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Ahmet Ertegun (/ ˈ ɑː m ɛ t ˈ ɛər t ə ɡ ən / AH-met AIR-tə-gən; Turkish: Ahmet Ertegün, pronounced [ahˈmet eɾteˈɟyn]; July 31, 1923 – December 14, 2006) was a Turkish-American businessman, songwriter, record executive and philanthropist. Ertegun was the co-founder and president of Atlantic Records.
Dec 15, 2006 · Ahmet Ertegun, the music magnate who founded Atlantic Records and shaped the careers of John Coltrane, Ray Charles, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and many others, died yesterday in...
Dec 15, 2006 · Ahmet Ertegun, who helped define American music as the founder of Atlantic Records, a label that popularized the gritty R&B of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the...
Dec 17, 2006 · WASHINGTON — Ahmet Ertegun was as much an icon as any rock, soul or jazz legend who ever passed through Atlantic Records, the label he co-founded in 1947 and turned into one of the most...
Most of the men responsible for founding and sustaining the independent record labels of the 1940s have since retired, sold out or died. In fact, only one of those pioneers is still active with his label: Ahmet Ertegun, chairman of Atlantic Records. Read More.
Dec 14, 2006 · Ahmet Ertegun, the music magnate who founded Atlantic Records and shaped the careers of John Coltrane, Ray Charles, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and many others, died today in Manhattan....
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Ahmet Ertegun, the canny, passionate and impulsive co-founder of Atlantic Records, exerted a sweeping influence on postwar US popular music.