By the mid-1950s Atlantic had an informal agreement with the French label Barclay, and the two companies regularly exchanged titles, usually jazz recordings. [52], Atlantic was doing so well in early 1959 that some scheduled releases were held back, and the company enjoyed two successive months of gross sales of over $1 million that summer, thanks to hits by The Coasters, The Drifters, LaVern Baker, Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, and Clyde McPhatter. Michael Kyser has been named the first-ever President of Black Music for the Atlantic Records Group. 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 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. 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 . [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. [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. In addition to establishing Cotillion, Atlantic began expanding its own roster to include rock, soul/rock, progressive rock, British bands and singer songwriters. [88], Time Warner sold Warner Music Group to a group of investors for $2.6 billion in late 2003. Ertegun started lifelong grudges against Leiber and Stoller, and his relationship with Wexler was damaged. By contrast, Wexler was disenchanted by Atlantic's move into rock; he left in 1975. 1 in the UK and became a multi-million seller. Two members of The Robins formed The Coasters and recorded hits for Atlantic, such as "Down in Mexico" and "Young Blood". Currently serving as Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records in New York. 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. The band was never even offered to them. [59], Atlantic began pressing and distributing Stax records. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart. 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. 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. 2 in the US and No. 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]. 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. 1989 - Tommy Mottola, who took over Sony Music, offered Greenberg a label in California. Both became hits, and Atlantic hired him as a staff producer. [5] Stewart and Wexler hired Al Bell, a disk jockey at a radio station in Washington D.C., to take over promotion of Stax releases. Bill Haley & His Comets's version reached No. Army. Price previously served as senior vice president of Business and Legal Affairs at 10K Projects, an independent record label. Vice President, A&R. Phone Email. But the Ertegun brothers held the majority of stock while Wexler controlled about 20 percent. 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. 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. Professional Member of The Recording Academy / GRAMMY's, Recipient of the Nordic Music Bizz' '20 under 30' prize anno 2019. Org Chart - Atlantic Records. 1972 - Within five years, Greenberg held two titles; Vice President of Radio Promotion, and Vice President of Artists and Repertoire for Atlantic Records. [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. Wexler ultimately decided to leave New York and move to Florida. "With the new EDM music scene emerging, a new music label from Ibiza and LA is a perfect fit," said Greenberg. The announcement was made today by Atlantic Chairman/COO Julie Greenwald and Chairman/CEO Craig Kallman . Brown received a voluntary payment of $20,000 and founded the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1988 with a donation of $1.5 million from Ertegun. [29] In 1951, Atlantic was one of the first independent labels to press records in the 45rpm single format. 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. [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. Atlantic Records. He was funny, he was amusingbut he wasn't nice." A few weeks later Brown's "Teardrops from My Eyes" became its first million-selling record. in large type (which spawned copycat vandalism). Wexler taught Greenberg all about recording, producing, finding songs, and the day-to-day tasks of running a major label. [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. Atlantic Business Interiors offers a vast array of office furniture and equipment, and combine that with an in-depth knowledge of workplace layout and ergonomics to ensure you make the most of your office space and give your workforce the best work . [70] Other releases that year include albums by Aretha Franklin (Soul '69), Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin), Don Covay (House of Blue Lights), Boz Scaggs (Boz Scaggs), Roberta Flack (First Take), Wilson Pickett (Hey Jude), Mott the Hoople (Mott the Hoople), and Black Pearl (Black Pearl).[70]. The first restaurant opened in June 2005 in Las Vegas, across from the Hard Rock Hotel. Jerry Wexler said, "we're gonna put her back in church. All Rights Reserved. After the contract expired, they founded their label Swan Song and signed a distribution deal with Atlantic after being turned down by other labels. Their label Spark was bought by Atlantic, and they were hired as America's first independent record producers, free to produce for other labels. The ideal candidate will develop new . Flights will operate daily except Tuesdays. 