Conversation so far:
In what year did Ahmet Ertegun get his start?
Financed by family dentist Dr. Vahdi Sabit, Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson formed Atlantic Records in September 1947 in New York City.
What record label did Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson start together?
Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson formed Atlantic Records in September 1947 in New York City.
Who was Atlantic Records' first big artist?
Atlantic Records had its first major hit with Stick McGhee's Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee.

Question: Was their new record label immediately successful?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson's new record label, Atlantic Records, immediately successful?