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. Atlantic signed the band to an exclusive five-year contract, one of the "most substantial" in the label's history[74] Zeppelin recorded for Atlantic from 1968 to 1973. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [14], Ertegun and Abramson spent much of the late 1940s and early 1950s scouring nightclubs in search of talent. In late 1961 singer Solomon Burke arrived at Jerry Wexler's office unannounced. Satellite was renamed Stax after the owners, Stewart and Axton. [26], Nesuhi was also in charge of LP production. He was credited with improving the production, packaging, and originality of Atlantic's LPs. But when Ertegun offered him another chance, the result was "Splish Splash", which Darin had written in 12 minutes. Craig Rosen has been working as a Vice President, A and R at Atlantic Records for 10 years. The first song Wexler produced with Burke was "Just Out of Reach", which became a big hit in September 1961. Org Chart - Atlantic Records. Atlantic Records is part of the Media & Internet industry, and located in New York, United States. 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. Cotillion's catalog quickly expanded to include progressive rock, folk-rock, gospel, jazz and comedy. [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. The kids won't know where it is you've got to put extra drums on it." [19] After Brown left the label in 1961, her career declined, and she worked as a cleaner and bus driver to support her children. [19], Recording engineer and producer Tom Dowd played a crucial role in Atlantic's success. When Abramson returned from military service in 1955, he realized that he had been replaced by Wexler as Ahmet's partner. Reissue producers and archivists subsequently located some tapes that were at first presumed 'lost', but which had survived because they had evidently been removed from the New Jersey archive years earlier and not returned. Aaron Bay-Schuck (born September 5, 1981) is an American music industry executive. Aaron Bay-Schuck. By 1956 the 45 had surpassed the 78 in sales for singles. That streak has continued over the years, particularly with the remarkably consistent current regime of co-chairs Craig Kallman and Julie Greenwald, who have steered the ship since 2004. The overall enormity of this song changed that. Even then, Kalodner was turned down by twenty-six producers before he found someone willing to take on the project. 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. During his tenure at United Artists Music, he was executive producer for the soundtrack to the movie 'Karate Kid 2,' which went gold. Wexler lost his temper and threw Geffen out of his office, but Geffen called Ahmet Ertegun the next day, and Ertegun persuaded Geffen to convince Clive Davis at Columbia to let Atlantic sign Crosby, Stills & Nash.[5]. "Beyond the Sea" became Darin's fourth consecutive Top 10 hit in the US and UK. Although Ertegun had been forced into accepting the sale, he turned the situation to his advantage. But joy also comes in birthing the babies who we continue to build and develop you never know whos going to become our next superstar!. Keefa Black. Over the course of two decades, starting from the release of its first recordings in January 1948,[3] Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specializing in jazz, R&B, and soul by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Ruth Brown and Otis Redding. The audit revealed Leiber and Stoller had been underpaid by $18,000. Sam Riback has been working as a Vice President of A and R at Atlantic Records for 21 years. 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. 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. Along the way, Ganis has had a front-row seat to the history of modern music. [54] Ray Charles returned to Atlantic in 1977. 1974 - Ahmet Ertegun, now Chairman, announced Greenberg as President of Atlantic Records, making him the youngest president of a major record company at 32. With her promotion, Clark will take . 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. But in September 1955 Miriam Abramson traveled to the UK and signed a distribution deal with Decca. 1 in both the US and the UK, sold over 2 million copies, and won the 1960 Grammy Award for Record of the Year. 1633 Broadway Fl 10, New York, New York, 10019, United States. Wexler had hired Greenberg and acted as his mentor, teaching him the daily operations of the record business. [50], Leiber and Stoller worked briefly for United Artists, then started Red Bird with George Goldner. Their label Spark was bought by Atlantic, and they were hired as America's first independent record producers, free to produce for other labels. 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 . [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. A few people had tagged him and I reached out to ask if he would be so kind to let me interview him. He later recorded two more parodies, "White & Nerdy", and "Do I Creep You Out", both released September 26 to replace it. In 1968 the label issued History of Rhythm and Blues, Volume 4 in stereo. The market for these records exploded during late 1953 and early 1954 as R&B hits crossed over to the mainstream (i.e. 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. "I thought we were going to die", Wexler recalled. 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. Location. I'm signing you today". [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. 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. But that changed after the sale to Warner. 1989 - Tommy Mottola, who took over Sony Music, offered Greenberg a label in California. His death was confirmed by the coroner's office, Pacific Attorney Group. [40], Atlantic played a major role in popularizing the genre that Jerry Wexler dubbed rhythm & blues, and it profited handsomely. 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"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. 1). Few music industry vets approach the level of royalty in the radio world that Andrea Ganis, Varietys Hitbreaker of the Year, inhabits. 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. They licensed the name from America's No. Decca had refused access to its British acts, who usually appeared in the US on the London subsidiary. "[79], Although his close friendship with Ertegun helped Collins launch his solo career, the fact that he eventually signed to Atlantic in the US was apparently as much by luck as by design. [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. Moving up the promo ranks, she was appointed Vice President of National Promotion in 1988 and Senior Vice President two years later. In 1969 Stephen Stills was still signed to Atlantic under the contract dating from his time with Buffalo Springfield. [92], That year also saw Atlantic reach a milestone for major record labels. Location. Atlantic Business Interiors. [80], Although Ertegun subsequently disputed Kalodner's account of the Genesis/Collins contract saga, he agreed that the loss of Gabriel was a big mistake, and his regret about his handling of the matter was only compounded by Gabriel's subsequent success with Geffen. "With the new EDM music scene emerging, a new music label from Ibiza and LA is a perfect fit," said Greenberg. 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. Previously, Irene was an A&R Administration at RCA Records and also held positions at SONY. 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. 2005 - Jerry & Bob Greenberg form the Rainbow Bar & Grill Expansion Group. 2. 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. Aretha Franklin signed with Atlantic in 1966 after her contract with Columbia expired. During the previous year, 78s had outsold 45s by a ratio of two to one.[30]. [5] Ertegun hired Billboard reporter Jerry Wexler in June 1953. In 1974 the former photographer, record store manager and music critic joined Atlantic's New York publicity department. 1969 - When Atlantic's parent company, Warner Bros-Seven Arts was sold to Kinney Services (Predecessor to Warner Communications in 1969, Greenberg was announced General Manager of Atlantic Records. My early years began with the Rolling Stones, Bette Midler, Abba, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Phil Collins, U2, Stevie Nicks and so many more, including songs that I forgot I promoted until I hear them in a store and point up and say, I worked that record!. She rose through the ranks at Atlantic Records until they had to create a new title for her: president of promotion. After the contract expired, they founded their label Swan Song and signed a distribution deal with Atlantic after being turned down by other labels. 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. 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). 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. Blog http . When released in February 1949,[5] it became Atlantic's first hit, selling 400,000 copies, and reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Jan 15 2023. After several lineup changes during 196970, the band settled into its "classic" incarnation, with guitarist Steve Howe and keyboard player Rick Wakeman, who both joined during 1971. 7, selling over one million copies and becoming the bestselling song of the year for Decca. 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