1 on the R&B chart and No. At his urging, Greenberg visited the UK six or seven times every year in search of acts to sign to the label.[72]. 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. 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. "[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. The union action forced Atlantic to use almost all its capital to cut and stockpile enough recordings to last through the ban, which was expected to continue for at least a year. Keefa Black. 1, Pop No. 1980 - Jerry Greenberg becomes a consultant to Atlantic while forming his own label with his brother, Bob Greenberg, called Mirage Music; Jerry remained on the East Coast, Bob on the West Coast. Aaron Bay-Schuck (born September 5, 1981) is an American music industry executive. 9), "Respect" (Soul and Pop No. Along the way, Ganis has had a front-row seat to the history of modern music. In 1990 he and Ertegun disputed the content of Charles's contract, which caused a rift. DZ Atlantic President Testifies to Nebraska Legislature in Support of Nuclear Workforce Development - Part 1 of 2 DZ Atlantic President Ross McConnell and Day & Zimmermann Senior Vice President of Nuclear Operations James Chesnut testified February 16 before the Nebraska Legislature's Natural Resources Committee in support of Legislative Bill 568, the Nuclear and Hydrogen Development Act. 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. So we immediately targeted pop radio, which wasnt as open to playing hip-hop artists out of the gate. 1993 - Sony artist Michael Jackson offered Greenberg the position of President of MJJ Music, Jackson's label distributed through Sony. In 1978, Atlantic finally broke the leading UK progressive group Genesis as a major act in the US. In 2004, Atlantic and its sister label Elektra were merged into the Atlantic Records Group. 1 again in MarchApril 1952 with "5-10-15 Hours". 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!. [31] Ertegun and Wexler realized many R&B recordings by black musicians were being covered by white performers, often with greater chart success. For five years Atlantic "dominated the rhythm and blues chart with its roster of powerhouse artists". Ganis began her career as an assistant at Polydor Records and quickly became the first female on the companys national promotion staff. [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. 1964 - Greenberg joined Seaboard Distributors in Hartford, CT, as a record promoter, where he promoted records to radio stations for such labels as Atlantic Records, Chess Records, Liberty Records, Mercury Records, Phillips, Roulette Records, and many others. By 1979 Genesis drummer/singer Phil Collins was considering branching out into a solo career. 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. Miriam Bienstock called him "a pain in the neck". [5] Wexler and Ertegun formed a close partnership which, in collaboration with Tom Dowd, produced thirty R&B hits. [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. [65] Atlantic continues to hold the rights to Stax recordings it distributed in the 1960s. He soon stopped when RCA signed Elvis Presley. By Murray Stassen. December 2, 2014, 12:34 PM. Ahmet Ertegun served as founding chairman until his death on December 14, 2006, at age 83.[4]. Both albums went platinum, and it was the first rap album to go platinum for WEA Distribution. The Clovers' "Don't You Know I Love You" (composed by Ertegun) became the label's first R&B No. 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. He saw something more in there that wasn't coming out before. 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. [5], Although Leiber and Stoller wrote many popular songs for Atlantic, their relationship with the label was deteriorating in 1962. 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 No.1 album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial. In the event, Ertegun and Atlantic were the clear winners. In 1969 Stephen Stills was still signed to Atlantic under the contract dating from his time with Buffalo Springfield. 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. 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. 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. Republic Records is a division of Universal Music Group and home to multiple platinum award winning artists. [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. Juliette Jones of Atlantic Records is a self-proclaimed "accidental executive.". Kalodner built his reputation by signing acts that other labels had turned down, and perhaps the most significant example of his achievements in this area was his championing of the Anglo-American band Foreigner. In addition, Mirage opened a subsidiary office in Jamaica with Stacy Greenberg as General Manager and an office in Las Vegas, NV. Jan 15 2023. 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. Irene received a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint John's University. Wexler sent Tom Dowd to upgrade Stax's recording equipment and facilities. During the previous year, 78s had outsold 45s by a ratio of two to one.[30]. Atlantic Records is part of the Media & Internet industry, and located in New York, United States. In 1968 Peter Grant flew to New York with tapes of the debut album by British rock band Led Zeppelin. 