Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records is an American record label founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Its recordings helped shape rhythm and blues, soul, and rock music.

Ahmet Ertegun: A Turkish-American music executive who co-founded Atlantic Records and led it for decades. His musical judgment and leadership shaped Atlantic from its founding.
Tom Dowd: An American recording engineer and producer known for innovations in multitrack recording and work with Atlantic artists. His engineering helped define the clarity and force of many Atlantic recordings.
Ruth Brown: An American singer whose Atlantic recordings made her one of the label’s earliest major stars. Her success helped establish Atlantic as a leading rhythm-and-blues label.
Soul music: A genre of African American popular music combining gospel singing with rhythm-and-blues instrumentation and expression. Atlantic’s artists and recordings helped define soul’s sound and commercial audience.
Herb Abramson: An American record producer and executive who co-founded Atlantic Records with Ahmet Ertegun. He helped establish the label before leaving its leadership in the 1950s.
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: An Alabama recording studio founded in 1969 by the musicians known as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Atlantic’s sessions there brought Southern studio musicians into prominent soul recordings.
Ray Charles: An American singer, pianist, and composer who fused gospel, blues, jazz, and country influences. His Atlantic recordings helped shape soul music and made the label nationally prominent.
Rock music: A broad genre of popular music centered on amplified instruments, strong rhythms, and song-based forms. Atlantic’s rock roster helped bring major British and American bands to listeners.
Jerry Wexler: An American music producer and executive who helped guide Atlantic Records from the 1950s onward. His production work and artist relationships expanded Atlantic’s sound and reach.
Stax Records: An American record label closely associated with Memphis soul and its house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s. Its Memphis sound offers a distinct regional counterpart to Atlantic’s productions.

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