Atlantic Records' soul pioneers of the 1960s and 1970s will be in the spotlight on two single-disc compilations due June 6 from Rhino.
Looks at back at the relationship Atlantic Records has had with rhythm and blues (R&B) music from 1948-1998. Start of Atlantic Records' interest in R&B in the late 1940s; R&B artists signed during the 1950s; The signing of Ray Charles; Comments from Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder of ...
Atlantic entered the 33 1/3 rpm long play record business very early, issuing it's first album in March of 1949. Ahmet was well aware that a rhythm and blues album had little chance of success, since 78 rpm records dominated that genre. So even though Atlantic was successful with rhythm ...
too, has become an expression of their art. But it's still somewhat under the radar in the art world, as the artists only allow the public to experience it on occasional tours by appointment only or sometimes during the annual open houses sponsored by ...
Atlantic Records' soul pioneers of the 1960s and 1970s will be in the spotlight on two single-disc compilations due June 6 from Rhino.