Cotillion Records was a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock President of Cotillion Records was Henry E. Allen. It was active from the late 1960s through 1985. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Events January January 28 - Various artists, under the group name USA For Africa, including Ray Charles Among its acts were the post-Curtis Mayfield Impressions, Brook Benton, Jean Knight, Mass Production, Sister Sledge, The Velvet Underground, Stacy Lattisaw, Mylon LeFevre, Johnny Gill, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Garland Green, The Dynamics, The Fabulous Counts, and The Fatback Band. Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk The Impressions are an American Music group from Chicago, originally formed in 1958 Brook Benton ( 19 September 1931 — 9 April 1988) was an American Singer and Songwriter who was popular Jean Knight (born Jean Caliste on January 26, 1943 in New Orleans Louisiana) is an African-American soul / R&B Mass Production was an American funk / Disco musical group, best known for their 1979 hit, "Firecracker" Sister Sledge is an American Musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1972 and consisting of four Singers who are This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book Stacy Lattisaw (born November 25, 1966, Washington DC) is an American R&B and Dance music Singer. Mylon LeFevre (born on October 6, 1944 in Gulfport Mississippi) is the former Christian rock singer of the Grammy Award -winning band Mylon Johnny Gill (born May 22, 1966 in Washington DC) is an R&B singer best known for his romantic ballads and as a member of New Edition Emerson Lake & Palmer ( ELP) were an English Progressive rock supergroup. The Dynamics were an American R&B group from Detroit, Michigan. The Fabulous Counts were an American soul / Funk group from Detroit, Michigan. The Fatback Band (later simply Fatback) is an American Funk and Disco band
The label is also responsible for launching the career of Luther Vandross who was in a 3 member group called Luther. Luther Ronzoni Vandross ( April 20 1951 – July 1 2005) was an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter