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Ahmet Ertegun ( / ˈɑːmɛt ˈɛərtəɡən / AH-met AIR-tə-gən; Turkish: Ahmet Zahrettin Sebuhi 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.
Ahmet Ertegun (b. 1923–d. 2006) was among the most influential music producers and recording industry moguls of the 20th century. Born in Istanbul, he spent his childhood and youth with parents who served in the Turkish diplomatic service.
May 27, 2024 · Learn intriguing and captivating facts about the legendary Ahmet Ertegun, from his role in founding Atlantic Records to his influence on the music industry.
May 26, 2021 · Ahmet Ertegun did as much as anyone to shape the popular music that serves as the soundtrack for our daily lives. As the founder and leader of Atlantic Records for almost sixty years, he brought us artists from Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin to Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young; from Eric Clapton to Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones.
May 2, 2007 · In the world in which Ahmet Ertegun now lived, the change in sensibility that marked the beginning of the Sixties can best be understood by the fact that the fabled El Morocco was suddenly...
Dec 15, 2006 · Ahmet Ertegun, who died Wednesday at 83, had some of the best ears in the business. Ertegun was the founder of Atlantic Records and a music industry pioneer. He had been in a coma since a...
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Ahmet Ertegun. The younger of the two Turkish-born brothers who were involved in the management of the New York Cosmos throughout that team’s existence in the original North American Soccer League. When the Cosmos were founded in 1971 as an NASL expansion franchise, Ahmet Ertegun became vice president of the team, but in 1977, when his older ...
