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.
this artist was signed in 1952 by atlantic and brought a string of hits
Ray Charles