Columbia tried to market her as a jazz singer. 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. 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. By the age of eighteen years, Greenberg already had his own record label, called Green-Sea Records. Brown recorded more than eighty songs for Atlantic, becoming its bestselling, most prolific musician of the period. Few music industry vets approach the level of royalty in the radio world that Andrea Ganis, Varietys Hitbreaker of the Year, inhabits. 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. Two members of The Robins formed The Coasters and recorded hits for Atlantic, such as "Down in Mexico" and "Young Blood". [26], Beginning in 1954, Atlantic created or acquired several subsidiary labels, the first being Cat Records. The Head of Enabling Services domains includes but is not limited to Finance Systems, Supply Chain Systems, Human Capital Management Systems, Legal systems, and other miscellaneous applications. Over 60 years of recorded music history from Aretha Franklin & Led Zeppelin to Bruno Mars & Ed Sheeran. 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. He also signed a platinum rock group from England, The Escape Club, and served as executive producer of the soundtrack to the hit motion picture, Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy. 9), "Respect" (Soul and Pop No. 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. He started his career in the music business as a drummer in the band "Jerry Green and The Passengers" which he founded. So we immediately targeted pop radio, which wasnt as open to playing hip-hop artists out of the gate. Burke became a consistent big seller through the mid-1960s and scored hits on Atlantic into 1968. The demo tapes of the songs that eventually became their debut album (including the song "Feels Like The First Time") were famously rejected by almost every major label, including Atlantic although their tenacious manager Bud Prager later revealed that, in retaliation for a previous bad deal, he deliberately didn't approach CBS ("They had screwed me out of a lot of money, so I figured I would screw them out of Foreigner. Since they jointly held more stock, Ahmet was obliged to agree to the sale. Ertegun asked about artists' royalties, which he paid, and this surprised Columbia executives, who did not, and the deal was scuttled. During the compilation of the Rhino-Atlantic John Coltrane boxed set, producer Joel Dorn located supposedly destroyed outtakes from Coltrane's seminal 1959 album Giant Steps, plus other tapes including Bobby Darin's original Atco demo of "Dream Lover" (with Fred Neil playing guitar). [40], Atlantic played a major role in popularizing the genre that Jerry Wexler dubbed rhythm & blues, and it profited handsomely. [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. [21], In 1952 Atlantic signed Ray Charles, whose hits included "I Got a Woman", "What'd I Say", and "Hallelujah I Love Her So". The band recorded for Atlantic Records, Roulette Records, United Artists, and DCP Records as Jerry Green and The Passengers. Their single "Money Honey" became the biggest R&B hit of the year. Greenberg served as President and CEO of MJJ Music from 1993 to 2000. Ganis began her career as an assistant at Polydor Records and quickly became the first female on the companys national promotion staff. Cotillion was also responsible for launching the career of Luther Vandross, who recorded for the label as part of the trio Luther. [60] He brought Atlantic musicians to Memphis to record. [65] Atlantic continues to hold the rights to Stax recordings it distributed in the 1960s. He was also alienated from the "rockoid" white acts that were quickly becoming the label's most profitable commodities and dispirited by the rapidly waning fortunes of the black acts he had championed, such as Ben E. King and Solomon Burke. Michael Kyser has been named the first-ever President of Black Music for the Atlantic Records Group. 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. [5][47], Record producer Phil Spector moved to New York to work with Leiber and Stoller. Atlantic offered $25,000 which, Ertegun later noted, "was all the money we had then. Craig Rosen has been working as a Vice President, A and R at Atlantic Records for 10 years. He soon stopped when RCA signed Elvis Presley. During 1968 Atlantic established a new subsidiary label, Cotillion Records. 2009 to 2011 - Mirage Tribute Bands is formed. "Security") in 1982 to wide acclaim, and Gabriel scored a minor US hit with the single "Shock The Monkey". 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". 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. At that time, Wexler was Vice President of Atlantic Records, and was the producer of Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Dr. John, and many others. 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). 2, Pop No. Bill Haley & His Comets's version reached No. But when Ertegun offered him another chance, the result was "Splish Splash", which Darin had written in 12 minutes. 2), "Since You've Been Gone" (Soul No. Pictured (l-r): Michael Kyser, Atlantic Records . 