[31] Ertegun and Wexler realized many R&B recordings by black musicians were being covered by white performers, often with greater chart success. In 1976, the label started focusing on disco and R&B. [55], In 1960, Atlantic's Memphis distributor Buster Williams contacted Wexler and told him he was pressing large quantities of "Cause I Love You", a duet between Carla Thomas and her father Rufus which was released by the small label Satellite. 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. 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. Cotillion's catalog quickly expanded to include progressive rock, folk-rock, gospel, jazz and comedy. [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. [21], In 1952 Atlantic signed Ray Charles, whose hits included "I Got a Woman", "What'd I Say", and "Hallelujah I Love Her So". Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. 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. He was credited with improving the production, packaging, and originality of Atlantic's LPs. At his urging, Greenberg visited the UK six or seven times every year in search of acts to sign to the label.[72]. [62] But Atlantic profited from moving into rock music in the 1970s when it signed Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, and Yes. 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. For much of its early history, Jerry Wexler had been managers of the label,[73] while Ertegun had concentrated on A&R and had less interest in the business side. Gerald was the third person Mottola hired on his team and let him form his own label as President of WTG Records. The breaking point came when they asked for a producer's royalty. 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. [24][25], Atlantic was one of the first independent labels to make recordings in stereo: Dowd used a portable stereo recorder which ran simultaneously with the studio's existing mono recorder. Atlantic missed an important signing in 1955 when Sun owner Sam Phillips sold Elvis Presley's recording contract in a bidding war between labels. [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. Nov 2016 - Present6 years 5 months. 1972 - Within five years, Greenberg held two titles; Vice President of Radio Promotion, and Vice President of Artists and Repertoire for Atlantic Records. Keefa Black. During his tenure at United Artists Music, he was executive producer for the soundtrack to the movie 'Karate Kid 2,' which went gold. [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. 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. [82][83][84] The four-story warehouse, located at 199 Broadway, was the former location of Vogel's Department Store, before it closed down in March 1975. Atlantic City, NJ. The band was never even offered to them. 2, Pop No. In 1968 the label issued History of Rhythm and Blues, Volume 4 in stereo. Ahmet Ertegun served as founding chairman until his death on December 14, 2006, at age 83.[4]. . 2005 - Jerry & Bob Greenberg form the Rainbow Bar & Grill Expansion Group. Even then, Kalodner was turned down by twenty-six producers before he found someone willing to take on the project. [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. Wexler contacted the co-owner of Satellite, Jim Stewart, who agreed to lease the record to Atlantic for $1000 plus a small royaltythe first money the label had ever made. Union College. [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. Brown recorded more than eighty songs for Atlantic, becoming its bestselling, most prolific musician of the period. [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. He soon stopped when RCA signed Elvis Presley. [82], In May 1988, the label held a 40th Anniversary concert, broadcast on HBO. Over the next four years he was instrumental in signing a string of major acts including Foreigner, AC/DC, Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins. He learned his trade at Trey Records, a label in California owned by Lester Sill and Lee Hazlewood and distributed by Atlantic. After the contract expired, they founded their label Swan Song and signed a distribution deal with Atlantic after being turned down by other labels. Both became hits, and Atlantic hired him as a staff producer. 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. Location. 1 Rock & Roll Restaurant on Sunset Strip in Hollywood. [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 mid-1960s British Invasion led Atlantic to change its British distributor. Aaron Bay-Schuck (born September 5, 1981) is an American music industry executive. Atlantic Group is representing a privately held investment firm serving some of the world's most influential families and organizations. 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. 2007 - Jerry Greenberg joins the board of MusiCares established in 1989 by The Recording Academy. 1974 - Ahmet Ertegun, now Chairman, announced Greenberg as President of Atlantic Records, making him the youngest president of a major record company at 32. [9] When interviewed in 2009, she attributed her reputation to the company's chronic cash-flow shortage: " most of the problems we had with artists were that they wanted advances, and that was very difficult for us we were undercapitalized for a long time. Atlantic Records. In the event, Ertegun and Atlantic were the clear winners. 