"So Long", her first record for the label, was recorded with Eddie Condon's band on May 25, 1949. In 1953 (according to Billboard) Atlantic was the first label to issue commercial LPs recorded in the experimental stereo system called binaural recording. 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. Bobby Darin's "Splish, Splash" was the first song to be recorded on an 8-track recorder. 2007 - Jerry Greenberg joins the board of MusiCares established in 1989 by The Recording Academy. Aaron Bay-Schuck (born September 5, 1981) is an American music industry executive. Jerry Greenberg signed the group to Atlantic in the US in 1973 on Ertegun's advice, but although they were very successful in Europe, Genesis remained at best a "cult" act in America for most of the Seventies. [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. Atlantic missed an important signing in 1955 when Sun owner Sam Phillips sold Elvis Presley's recording contract in a bidding war between 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. In late 1961 singer Solomon Burke arrived at Jerry Wexler's office unannounced. Job Type Full-time Description Job Summary The Vice President of Medical Wellness Programming is responsible for actively managing the overall operations of the medical memberships and programs for all the clubs owned and/or managed by Legacy Management Group.This strategic position plans, directs, coordinates, and supervises all aspects of the department. Ertegun denied this was intentional. In 1974 the former photographer, record store manager and music critic joined Atlantic's New York publicity department. Gerald was the third person Mottola hired on his team and let him form his own label as President of WTG Records. The first restaurant opened in June 2005 in Las Vegas, across from the Hard Rock Hotel. 3 in September 1952, and "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" with Connie Kay on drums reached No. He currently sits on this Board as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. 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. Cotillion also released the triple-albums soundtrack of the Woodstock festival film in 1970. 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. Wexler sent Tom Dowd to upgrade Stax's recording equipment and facilities. Since they jointly held more stock, Ahmet was obliged to agree to the sale. After the contract expired, they founded their label Swan Song and signed a distribution deal with Atlantic after being turned down by other labels. [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. Once there, he continued to sign major artists, including Michel'le and JJ Fad, produced by Dr. Dre and Eazy-E. Collins replied "The drums come later," to which Ertegun retorted "By that time the kids will have switched over to another radio station." 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. He later recorded two more parodies, "White & Nerdy", and "Do I Creep You Out", both released September 26 to replace it. [56] The deal included a $5000 payment against a five-year option on all other records. [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. [3] [4] "I thought we were going to die", Wexler recalled. A few people had tagged him and I reached out to ask if he would be so kind to let me interview him. In 1968 the label issued History of Rhythm and Blues, Volume 4 in stereo. 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]. 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. 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. 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. Location. Bill Haley & His Comets's version reached No. 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. Wexler had hired Greenberg and acted as his mentor, teaching him the daily operations of the record business. 2003-04 - Mirage Music Entertainment has been reactivated with a distribution deal through Sony Music. 1988 - Greenberg was asked to return to Atlantic Records as President of Atco Records, which was Atlantic's other label based in California. Songwriter Bert Berns hated Spector's arrangement and thought it ruined the song, so Berns re-recorded it with The Isley Brothers and it became a hit. 1993 - Sony artist Michael Jackson offered Greenberg the position of President of MJJ Music, Jackson's label distributed through Sony. [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]. 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!" [44] In 1965, Atlantic formed a budget label called Clarion Records. Stacy Simons Santos Contact Me Posted on 1 March, 2023, 09:05 AM EST. He started his career in the music business as a drummer in the band "Jerry Green and The Passengers" which he founded. [48] When Spector criticized Bobby Darin's songwriting, Darin had him thrown out of the house. Vice President, A&R. Phone Email. 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. 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. [19] The song reached No. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. 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!. Atlantic Records is part of the Media & Internet industry, and located in New York, United States. 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 . 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. In January of 1996, she was named Executive Vice President. The Harlemaires. He was named Atlantic Senior Vice President of A&R in 2020. 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). [82], In May 1988, the label held a 40th Anniversary concert, broadcast on HBO. 2005 - Jerry & Bob Greenberg form the Rainbow Bar & Grill Expansion Group. 2 in the US and No. No further albums were issued as the label lasted less than a year. She was injured in a car accident en route to New York City, but Atlantic supported her for nine months and then signed her. During the previous year, 78s had outsold 45s by a ratio of two to one.[30]. 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. 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. [81] They released his fourth solo album (a.k.a. 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. [88], Time Warner sold Warner Music Group to a group of investors for $2.6 billion in late 2003. 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. By the age of eighteen, Greenberg already had his own record label, called Green-Sea Records. "Mack the Knife" (1959) went to No. [60] He brought Atlantic musicians to Memphis to record. Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records Los Angeles, California, United States. 