<P> In 1952 Atlantic signed Ray Charles , who scored a string of hugely influential hits including `` I Got A Woman '' , `` What 'd I Say '' and `` Hallelujah I Love Her So '' . Later that year The Clovers ' `` One Mint Julep '' reached # 2 . In 1953 , after learning that singer Clyde McPhatter had been fired from Billy Ward and His Dominoes and was forming his own group ( The Drifters ) , Ahmet Ertegun tracked McPhatter down and signed the new group immediately . Their single `` Money Honey '' became the biggest R&B hit of the year . Their subsequent records created some controversy : the suggestive `` Such A Night '' was banned by radio station WXYZ in Detroit and the follow - up `` Honey Love '' was banned in Memphis though both records reached # 1 on the Billboard R&B chart . </P>
<P> In 1952 Atlantic signed Ray Charles , who scored a string of hugely influential hits including `` I Got A Woman '' , `` What 'd I Say '' and `` Hallelujah I Love Her So '' . Later that year The Clovers ' `` One Mint Julep '' reached # 2 . In 1953 , after learning that singer Clyde McPhatter had been fired from Billy Ward and His Dominoes and was forming his own group ( The Drifters ) , Ahmet Ertegun tracked McPhatter down and signed the new group immediately . Their single `` Money Honey '' became the biggest R&B hit of the year . Their subsequent records created some controversy : the suggestive `` Such A Night '' was banned by radio station WXYZ in Detroit and the follow - up `` Honey Love '' was banned in Memphis though both records reached # 1 on the Billboard R&B chart . </P>
this artist was signed in 1952 by atlantic and brought a string of hits
this artist was signed in 1952 by atlantic and brought a string of hits
Ray Charles
Ray Charles