records, which was Atlantic's other label based in California. Atlantic offered $25,000 which, Ertegun later noted, "was all the money we had then. [16] Early releases included music by Sidney Bechet, Barney Bigard, The Cardinals, The Clovers, Frank Culley, The Delta Rhythm Boys, Erroll Garner, Dizzy Gillespie, Tiny Grimes, Al Hibbler, Earl Hines, Johnny Hodges, Jackie & Roy, Lead Belly, Meade Lux Lewis, Professor Longhair, Shelly Manne, Howard McGhee, Mabel Mercer, James Moody, Joe Morris, Art Pepper, Django Reinhardt, Pete Rugolo, Pee Wee Russell, Bobby Short, Sylvia Syms, Billy Taylor, Sonny Terry, Big Joe Turner, Jimmy Yancey, Sarah Vaughan, Mal Waldron, and Mary Lou Williams. 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. 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 . He initially worked for Atlantic on a freelance basis, but within a few years he had been hired as the label's full-time staff engineer. The overall enormity of this song changed that. [60] He brought Atlantic musicians to Memphis to record. 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. But when Ertegun offered him another chance, the result was "Splish Splash", which Darin had written in 12 minutes. The first restaurant opened in June 2005 in Las Vegas, across from the Hard Rock Hotel. In 1976, the label started focusing on disco and R&B. After surprisingly failing their audition for Apple Records, thanks to Ertegun's intervention and intense negotiations with David Geffen, who represented Crosby and Nash, as well as Stills,[75] they ultimately signed with Atlantic, who gave them virtually complete freedom to record their first album. The union action forced Atlantic to use almost all its capital to cut and stockpile enough recordings to last through the ban, which was expected to continue for at least a year. 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. By the age of eighteen years, Greenberg already had his own record label, called Green-Sea Records. "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. Leiber and Stoller also wrote the hit "Ruby Baby" for The Drifters. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced Tuesday that Norse Atlantic Airways will commence new, low-price, nonstop service between London's Gatwick International Airport (LGW) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on June 1, 2023. 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