A report on Atlantic Records
American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson.
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Roberta Flack
2 linksAmerican singer.
American singer.
Very quickly, he arranged an audition for her with Atlantic Records, during which she played 42 songs in 3 hours for producer Joel Dorn.
Yessongs
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Yessongs is the first live album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released as a triple album in May 1973 on Atlantic Records.
Poco
3 linksAmerican country rock band originally formed in 1968 after the demise of Buffalo Springfield.
American country rock band originally formed in 1968 after the demise of Buffalo Springfield.
The group was signed to a recording contract with Epic Records, which acquired the rights to Furay from the Springfield's Atlantic Records subsidiary Atco label in return for those to Graham Nash of The Hollies (who was moving to Atlantic as part of forming Crosby, Stills & Nash).
Jimmy Giuffre
0 linksAmerican jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, and arranger.
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, and arranger.
1956: The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet (Atlantic)
Lotti Golden
0 linksAmerican singer-songwriter, record producer, poet and artist.
American singer-songwriter, record producer, poet and artist.
Golden is best known for her 1969 debut album Motor-Cycle, on Atlantic Records.
The House of Blue Lights (album)
1 linksRhythm and blues album by the soul music artist Don Covay & the Jefferson Lemon Blues Band.
Rhythm and blues album by the soul music artist Don Covay & the Jefferson Lemon Blues Band.
It was released in 1969 on Atlantic Records.
Otis Clay
2 linksAmerican R&B and soul singer, who started in gospel music.
American R&B and soul singer, who started in gospel music.
In 1968 the record company folded and his contract was bought by Atlantic Records, who launched their subsidiary Cotillion label with Clay's version of the Sir Douglas Quintet hit, "She's About A Mover", produced at the FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals.
Epic Records
5 linksAmerican record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony.
American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony.
When the newly formed Crosby, Stills & Nash wanted to sign with Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun worked out a deal with Clive Davis whereby Richie Furay's new band Poco (having signed with Atlantic due to Furay's contract from being in Buffalo Springfield) would sign with Epic.
Mabel Mercer
0 linksEnglish-born cabaret singer who performed in the United States, Britain, and Europe with the greats in jazz and cabaret.
English-born cabaret singer who performed in the United States, Britain, and Europe with the greats in jazz and cabaret.
Both were released by Atlantic Records: Mabel Mercer & Bobby Short at Town Hall, in 1968, (Atlantic SD 2-604) and Mabel Mercer & Bobby Short Second Town Hall Concert, in 1969 (Atlantic SD 2-605).
Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary
2 linksOn May 14, 1988, the Atlantic Records label held its 40th Anniversary Celebration by staging a non-stop concert lasting almost 13 hours starting at noon and ending just shortly before 1am the following morning at Madison Square Garden, New York.