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   May 2, 2007 · Atlantic Records: The House that Ahmet Built. Premiere: 5/2/2007. More than most in the $5 billion-a-year global industry he helped build from scratch, Ahmet Ertegun loved the rhythm and the blues ...

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ahmet_ErtegunAhmet Ertegun - Wikipedia

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   Atlantic. 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.

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   Why did Ahmet Ertegun start Atlantic Records?

   • "WHEN I FIRST started Atlantic Records," reflects the label founder, Ahmet Ertegun, "I intended to make good blues and jazz music, as well as some pop music. My main interest was in jazz and blues."

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   When did Ertegun & Abramson start Atlantic Records?

   • In 1946, Ertegun became friends with Herb Abramson, a dental student and A&R man for National Records, and they decided to start a new independent record label for gospel, jazz, and R&B music. Financed by family dentist Dr. Vahdi Sabit, they formed Atlantic Records in September 1947 in New York City.

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   How did Ertegun & Abramson get their records out?

   • Ertegun and Abramson spent their first year and a half scuffling to get their records out. National distributors felt that Atlantic's jazz and rough R&B was not the stuff that record sales were made of. They changed their tune when Atlantic released Stick McGhee's 'Drinkin' Wine Spo-De-O-Dee' in 1949.

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   Who was Ahmet Ertegun?

   • More than most in the $5 billion-a-year global industry he helped build from scratch, Ahmet Ertegun loved the rhythm and the blues. He loved the rock and the roll, jump and swing, and all forms of jazz. More than anything, he loved the high life and the low. Ahmet Ertegun (1923-2006)

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   He and Abramson set up shop as Atlantic in the latter part of 1947. Their first records, jazz sides by Tiny Grimes and Errol Garner, came out in 1948. "When Herb Abramson, another music buff, and I decided to start Atlantic Records in 1947," Ertegun recalls. "We did it for one main reason.

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   Jul 31, 2023 · Ahmet Ertegun - Photo: KMazur/WireImage. Few record executives have had played such a role in shaping the music business as Ahmet Ertegun. The great co-founder of Atlantic Records helped steer the ...

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Atlantic_RecordsAtlantic Records - Wikipedia

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   Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson.Over the course of two decades, starting from the release of its first recordings in January 1948, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specializing in jazz, R&B, and soul by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles ...

   • Founded: October 1947

   • Parent company: Warner Music Group

8. www.rollingstone.com › music › music-featuresAtlantic Records: Ahmet Ertegun on Eric Clapton, Aretha, Ray ...

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   Apr 26, 2001 · AS A SONGWRITER, PRODUCER AND CO-FOUNDER of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun has participated in the whole of postwar popular music: jazz, blues, R&B, rock, heavy metal, disco and hip-hop. He was ...

9. americanbusinesshistory.org › ahmet-ertegunAhmet Ertegun: America’s Greatest Music Man - Business ...

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   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.