7, selling over one million copies and becoming the bestselling song of the year for Decca. He saw something more in there that wasn't coming out before. [54] Ray Charles returned to Atlantic in 1977. In 1990 Ertegun remarked, "The president of RCA at the time had been extensively quoted in Variety damning R&B music as immoral. But that changed after the sale to Warner. Bobby Darin's "Splish, Splash" was the first song to be recorded on an 8-track recorder. Playing them back required a turntable with a special tone-arm fitted with dual needles; it was not until around 1958 that the single stylus microgroove system (in which the two stereo channels were cut into either side of a single groove) became the industry standard. They licensed the name from America's No. "I thought we were going to die", Wexler recalled. [81] They released his fourth solo album (a.k.a. In 1990 he and Ertegun disputed the content of Charles's contract, which caused a rift. 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. [44] In 1965, Atlantic formed a budget label called Clarion Records. Irene received a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint John's University. First and foremost is the music itself, and then the strategy created to expose it.. Atlantic Records. During his short time at Atlantic, Spector produced music for LaVern Baker, Ruth Brown, Jean DuShon, and Billy Storm. 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. WEA was also used as a label for distributing the company's artists outside North America. Jerry Wexler said, "we're gonna put her back in church. Greenberg also has one granddaughter, Eden, Rainbow Bar & Grill Press Mention [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. Location. 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. in large type (which spawned copycat vandalism). For five years Atlantic "dominated the rhythm and blues chart with its roster of powerhouse artists". Their assignment to work on The Drifter's next recording was given to Phil Spector. 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. Atlantic Group is representing a privately held investment firm serving some of the world's most influential families and organizations. 4 R&B hit with "Tweedlee Dee", but a rival version by Georgia Gibbs went to No. Sam Riback has been working as a Vice President of A and R at Atlantic Records for 21 years. In addition, Mirage opened a subsidiary office in Jamaica with Stacy Greenberg as General Manager and an office in Las Vegas, NV. In 1969 Stephen Stills was still signed to Atlantic under the contract dating from his time with Buffalo Springfield. [85], The building was owned by the family of Sheldon Vogel, the chief financial officer of Atlantic at the time. 3 on the pop chart, selling over one million copies. The overall enormity of this song changed that. Wexler's success for Atlantic was the result of going outside jazz to sign acts who combined jazz, blues, and rhythm and blues, such as Ray Charles, Joe Turner, and Aretha Franklin. Atlantic City, NJ. The announcement was made today by Atlantic Chairman/COO Julie Greenwald and Chairman/CEO Craig Kallman . 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. In late 1961 singer Solomon Burke arrived at Jerry Wexler's office unannounced. 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. [49], Atlantic tolerated Spector but with diminishing returns. In the event, Ertegun and Atlantic were the clear winners. 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. After Crosby and Stills sang Stills' new composition "You Don't Have To Cry" that evening, Nash asked them to repeat it, and chimed in with an impromptu third harmony part. white) audience. 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. Our costs began at the production levelthe pressing, and distribution, and promotion, and advertising. [36] By 1958 Atlantic was America's second-largest independent jazz label. 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. The single was issued in August 1962 and became the biggest instrumental hit of the year, reaching No. [26], Nesuhi was also in charge of LP production. 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. Ryan Brady, a VP at Atlantic Records and a host of the Take It Away podcast, has died in a car accident at the age of 34. 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. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Reacting to the acrimonious breakup of his first marriage, he had begun writing and recording new songs at home, which were considerably different from the material he had been recording with Genesis. 1 pop hit. [32] He was appointed vice-president and purchased 13% of the company's stock. Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records Los Angeles, California, United States. Wexler disliked him. [5] Wexler and Ertegun formed a close partnership which, in collaboration with Tom Dowd, produced thirty R&B hits. He wore T-shirts reading "Atlantic Records sucks" while performing live and, in the music video for "White & Nerdy", he defaces Atlantic's article on Wikipedia, replacing the page with "YOU SUCK!" 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. [82], In May 1988, the label held a 40th Anniversary concert, broadcast on HBO. 