[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. [19] After Brown left the label in 1961, her career declined, and she worked as a cleaner and bus driver to support her children. 2007 - Jerry Greenberg joins the board of MusiCares established in 1989 by The Recording Academy. Within the first two weeks, The Box went from 33 million to 60 million streams. "[34] But they were outbid by RCA's offer of $45,000. 1, Pop 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. In 1967, Atlantic became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, now the Warner Music Group, and expanded into rock and pop music with releases by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Led Zeppelin, and Yes. Two members of The Robins formed The Coasters and recorded hits for Atlantic, such as "Down in Mexico" and "Young Blood". Irene received a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint John's University. 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). Along the way, Ganis has had a front-row seat to the history of modern music. His recordings for Atlantic and Stax influenced pop music. 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. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. In February 1953, Herb Abramson was drafted into the U.S. [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. He was funny, he was amusingbut he wasn't nice." In 1968 the label issued History of Rhythm and Blues, Volume 4 in stereo. He came to my office every day to discuss the development of our records and would make me study sales reports, imparting that sales was the way to truly judge if a record was real. [19] The song 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. The Clovers' "Don't You Know I Love You" (composed by Ertegun) became the label's first R&B No. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. 1974 - Ahmet Ertegun, now Chairman, announced Greenberg as President of Atlantic Records, making him the youngest president of a major record company at 32. In 1953 (according to Billboard) Atlantic was the first label to issue commercial LPs recorded in the experimental stereo system called binaural recording. [59], Atlantic began pressing and distributing Stax records. 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. 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. 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. She was injured in a car accident en route to New York City, but Atlantic supported her for nine months and then signed her. The overall enormity of this song changed that. Barry, Thomas (September 9, 1969). Columbia tried to market her as a jazz singer. 1967 - Jerry Wexler asked Greenberg to become his personal assistant at Atlantic 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. At this same time, Genesis' contract with Atlantic was up for renewal, and Collins was yet to sign as a solo artist. 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]. The announcement was made today by Atlantic Chairman/COO Julie . 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. A few weeks later Brown's "Teardrops from My Eyes" became its first million-selling record. In addition, Mirage opened a subsidiary office in Jamaica with Stacy Greenberg as General Manager and an office in Las Vegas, NV. Abramson also produced "Magic Records", children's records with four grooves on each side, each groove containing a different story, so the story played would be determined by the groove in which the stylus happened to land. [26] He deleted the old '100' and '400' series of 10" albums and the earlier 12" albums in Atlantic's catalog, starting the '1200' series, which sold for $4.98, with Shorty Rogers' The Swingin' Mr Rogers. Greenberg also has one granddaughter, Eden, Rainbow Bar & Grill Press Mention [40], Atlantic played a major role in popularizing the genre that Jerry Wexler dubbed rhythm & blues, and it profited handsomely. 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. 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. Atlantic's early stereo recordings included "Lover's Question" by Clyde McPhatter, "What Am I Living For" by Chuck Willis, "I Cried a Tear" by LaVern Baker, "Splish Splash" by Bobby Darin, "Yakety Yak" by the Coasters and "What'd I Say" by Ray Charles. In late 1961 singer Solomon Burke arrived at Jerry Wexler's office unannounced. [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. MTB presented Bring Back the Music every Wednesday night at the Hilton Hotel (now Westgate) in Las Vegas. Ahmet Ertegun liked him, but Leiber said, "He wasn't likable. The song sold 100,000 copies in the first month and became a million-seller. 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. As Executive Vice President of the label since 2013, she has been the driving force behind radio hits by Meek Mill, Cardi B, Bruno Mars, Lil Uzi Vert and Gucci Mane to name a few. 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. 2 in the US and No. "So Long", her first record for the label, was recorded with Eddie Condon's band on May 25, 1949. The market for these records exploded during late 1953 and early 1954 as R&B hits crossed over to the mainstream (i.e. "With the new EDM music scene emerging, a new music label from Ibiza and LA is a perfect fit," said Greenberg. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Wexler oversaw production himself at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Although these were primarily 45rpm mono singles for much of the 1950s Dowd stockpiled his "parallel" stereo takes for future release. 