Cotillion's catalog quickly expanded to include progressive rock, folk-rock, gospel, jazz and comedy. Leiber and Stoller also wrote the hit "Ruby Baby" for The Drifters. Moving up the promo ranks, she was appointed Vice President of National Promotion in 1988 and Senior Vice President two years later. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. [49], Atlantic tolerated Spector but with diminishing returns. [87], A country music division, which was founded in the 1980s, was closed in 2001. ", Atlantic suffered a catastrophic loss in the early morning of February 8, 1978, when a fire destroyed most of its tape archive, which had been stored in a non-air-conditioned warehouse in Long Branch, New Jersey. Aretha Franklin signed with Atlantic in 1966 after her contract with Columbia expired. By this time creative tensions within The Hollies were coming to a head, and Nash had already decided to leave the group. After the contract expired, they founded their label Swan Song and signed a distribution deal with Atlantic after being turned down by other labels. [32] He was appointed vice-president and purchased 13% of the company's stock. 4), "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Soul No. 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. With her promotion, Clark will take . 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. 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. Wexler was a fan of Burke's and had long wanted to sign him so when Burke told Wexler his contract with his former label had expired Wexler replied: "You're home. In 1951, Atlantic was one of the first independent labels to press records in the 45rpm single format. The Atlantic Council, 2 p.m.:Looking North: Security in the Arctic Center for Strategic and International Studies, 4 p.m.: Discussion with outgoing Australian Ambassador to the U.S. ARTHUR . 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. They licensed the name from America's No. [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. Later that year The Clovers' "One Mint Julep" reached No. 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. No further albums were issued as the label lasted less than a year. Craig Rosen has been working as a Vice President, A and R at Atlantic Records for 10 years. 21 albums were released simultaneously in 1965,[45][46] all of them shown on the back cover of their releases. Atlantic said it was too early in Blunt's career, and it did not want him to be a one-hit wonder. 2 after spending almost six months on the Billboard R&B chart although McGhee himself earned just $10 for the session. Brown recorded more than eighty songs for Atlantic, becoming its bestselling, most prolific musician of the period. Republic Records is a division of Universal Music Group and home to multiple platinum award winning artists. 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. It was granted informally, but their accountant insisted on a written contract and an audit of Atlantic's accounts. [6] He convinced the family dentist, Dr. Vahdi Sabit, to invest $10,000 and hired Herb Abramson, a dentistry student. Their label Spark was bought by Atlantic, and they were hired as America's first independent record producers, free to produce for other labels. Ganis began her career as an assistant at Polydor Records and quickly became the first female on the companys national promotion staff. [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. [1]. 1). He founded Jubilee in 1946 but had no interest in its most successful musicians. 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. By the age of eighteen years, Greenberg already had his own record label, called Green-Sea Records. During 1968 Atlantic established a new subsidiary label, Cotillion Records. In 1968 the label issued History of Rhythm and Blues, Volume 4 in stereo. By the age of eighteen, Greenberg already had his own record label, called Green-Sea Records. [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. 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. Ertegun started lifelong grudges against Leiber and Stoller, and his relationship with Wexler was damaged. Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records Los Angeles, California, United States. But when Ertegun offered him another chance, the result was "Splish Splash", which Darin had written in 12 minutes. 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. 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. [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. 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. In 1969 Stephen Stills was still signed to Atlantic under the contract dating from his time with Buffalo Springfield. Aaron Bay-Schuck. 1 in the UK and became a multi-million seller. [15], In late 1947, James Petrillo, head of the American Federation of Musicians, announced an indefinite ban on all recording activities by union musicians, and this came into effect on January 1, 1948. The soul/country & western crossover predated Ray Charles' similar venture by more than 6 months. A few weeks later Brown's "Teardrops from My Eyes" became its first million-selling record. 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. Ertegun recommended Mo Ostin to succeed Maitland as Warner Bros. Records president. 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. Big Joe Turner's April 1954 song "Shake, Rattle and Roll" was a No. Their assignment to work on The Drifter's next recording was given to Phil Spector. "[34], Ahmet's older brother Nesuhi was hired in January 1955. 1994 - Greenberg is elected to the Board of Directors of Westwood One, the world's #1 supplier of talk, sports, radio, news, and shows all over the world. in large type (which spawned copycat vandalism). 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. [35] Nesuhi became head of artists and repertoire (A&R),[31] led the label's jazz division, and built a roster that included Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Herbie Mann, Les McCann,[5] Charles Mingus, and John Coltrane. From Ertegun he learned how to treat musicians.[73]. The announcement was made today by Atlantic Chairman/COO Julie . 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. 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. Location. She rose through the ranks at Atlantic Records until they had to create a new title for her: president of promotion. Over 60 years of recorded music history from Aretha Franklin & Led Zeppelin to Bruno Mars & Ed Sheeran. "So Long", her first record for the label, was recorded with Eddie Condon's band on May 25, 1949. He saw something more in there that wasn't coming out before. Decca had refused access to its British acts, who usually appeared in the US on the London subsidiary. By 1956 the 45 had surpassed the 78 in sales for singles. Once there, he continued to sign major artists, including Michel'le and JJ Fad, produced by Dr. Dre and Eazy-E. 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. [53] Months later the company was reeling from the successive loss of its two biggest artists, Bobby Darin and Ray Charles, who together accounted for one-third of sales. [2] Craig Kallman is the chairman of Atlantic. The first restaurant opened in June 2005 in Las Vegas, across from the Hard Rock Hotel. The band recorded for Atlantic Records, Roulette Records, United Artists, and DCP Record labels. Leiber and Stoller backed down, but the relationship ended anyway. 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. He was funny, he was amusingbut he wasn't nice." 1K followers 500+ connections. Atlantic City, NJ. Atlantic was incorporated in October 1947 and was run by Abramson (president) and Ertegun (vice-president in charge of A&R, production, and promotion). Atlantic also began to get recordings distributed in the United Kingdom, first through EMI on a 'one-off' basis. Fate intervened during the Hollies US tour, when Nash reunited with Crosby and met Stephen Stills (ex-Buffalo Springfield) at a party at the Los Angeles home of Cass Elliott in July 1968. "Queen of the Hop" made the Top 10 on both the US pop and R&B charts and charted in the UK. Wexler dismissed developments in pop music, dubbing the musicians "the rockoids". Jeff Levin started at Atlantic in 2010 and has since A&R'd a wide range of artists across the Warner . In 1966 Atlantic signed a licensing deal with Polydor which included the band Cream, whose debut album was released by Atco in 1966. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 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. 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. The deal closed in early 2004, consolidating Elektra Records and Atlantic into one label operated in the eastern 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. 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