Jerry Wexler term 'rhythm & blues', 1948

   The term "rhythm & blues" is coined by young Billboard reporter and future Atlantic Records producer Jerry Wexler. It will replace the negative "Race Records" chart a year later which signifies the new shift in black music.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Wexler    billboard.com

circa 1952-Producer Jerry Wexler and Turkish-born music producer Ahmet Ertegun sit at a desk with Miriam Abramson, a co-founder of Atlantic Records, inside the offices of Atlantic Records

Jerry Wexler, Alan Freed and Ahmet Ertegun pose for a group portrat during a Rock n' Roll Party at St. Nicholas Arena on January 14, 1955 in New York

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Ahmet Ertegun - Atlantic Records, December 1947

   December 1947: Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson starts Atlantic Records which will become the biggest R&B label in history.

   Herb Abramson and his wife Miriam were close friends with fellow jazz buff Ahmet Erteg'n and together they founded Atlantic Records in 1947. Abramson was president of Atlantic and Ahmet was vice-president. Both Abramson and Ahmet handled the creative end of the business and Miriam handled the business end.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmet_Ertegun    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Abramson

Ahmet (left) and Nesuhi Ertegun in 1940

Herb Abramson and his wife, Miriam Bienstock, c. 1947