1988 - Greenberg was asked to return to Atlantic Records as President of Atco Records, which was Atlantic's other label based in California. [14], Ertegun and Abramson spent much of the late 1940s and early 1950s scouring nightclubs in search of talent. But that changed after the sale to Warner. Atlantic offered $25,000 which, Ertegun later noted, "was all the money we had then. Decca had refused access to its British acts, who usually appeared in the US on the London subsidiary. She rose through the ranks at Atlantic Records until they had to create a new title for her: president of promotion. By the mid-1950s Atlantic had an informal agreement with the French label Barclay, and the two companies regularly exchanged titles, usually jazz recordings. I posted something on my Instagram asking my followers to tag interesting locals. 1957 - Gerald L. Greenberg from New Haven, CT formed his own band. The first restaurant opened in June 2005 in Las Vegas, across from the Hard Rock Hotel. [50], Leiber and Stoller worked briefly for United Artists, then started Red Bird with George Goldner. Collins later commented, "We didn't use his version, but we knew what he was getting at. He later recorded two more parodies, "White & Nerdy", and "Do I Creep You Out", both released September 26 to replace it. When released in February 1949,[5] it became Atlantic's first hit, selling 400,000 copies, and reached No. [5], Although Leiber and Stoller wrote many popular songs for Atlantic, their relationship with the label was deteriorating in 1962. in large type (which spawned copycat vandalism). [44] In 1965, Atlantic formed a budget label called Clarion Records. MusiCares services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies and each case is treated with integrity and confidentially. Wexler ultimately decided to leave New York and move to Florida. 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. Jerry also introduced Mariah Carey to Tommy Mottola. "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. "[19] She rose to fame quickly and was called the Queen of Soul. Even then, Kalodner was turned down by twenty-six producers before he found someone willing to take on the project. In addition to establishing Cotillion, Atlantic began expanding its own roster to include rock, soul/rock, progressive rock, British bands and singer songwriters. 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. 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. Cotillion's catalog quickly expanded to include progressive rock, folk-rock, gospel, jazz and comedy. 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. The new Warner owners refused to relinquish ownership of the Stax masters, so the distribution deal ended in May 1968. 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. He was credited with improving the production, packaging, and originality of Atlantic's LPs. 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. With her promotion, Clark will take . [32] He was appointed vice-president and purchased 13% of the company's stock. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. 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. [88], Time Warner sold Warner Music Group to a group of investors for $2.6 billion in late 2003. 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!" 2 on the pop chart. [21] She hit No. 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. His agent David Geffen went to Wexler to ask for Stills to be released from his Atlantic contract because Geffen wanted Stills' new group to sign with Columbia. [26], Beginning in 1954, Atlantic created or acquired several subsidiary labels, the first being Cat Records. 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. In September 1947, he sold his share in Jubilee to his partner, Jerry Blaine, and invested $2,500 in Atlantic. 1 pop hit. The first song Wexler produced with Burke was "Just Out of Reach", which became a big hit in September 1961. Professional Member of The Recording Academy / GRAMMY's, Recipient of the Nordic Music Bizz' '20 under 30' prize anno 2019. Atlantic City, NJ. 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. Ertegun started lifelong grudges against Leiber and Stoller, and his relationship with Wexler was damaged. In 2004, Atlantic and its sister label Elektra were merged into the Atlantic Records Group. A few people had tagged him and I reached out to ask if he would be so kind to let me interview him. [22] Their records created some controversy: the suggestive "Such A Night" was banned by radio station WXYZ in Detroit, Michigan, and "Honey Love" was banned in Memphis, Tennessee[23] but both reached No. [5][47], Record producer Phil Spector moved to New York to work with Leiber and Stoller. 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. 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 Vice President of Student Records and College Registrar provides the statewide vision and leadership for the student records enterprise at Ivy Tech Community College. Ertegun denied this was intentional. [85], The building was owned by the family of Sheldon Vogel, the chief financial officer of Atlantic at the time. Abramson's departure opened the way for Ahmet Ertegun to take over as president of the label. 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. [62] But Atlantic profited from moving into rock music in the 1970s when it signed Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, and Yes. 21 albums were released simultaneously in 1965,[45][46] all of them shown on the back cover of their releases. 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. Gerald was the third person Mottola hired on his team and let him form his own label as President of WTG Records. 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. 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. And Julie Greenwald is a great role model since she is an executive without peer., Although formats and platforms and so much else about the music business has changed over the years, the basics of breaking a song remain the same (to paraphrase a legendary Atlantic artist). For five years Atlantic "dominated the rhythm and blues chart with its roster of powerhouse artists". [41] Miriam recalled, "I would deal with people there who were not really comfortable with women in business, sowe would do business very quickly and get it over with."