1986 - Greenberg is named President of MGM/United Artists. Darin returned to Atlantic in 1965. In January of 1996, she was named Executive Vice President. [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. His early releases were unsuccessful, and Abramson planned to drop him. "[34], Ahmet's older brother Nesuhi was hired in January 1955. Charles signed a contract with ABC-Paramount that included higher royalties, a production deal, profit-sharing, and eventual ownership of his master tapes. Our costs began at the production levelthe pressing, and distribution, and promotion, and advertising. Pictured (l-r): Michael Kyser, Atlantic Records . Angered by his unceremonious ejection from Atlantic, he alerted Geffen to Collins' availability, but to his chagrin, neither Geffen nor any other US label showed interest; He then alerted Virgin Records boss Richard Branson, who immediately contacted Collins' manager Tony Stratton Smith and signed Collins to Virgin in the UK as a solo act. An after-hours jam by members of the Stax house band resulted in "Green Onions". 3 on the pop chart, selling over one million copies. The soul/country & western crossover predated Ray Charles' similar venture by more than 6 months. In 1962 folk music was booming and the label came very close to signing Peter, Paul & Mary; although Wexler and Ertegun pursued them vigorously the deal fell through at the last minute and they later discovered music publisher Artie Mogull had introduced their manager Albert Grossman to Warner Bros. executive Herman Starr, who had made the trio an irresistible offer that gave them complete creative control over the recording and packaging of their music.[61]. Aaron Bay-Schuck. In the wake of the takeover, Jerry Wexler's influence in the company rapidly diminished; by his own admission, he and Ertegun had run Atlantic as "utmost despots" but in the new corporate structure, he found himself unwilling to accept the delegation of responsibility that his executive role dictated. Abramson did not get along with either Wexler or Nesuhi Ertegun, and he had returned from military service with a German girlfriend, which precipitated his divorce from Miriam, a minor stockholder and Atlantic's business and publishing manager. Clark will be based in NYC. 2 on the pop chart. Although Ertegun had been forced into accepting the sale, he turned the situation to his advantage. [1]. [21] She hit No. Since they jointly held more stock, Ahmet was obliged to agree to the sale. Jerry also introduced Mariah Carey to Tommy Mottola. The band recorded for Atlantic Records, Roulette Records, United Artists, and DCP Record labels. [50], Leiber and Stoller worked briefly for United Artists, then started Red Bird with George Goldner. She was injured in a car accident en route to New York City, but Atlantic supported her for nine months and then signed her. [26], Nesuhi was also in charge of LP production. Wexler exploded and replied the payment would mean the end of their relationship with the label. Jones was an accounting major at Maryland University who planned to be a doctor . Ertegun remained friendly with Bobby Darin, who returned to Atlantic in 1966. 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). I posted something on my Instagram asking my followers to tag interesting locals. 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. [7] Miriam gained a reputation for toughness. Ertegun denied this was intentional. [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. [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. Atlantic offered $25,000 which, Ertegun later noted, "was all the money we had then. 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. 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. Columbia tried to market her as a jazz singer. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Satellite was renamed Stax after the owners, Stewart and Axton. [5], Atlantic's New York studio was the first in America to install multitrack recording machines, developed by the Ampex company. 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. 4 R&B hit with "Tweedlee Dee", but a rival version by Georgia Gibbs went to No. 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. [87], A country music division, which was founded in the 1980s, was closed in 2001. Roddys album was released in December 2019 and immediately exploded, she says, shifting smoothly into virtuoso promo mode. 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. Atlantic said it was too early in Blunt's career, and it did not want him to be a one-hit wonder. His death was confirmed by the coroner's office, Pacific Attorney Group. Blog http . 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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. Barry, Thomas (September 9, 1969). 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 the age of eighteen years, Greenberg already had his own record label, called Green-Sea Records. 1). Later that year The Clovers' "One Mint Julep" reached No. In 1961, he left the label, returned to Los Angeles, and founded Philles Records with Lester Sill. 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