2013 to Present - Greenberg forms new EDM label with partners from Ibiza, Spain. [31] He moved to Germany, where he served in the Army Dental Corps,[30] although he retained his post as president of Atlantic on full pay. Wexler ultimately decided to leave New York and move to Florida. 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. Juliette Jones of Atlantic Records is a self-proclaimed "accidental executive.". Irene Sourlis is a Vice President, A&R Administration at Atlantic Records based in New York, New York. Mar Brown, Atlantic Records' senior vice president of urban radio promotion, passed away suddenly last night due to a heart attack, a representative for the label tells Billboard. Although Leiber considered dropping the matter, Stoller pressed Atlantic for payment. [5] Joel Dorn became Nesuhi's assistant after his successful production of Hubert Laws' album The Laws of Jazz.[37][38]. "Beyond the Sea" became Darin's fourth consecutive Top 10 hit in the US and UK. Wexler exploded and replied the payment would mean the end of their relationship with the label. He started his career in the music business as a drummer in the band "Jerry Green and The Passengers" which he founded. Both albums went platinum, and it was the first rap album to go platinum for WEA Distribution. [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. "[7] The label's office in the Ritz Hotel in Manhattan proved too expensive, so they moved to a room in the Hotel Jefferson. He learned his trade at Trey Records, a label in California owned by Lester Sill and Lee Hazlewood and distributed by Atlantic. 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. 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. 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. 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. He was credited with improving the production, packaging, and originality of Atlantic's LPs. He was funny, he was amusingbut he wasn't nice." In April of that year, Miriam (Abramson) Bienstock reported to Billboard that Atlantic was selling 75% of its singles as 45s. 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. 2009 to 2011 - Mirage Tribute Bands is formed. Kenny . 1 pop hit. 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 addition, Mirage opened a subsidiary office in Jamaica with Stacy Greenberg as General Manager and an office in Las Vegas, NV. All Rights Reserved. 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". "[34] But they were outbid by RCA's offer of $45,000. In February 1953, Herb Abramson was drafted into the U.S. 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. He gained executive control of the label and influenced the Warner group. In 1990 he and Ertegun disputed the content of Charles's contract, which caused a rift. By Murray Stassen. During 1968 Atlantic established a new subsidiary label, Cotillion Records. Big Joe Turner's April 1954 song "Shake, Rattle and Roll" was a No. [50], Leiber and Stoller worked briefly for United Artists, then started Red Bird with George Goldner. 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. [31] Ertegun and Wexler realized many R&B recordings by black musicians were being covered by white performers, often with greater chart success. [2] Craig Kallman is the chairman of Atlantic. [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. [13] In its early years, Atlantic concentrated on modern jazz[11][14][3] although it released some country and western and spoken word recordings. The song sold 100,000 copies in the first month and became a million-seller. A few weeks later Brown's "Teardrops from My Eyes" became its first million-selling record. Wexler's protg Jerry L. Greenberg replaced him and played a role in Atlantic's success during the 1970s. The overall enormity of this song changed that. 1957 - Gerald L. Greenberg from New Haven, CT formed his own band. 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. 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. [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. 1, Pop No. 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. By this time creative tensions within The Hollies were coming to a head, and Nash had already decided to leave the group. Atlantic Records. The band recorded for Atlantic Records, Roulette Records, United Artists, and DCP Records as Jerry Green and The Passengers. I posted something on my Instagram asking my followers to tag interesting locals. 1633 Broadway Fl 10, New York, New York, 10019, United States. [33] LaVern Baker had a No. 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. In 1990 Ertegun remarked, "The president of RCA at the time had been extensively quoted in Variety damning R&B music as immoral. [27] By the late 1950s stereo LPs and turntables were being introduced. [14], Ertegun and Abramson spent much of the late 1940s and early 1950s scouring nightclubs in search of talent. 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. 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. 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. But in September 1955 Miriam Abramson traveled to the UK and signed a distribution deal with Decca. 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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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. 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. After hearing the song's sparsely-arranged opening section, Ertegun said: "Where's the backbeat, man? 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Jan 15 2023. [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]. Ertegun asked about artists' royalties, which he paid, and this surprised Columbia executives, who did not, and the deal was scuttled. By 1956 the 45 had surpassed the 78 in sales for singles. But that changed after the sale to Warner. 1989 - Tommy Mottola, who took over Sony Music, offered Greenberg a label in California. In September 1947, he sold his share in Jubilee to his partner, Jerry Blaine, and invested $2,500 in Atlantic. Greenberg was asked to stay on and produce movie soundtracks, and in turn, ended up working with such greats as Mel Brooks on the soundtrack for the 1987 comedy, 'Spaceballs.'. In July 1954, Wexler and Ertegun wrote a prescient article for Cash Box devoted to what they called "cat music"; the same month, Atlantic had its first major "crossover" hit on the Billboard pop chart when the "Sh-Boom" by The Chords reached No. 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. 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. 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