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. After the contract expired, they founded their label Swan Song and signed a distribution deal with Atlantic after being turned down by other labels. ")[76] Prager persisted with Atlantic, even though their A&R department and label President Jerry Greenberg repeatedly rejected Foreigner; it was Kalodner's dogged belief in the group (and a live audition) that finally convinced Greenberg to allow Kalodner to sign them and take them on as his personal project. Aaron Bay-Schuck (born September 5, 1981) is an American music industry executive. 1957 - Gerald L. Greenberg from New Haven, CT formed his own band. "Queen of the Hop" made the Top 10 on both the US pop and R&B charts and charted in the UK. He produced "Twist and Shout" for The Top Notes, and it flopped. 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. 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. 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. 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. Darin returned to Atlantic in 1965. 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 . [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. [19] After Brown left the label in 1961, her career declined, and she worked as a cleaner and bus driver to support her children. Previously, Irene was an A&R Administration at RCA Records and also held positions at SONY. [21] She hit No. Gerald was the third person Mottola hired on his team and let him form his own label as President of WTG Records. MusiCares services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies and each case is treated with integrity and confidentially. Atlantic said it was too early in Blunt's career, and it did not want him to be a one-hit wonder. [88], Time Warner sold Warner Music Group to a group of investors for $2.6 billion in late 2003. [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. Ahmet Ertegun liked him, but Leiber said, "He wasn't likable. [5], Although Leiber and Stoller wrote many popular songs for Atlantic, their relationship with the label was deteriorating in 1962. 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. "[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. 6 on the R&B chart. Atlantic Records. Both albums went platinum, and it was the first rap album to go platinum for WEA Distribution. [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 new Warner owners refused to relinquish ownership of the Stax masters, so the distribution deal ended in May 1968. Once there, he continued to sign major artists, including Michel'le and JJ Fad, produced by Dr. Dre and Eazy-E. 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. Kenny . All Rights Reserved. [5], Atlantic's New York studio was the first in America to install multitrack recording machines, developed by the Ampex company. . [14], Ertegun and Abramson spent much of the late 1940s and early 1950s scouring nightclubs in search of talent. "[19] She rose to fame quickly and was called the Queen of Soul. 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. [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. "[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. 1, Pop No. 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. Roddys album was released in December 2019 and immediately exploded, she says, shifting smoothly into virtuoso promo mode. Atlantic was incorporated in October 1947 and was run by Abramson (president) and Ertegun (vice-president in charge of A&R, production, and promotion). Abramson's departure opened the way for Ahmet Ertegun to take over as president of the label. The audit revealed Leiber and Stoller had been underpaid by $18,000. He currently sits on this Board as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. In April of that year, Miriam (Abramson) Bienstock reported to Billboard that Atlantic was selling 75% of its singles as 45s. 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]. 3 in September 1952, and "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" with Connie Kay on drums reached No. Republic Records is a division of Universal Music Group and home to multiple platinum award winning artists. He later recorded two more parodies, "White & Nerdy", and "Do I Creep You Out", both released September 26 to replace it. 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. [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. Although Leiber considered dropping the matter, Stoller pressed Atlantic for payment. "[34] But they were outbid by RCA's offer of $45,000. 1 in September 1951. 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. 2003-04 - Mirage Music Entertainment has been reactivated with a distribution deal through Sony Music. Satellite was renamed Stax after the owners, Stewart and Axton. Aaron Bay-Schuck. 7). 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I posted something on my Instagram asking my followers to tag interesting locals. 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. Wexler exploded and replied the payment would mean the end of their relationship with the label. Wexler's protg Jerry L. Greenberg replaced him and played a role in Atlantic's success during the 1970s. 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