Herb Abramson

American record company executive and producer (November 16, 1916 – November 9, 1999).
He began with producing such performers as , Billy Eckstine and Big Joe Turner.
In 1946 he founded his first record company, Records, with Jerry Blaine, but left after a year.
With his wife Miriam and his friend Ahmet Ertegün, he founded in 1947.
From 1955 to 1958, he ran .
After leaving , he started new record labels including , and .
He also ran two publishing companies, and .
He founded his own studio, , in the early sixties.
Father of Sheila Abramson.