[42]. [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. 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. "Queen of the Hop" made the Top 10 on both the US pop and R&B charts and charted in the UK. [26], Nesuhi was also in charge of LP production. Jeff Levin started at Atlantic in 2010 and has since A&R'd a wide range of artists across the Warner . [69] By 1969, the Atlantic 8000 series (196872) consisted of R&B, rock, soul/rock and psychedelic acts. 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]. 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. In its tenth anniversary feature on Atlantic, Billboard noted, " a very big R&B record might achieve 250,000 sales, but from this point on (195354), the industry began to see million sellers, one after the other, in the R&B field". Although Ertegun had been forced into accepting the sale, he turned the situation to his advantage. "[34], Ahmet's older brother Nesuhi was hired in January 1955. Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records Los Angeles, California, United States. In 1978, Atlantic finally broke the leading UK progressive group Genesis as a major act in the US. 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". 2), "Since You've Been Gone" (Soul No. In 1974 the former photographer, record store manager and music critic joined Atlantic's New York publicity department. [7] Miriam gained a reputation for toughness. In 1990 Ertegun remarked, "The president of RCA at the time had been extensively quoted in Variety damning R&B music as immoral. 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. Vice President, A&R. Phone Email. [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. The single was issued in August 1962 and became the biggest instrumental hit of the year, reaching No. 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. [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. "[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. Michael Kyser has been named the first-ever President of Black Music for the Atlantic Records Group. 1), "Baby, I Love You" (Soul No. 1, Pop No. [31] Ertegun and Wexler realized many R&B recordings by black musicians were being covered by white performers, often with greater chart success. He is currently working with Ricch on his second studio album as well as A&Ring the new album from Ty Dolla . NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) - Erika Clark has been promoted to Vice President (VP) of Media Relations at Island Records by Executive Vice President of Media Relations Lauren Schneider, to whom Clark will report. But in September 1955 Miriam Abramson traveled to the UK and signed a distribution deal with Decca. Keefa Black. [21], In 1952 Atlantic signed Ray Charles, whose hits included "I Got a Woman", "What'd I Say", and "Hallelujah I Love Her So". "[58], The deal to distribute Satellite's "Last Night" by The Mar-Keys on the Satellite label marked the first time Atlantic began marketing outside tracks on a non-Atlantic label. [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. 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. 2 after spending almost six months on the Billboard R&B chart although McGhee himself earned just $10 for the session. Ganis began her career as an assistant at Polydor Records and quickly became the first female on the companys national promotion staff. [30] Wexler is credited with coining the term "rhythm & blues" to replace "race music". The label was originally formed as an outlet for blues and deep Southern soul; its first single, Otis Clay's version of "She's About A Mover", was an R&B hit. The Harlemaires. 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). Yes signed with Atlantic in 1969, around the same time Squire was breaking in with the label that would name him president by 1974, making him (at 32) the youngest to pull off the feat. Both albums went platinum, and it was the first rap album to go platinum for WEA Distribution. Greenberg was then signing artists and overseeing the company on a daily basis. [26] He had been living in Los Angeles for several years and had intermittent contact with his younger brother. Abramson's then wife Miriam ran Atlantic's publishing company and handled most of the office work. 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. 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. [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. Ertegun remained friendly with Bobby Darin, who returned to Atlantic in 1966. But the Ertegun brothers held the majority of stock while Wexler controlled about 20 percent. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The audit revealed Leiber and Stoller had been underpaid by $18,000. Clark will be based in NYC. 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!. The kids won't know where it is you've got to put extra drums on it." In 1968 Peter Grant flew to New York with tapes of the debut album by British rock band Led Zeppelin. 7). 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. [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. Darin moved to Los Angeles and signed with Capitol. In 1961, he left the label, returned to Los Angeles, and founded Philles Records with Lester Sill. [36] By 1958 Atlantic was America's second-largest independent jazz label. I'm signing you today". Atlantic archivists have since rediscovered other 'lost' material including unreleased masters, alternative takes and rehearsal tapes by Ray Charles, Van "Piano Man" Walls, Ornette Coleman, Lennie Tristano and Lee Konitz. 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