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Jerry Wexler spent a majority of his time in Florida, which left Greenberg plenty of time to spend with Ahmet Ertegun, who was President of Atlantic at that time. [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. 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. [88], Time Warner sold Warner Music Group to a group of investors for $2.6 billion in late 2003. Republic Records is a division of Universal Music Group and home to multiple platinum award winning artists. 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. [6] He convinced the family dentist, Dr. Vahdi Sabit, to invest $10,000 and hired Herb Abramson, a dentistry student. Ertegun remained friendly with Bobby Darin, who returned to Atlantic in 1966. 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. MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [13] In its early years, Atlantic concentrated on modern jazz[11][14][3] although it released some country and western and spoken word recordings. He was funny, he was amusingbut he wasn't nice." 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 2004, Atlantic and its sister label Elektra were merged into the Atlantic Records Group. Promotion is an art that morphs in tandem with the trends of radio as well as the broader currents of culture, she says, but ultimately the tenets are the same. 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. But when Ertegun offered him another chance, the result was "Splish Splash", which Darin had written in 12 minutes. Bell was the first African-American partner in the label.[58]. Atlantic was incorporated in October 1947 and was run by Abramson (president) and Ertegun (vice-president in charge of A&R, production, and promotion). 2 after spending almost six months on the Billboard R&B chart although McGhee himself earned just $10 for the session. In 1990 Ertegun remarked, "The president of RCA at the time had been extensively quoted in Variety damning R&B music as immoral. Among its acts were the post-Curtis Mayfield Impressions, Slave, Brook Benton, Jean Knight, Mass Production, Sister Sledge, The Velvet Underground, Stacy Lattisaw, Lou Donaldson, Mylon LeFevre, Stevie Woods, Johnny Gill, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Garland Green, The Dynamics, The Fabulous Counts, and The Fatback Band. The Rainbow Bar & Grill in Las Vegas recreates the Hollywood location with red leather booths and rock-n-roll memorabilia adorning the walls. "[7] The label's office in the Ritz Hotel in Manhattan proved too expensive, so they moved to a room in the Hotel Jefferson. 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. [56] The deal included a $5000 payment against a five-year option on all other records. Leiber and Stoller also wrote the hit "Ruby Baby" for The Drifters. 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 . [19] The song reached No. 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. [92], That year also saw Atlantic reach a milestone for major record labels. Over 60 years of recorded music history from Aretha Franklin & Led Zeppelin to Bruno Mars & Ed Sheeran. Join to view profile Atlantic Records. Initially, Atlantic and Atco operated entirely separately from the group's other labels, Warner Bros. Records and Reprise Records, and management did not interfere with the music division, since the ailing movie division was losing money, while the Warner recording division was booming by mid-1968 Warner's recording and publishing interests were generating 74% of the group's total profits.[63][64]. The Harlemaires. Jan 15 2023. From Ertegun he learned how to treat musicians.[73]. 1K followers 500+ connections. Both albums went platinum, and it was the first rap album to go platinum for WEA Distribution. Ertegun recommended Mo Ostin to succeed Maitland as Warner Bros. Records president. MTB presented Bring Back the Music every Wednesday night at the Hilton Hotel (now Westgate) in Las Vegas. 1, Pop No. But the Ertegun brothers held the majority of stock while Wexler controlled about 20 percent. white) audience. 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. In late 1961 singer Solomon Burke arrived at Jerry Wexler's office unannounced. "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 song sold 100,000 copies in the first month and became a million-seller. Wexler disliked him. 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. Clark will be based in NYC. 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. Leiber and Stoller backed down, but the relationship ended anyway. 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. First and foremost is the music itself, and then the strategy created to expose it.. By this time creative tensions within The Hollies were coming to a head, and Nash had already decided to leave the group. 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. [50], Leiber and Stoller worked briefly for United Artists, then started Red Bird with George Goldner. 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. "I thought we were going to die", Wexler recalled. 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. Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. 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. However, she is quick to share credit not just with the companys leaders and her teams over the years, but also for the guidance she received along the way. When released in February 1949,[5] it became Atlantic's first hit, selling 400,000 copies, and reached No. [5], Atlantic's New York studio was the first in America to install multitrack recording machines, developed by the Ampex company. Although these were primarily 45rpm mono singles for much of the 1950s Dowd stockpiled his "parallel" stereo takes for future release. 