Herb Abramson (1916-1999) was a record company executive and producer.

He was born in 1916 in Brooklyn, New York City and initially studied to be a dentist. But he landed a job with National Records producing such performers as The Ravens, Billy Eckstine and Joe Turner. Herb founded his first record company, Jubilee Records, in 1946 with Jerry Blaine. Herb aspired to record jazz, R&B and Gospel recordings. Though Blaine was having some success recording Jewish novelty records, this genre did not interest Abramson, so he sold his interest in Jubilee to Blaine. Herb and his wife Miriam were close friends with fellow jazz buff Ahmet Ertegun and together they founded Atlantic Records in 1947. Herb was president of Atlantic and Ahmet was vice-president. Both Herb and Ahmet handled the creative end of the business and Miriam handled the business end. A map highlighting Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. ... The construction of the Empire State Building, 1930. ... The Ravens were an R&B vocal group. ... Billy Eckstine (8 July 1914 – 8 March 1993), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as William Clarence Eckstein. ... Big Joe Turner (May 18, 1911 - November 24, 1985) was an American blues singer from Kansas City, Missouri. ... Jubilee Records was a record company specializing in rhythm and blues along with novelty records. ... Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... For the genre of Christian-themed music, see gospel music. ... Secular Jewish culture embraces several related phenomena; above all, it is the culture of secular communities of Jewish people, but it can also include the cultural contributions of individuals who identify as secular Jews, or even those of religious Jews working in cultural areas not generally considered to be connected... The Ertegun brothers, Ahmet Ertegun (1923) and Nesuhi Ertegun (1917–1989) are co-founders of Atlantic Records. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is a record label founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson, principally as a R&B label. ...

In 1953, Herb was drafted into the Army which put him out of touch with the company which nevertheless enjoyed great success while he was away. Jerry Wexler joined Atlantic as a partner in Herb's absence while Herb retained the title of president of the company. When Herb returned from the Army in 1955, he found Atlantic a changed company. Ahmet's brother Nesuhi had joined Atlantic in 1955 as a partner and was enjoying great success in jazz LPs. Ahmet and Jerry were recording R&B hits which crossed over into pop. Complicating things was his faltering marriage to Miriam which would end in divorce. Jerome Jerry Wexler (born 10 January 1917) is a music journalist turned highly influential music producer, and is regarded as one of the major record industry players behind 1960s soul music. ... For the 1979 song by M, see Pop Muzik. ...

To give Herb something to do, Atco Records was formed in 1955 as a division of Atlantic which Herb would run on his own. Atco Records was a United States based subsidary label of Atlantic Records. ...

This did not solve Herb's problems completely, despite's Atco's success with such artists as The Coasters. One of Herb's artists, Bobby Darin, was going hitless. But Darin endeared himself to Ahmet and Jerry through his musical talent. When Herb announced that he was dropping Darin, Ahmet objected and decided to record three tracks with Darin. Two of them, Splish Splash and Queen Of The Hop became the breakthrough hits for Darin. The Coasters were an American doo wop and early rock and roll group, evolving from The Robins, a Los Angeles based doo wop group. ... Bobby Darin in concert. ...

Ahmet's success with Bobby Darin after Herb's repeated failures was the last straw for Herb, who left Atlantic Records in 1958, selling his stake in the company to now ex-wife Miriam Bienstock (who married music publisher Freddy Bienstock) and Nesuhi Ertegun. Ahmet Ertegun became president of the company. Herb would start new record labels including Triumph, Blaze and Festival. His most successful post-Atlantic recording was Hi Heeled Sneakers by Tommy Tucker. But he did not enjoy anywhere near the success that he had with Atlantic Records. Freddy Bienstock is an American music publisher. ... The Ertegun brothers, Ahmet Ertegun (1923) and Nesuhi Ertegun (1917–1989) are co-founders of Atlantic Records. ... Triumph is a British car brand (see Triumph Motor Company), as well as a motorcycle brand (see Triumph Motorcycles). ... Blaze may refer to: Blaze, the act of smoking cigarettes. ... A festival or fest is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community. ... Tommy Tucker (born Robert Higginbotham) (March 5, 1933-January 22, 1982) was an American Blues singer and pianist. ...

In 1998, he received the Pioneer Award from the Rhythm & Blues Foundation. He died in Henderson, Nevada, USA in 1999. Henderson is the fastest-growing large city (over 150,000 pop. ...