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One of the most significant figures in the modern recording industry. Ahmet Ertegun co-founded Atlantic Records in 1947 with partner Herb Abramson. He was also a co-founder of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
May 2, 2007 · May 2, 2007. Ahmet Ertegun once told graduates of Berklee College of Music in Boston that he loved jazz, blues and hanging out. From the start, Ertegun devoted his career to what he loved. His...
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 1, 2007 · Ahmet Ertegun was a visionary who turned his passion for music into a musical empire. Having been in the music business the past 35 years with ABC/Dunhill, Polygram, and Universal, I am well ...
Ahmet Ertegün (July 31, 1923 – December 14, 2006) was a Turkish American who co-founded Atlantic Records and made a major contribution to the record industry. He also co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team of the former North American Soccer League and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
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...
Dec 15, 2006 · He was born July 31, 1923, in Uskudar, a dense suburb of Istanbul that lies on the Bosporus. The family didn’t take the name Ertegun until 1936, when President Mustafa Kemal Ataturk decreed that...
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