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Abramson was born in 1916 to a Jewish [2] family in Brooklyn. He studied to be a dentist but got a job working for Al Green at National Records producing: Clyde McPhatter, The Ravens, Billy Eckstine, and Big Joe Turner. He founded Jubilee Records in 1946 with Jerry Blaine, intending to record jazz, R&B, and gospel music.
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson.Over the course of two decades, starting from the release of its first recordings in January 1948, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specializing in jazz, R&B, and soul by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles ...
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Dec 3, 1999 · Herb Abramson, who has died aged 82, was one of the architects of Atlantic Records, which in the 1950s and 60s was the most creative independent label in the United States for rhythm 'n' blues ...
Herb Abramson was the first president of pioneering jazz/R&B/pop label Atlantic Records. Born November 16, 1920, in Brooklyn, NY, Abramson, who was a blues, jazz. and gospel music enthusiast, began collecting…. Read Full Biography.
Herb Abramson. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Herb Abramson was born on 16 November 1916 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Baker County, U.S.A. (1982) and The Atlantic Records Story (1994). He was married to Barbara Heaton and Miriam Bienstock. He died on 9 November 1999 in Henderson, Nevada, USA.
Other articles where Herb Abramson is discussed: Atlantic Records: …of a Turkish diplomat, and Herb Abramson, formerly the artists-and-repertoire director for National Records, Atlantic became the most consistently successful New York City-based independent label of the 1950s, with an incomparable roster including Joe Turner, Ruth Brown, the Clovers, Ray Charles, Clyde McPhatter and the ...