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. 1 again in MarchApril 1952 with "5-10-15 Hours". In 1990 he and Ertegun disputed the content of Charles's contract, which caused a rift. 1 on the R&B chart and No. During 1968 Atlantic established a new subsidiary label, Cotillion Records. 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. Miriam Bienstock called him "a pain in the neck". The VP of Enabling Services aims to oversee Design, Build and Run aspects on his/her domain. 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. Sam Riback has been working as a Vice President of A and R at Atlantic Records for 21 years. 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 . Two members of The Robins formed The Coasters and recorded hits for Atlantic, such as "Down in Mexico" and "Young Blood". He gained executive control of the label and influenced the Warner group. Atlantic Records. He had more hits than George Martin and Phil Spector combined. Wexler recalled, "We didn't pay for the mastersJim paid for the masters and then he would send us a finished tape and we would put it out. [32] He was appointed vice-president and purchased 13% of the company's stock. An after-hours jam by members of the Stax house band resulted in "Green Onions". Ganis began her career as an assistant at Polydor Records and quickly became the first female on the companys national promotion staff. Although the extended length of much of their material made it somewhat difficult to promote the band with single releases, their live prowess gained them an avid following and their albums were hugely successful their third LP The Yes Album (1971), which featured the debut of new guitarist Steve Howe, became their first big hit, reaching #4 in the UK and just scraping onto the chart in the US at #40. 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. Ahmet Ertegun liked him, but Leiber said, "He wasn't likable. 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. 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. Their single "Money Honey" became the biggest R&B hit of the year. 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. 1 in both the US and the UK, sold over 2 million copies, and won the 1960 Grammy Award for Record of the Year. So significant was Brown's success to Atlantic that the label became known colloquially as "The House That Ruth Built". Satellite was renamed Stax after the owners, Stewart and Axton. 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. [2], In 2006, the label denied "Weird Al" Yankovic permission to release "You're Pitiful", a parody of James Blunt's "You're Beautiful", despite Blunt's approval. Currently serving as Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records in New York. Greenberg also has one granddaughter, Eden, Rainbow Bar & Grill Press Mention It was granted informally, but their accountant insisted on a written contract and an audit of Atlantic's accounts. 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. Wexler oversaw production himself at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 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 . [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. 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. [54] Ray Charles returned to Atlantic in 1977. 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. Spector became one of the most successful record producers of the 1960s. By Murray Stassen. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Burke became a consistent big seller through the mid-1960s and scored hits on Atlantic into 1968. In 1974 the former photographer, record store manager and music critic joined Atlantic's New York publicity department. No further albums were issued as the label lasted less than a year. Along the way, Ganis has had a front-row seat to the history of modern music. Collins replied "The drums come later," to which Ertegun retorted "By that time the kids will have switched over to another radio station." 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". Barry, Thomas (September 9, 1969). He became Vice President of A&R at Atlantic, while continuing to oversee Big Beat. At this same time, Genesis' contract with Atlantic was up for renewal, and Collins was yet to sign as a solo artist. 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). He produced "Twist and Shout" for The Top Notes, and it flopped. 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. His recordings for Atlantic and Stax influenced pop music. Since they jointly held more stock, Ahmet was obliged to agree to the sale. Greenberg was then signing artists and overseeing the company on a daily basis. 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. His death was confirmed by the coroner's office, Pacific Attorney Group. Jerry also introduced Mariah Carey to Tommy Mottola. 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. Ertegun asked about artists' royalties, which he paid, and this surprised Columbia executives, who did not, and the deal was scuttled. [5] Wexler and Ertegun formed a close partnership which, in collaboration with Tom Dowd, produced thirty R&B hits. 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