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- Born: July 31, 1923
- Birthplace: December 14, 2006
- Spouse: Ioana Maria Banu
- Graduated from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland
- Co-founder and executive of Atlantic Records
- Co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team
- 1991: Received an honorary doctorate in music from the Berklee College of Music in Boston
- 1993: Awarded the Grammy Trustees Award
- 2000: Named a Living Legend by the United States Library of Congress
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Ahmet Ertegun was the co-founder of Atlantic Records and chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. With artists like Ray Charles, Led Zeppelin and Crosby, Stills & Nash Atlantic grew into one of the most successful labels in history.
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Quotes
- "He was one of the Stones' father figures. I looked up to Ahmet the way I did Muddy Waters. Until the day he died, his whole thing was to be involved with musicians. His love of the music, his joy from it, stayed with him."—Keith RichardsRolling Stone: Elegance and Grit (January 25, 2007)
- "When Ahmet Ertegun first came to hear Buffalo Springfield, he immediately started helping us to make our music. He was parental -- a cool guy, musically savvy and talking our language, but not threatening or overbearing. "—Neil YoungRolling Stone: Elegance and Grit (January 25, 2007)
- "For me, he was a sounding board. He could tell me what he thought of my songs. He didn't need millions of record sales to tell him what's good. "—Tori AmosRolling Stone: Elegance and Grit (January 25, 2007)
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Associated Acts
Led Zeppelin, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Neil Young, The Rascals, Ben E. King, Solomon Burke, Otis Redding, Percy Sledge, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Dr. John
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Ahmet Ertegun Merchandise
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hit the road jack ... who is this? this is me Ahmet!!! ohhh. great mens.. ahmet ertegün & ray charles cheers ...
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@ironturk Don't forget Cosmos were owned by Tukish-American brothers Nesuhi and Ahmet Ertegun too...they both passed away:(
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Seriously: Someone needs to write Ahmet Ertegun tribute to tune of "On The Road Again." It would so work. @colsonwhitehead? @pamplemoose?
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