Atlantic Records

Soul 

Dig the Slowness: Roberta Flack’s Chapter Two at 50

September 11, 2020September 13, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 3 Comments 1970, Aretha Franklin, Atlantic Records, Bernard Purdie, Brothers Four, Chad Mitchell Trio, Chapter Two, Chuck Rainey, Donny Hathaway, Eumir Deodato, Harry Belafonte, Hugh McCracken, King Curtis, Kingston Trio, LaVern Baker, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Paul & Mary, Quiet Fire, Richard Tee, Roberta Flack, The Smothers Brothers

The portrait of an artist looking for an audience at the intersection of enlightened soul and contemporary singer-songwriter pop

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Pop 

Closing Time: “Save the Last Dance for Me” Turns 60

September 6, 2020September 6, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1960, Atlantic Records, Buck Owens, Doc Pomus, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Eric Church, Jerry Lee Lewis, Save The Last Dance For Me, Sun Records, The Drifters, The Mavericks, Tom Jones, Willy DeVille

Written by Doc Pomus, The Drifters turned this song about love, trust and frustration into a Number One single that remains a paean to true romance

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Pop Soul 

Down Crossover Road: Ray Charles and Sam Cooke in 1960

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1960, Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records, Copacabana, Jerry Wexler, Leiber and Stoller, Ray Charles, RCA Victor, Sam Cooke, Tom Dowd

How two soul giants set the stage for pop music at the cusp of the Civil Rights era

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Music Journalism 

Do Black Lives Matter to the Music Biz in 2020? Part 1

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Ahmaud Arbery, Amerigo Gazaway, Atlantic Records, Bank Robber, Botham Jean, Breonna Taylor, Cantaloupe, DAIS, Dream Wife, Eric Garner, Ezell Ford, George Floyd, Jamar Clark, Michael Brown, Philando Castile, Planet Mu, Rough Trade, Sean Reed, Slovenly, Smokey Emery, Tamir Rice, The Beths, Three Lobed Lobster, Tompkins Square., Treyvon Martin

Blackout Tuesday, Juneteenth and beyond

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Music Journalism 

Atlantic Records Calls For Pause

June 2, 2020June 3, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ahmaud Arbery, Atlantic Records, Black Lives Matter, Breonna Taylor, Brianna Agyemang, George Floyd, Jamila Thomas, The Show Must Be Paused

When the label responsible for revolutionizing the impact of black music on American airwaves implores action, we need to listen

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Comedy Hard Rock Rock 

Very Heavy, Not Very Humble

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1970, Atlantic Records, David Lord Sutch, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Led Zeppelin, Lord Sutch, Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends, Nicky Hopkins, Noel Redding

Looking back 50 years at Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock Heavy Metal 

He’s Got A Voice, A Wretched Voice Indeed: The Melvins’ Stoner Witch Turns 25

October 31, 2019November 22, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1994, Atlantic Records, Dale Crover, Houdini, King Buzzo, Kurt Cobain, Stoner Witch, The Melvins, The Melvins at Rhythm and Brews 1994

It’s only right to celebrate the silver anniversary of the legendary doom rockers’ second Atlantic LP on Hallowe’en

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Hard Rock 

Mr. Big turns 30

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Atlantic Records, Billy Sheehan, Eric Martin, Mr. Big, Pat Torpey, Paul Gilbert

American supergroup’s debut album set a new precedent for hard rock musicianship in 1989

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Remembrance Rock 

Season Ticket On A One Way Ride: AC/DC’s Highway to Hell Turns 40

July 25, 2019July 26, 2019 Robert Baird 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, AC/DC, Angus Young, Atlantic Records, Back in Black, Beating Around the BUsh, Bon Scott, Cliff Williams, Easybeat, Girls Got Rhythm, Harry Vanda, Malcolm Young, Mutt Lange, Night Prowler, Phil Rudd, Roundhouse Studios, Shot Down in Flames, Touch Too Much, Walk All OVer You

The RNR Globe looks back at the Australian hard rock icons’ final album with original singer Bon Scott

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Pop Soul 

Soul of a Woman

April 1, 2019April 11, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1969, Atlantic Records, Dusty Springfield

“Dusty In Memphis” at 50

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Blues Soul 

Soul ’69 at 50

January 29, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Aretha Franklin, Atlantic Records

Aretha swings the blues

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