December 14, 2006(2006-12-14) (aged 83) New York City, U.S.
Genres
Blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll
Occupation(s)
Record label executive, record producer, songwriter, composer, philanthropist
Years active
1944–2006
Labels
Atlantic
Musical artist
Ahmet Ertegun (/ˈɑːmɛtˈɛərtəɡən/AH-met AIR-tə-gən; Turkish: Ahmet Zahrettin Sebuhi Ertegün, pronounced[ahˈmeteɾteˈɟyn]; 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. He discovered and championed many leading rhythm and blues and rock musicians. Ertegun also wrote classic blues and pop songs. He served as the chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and museum, located in Cleveland, Ohio. Ertegun has been described as "one of the most significant figures in the modern recording industry."[1] In 2017 he was inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in recognition of his work in the music business.
Ertegun helped foster ties between the U.S. and Turkey, his birthplace. He served as the chairman of the American Turkish Society for over 20 years until his death.[2] He also co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team of the original North American Soccer League.
^"Ahmet Ertegun". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
^"The American Turkish Society". The American Turkish Society. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by AhmetErtegun and Herb Abramson. Over the course of two decades, starting from the...
Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was established on April 20, 1983, by AhmetErtegun, founder and chairman of Atlantic Records. After a long search for the...
and Portuguese ancestry. He is said to be named after music executive AhmetErtegun (co-founder and president of Atlantic Records), whom his father greatly...
revealing the Hall's full criteria. In 2008, this category was renamed the "AhmetErtegun Award". Established in 2000 as "Sidemen", the category "honors those...
moving to Canada. She eventually settled in New York after marrying AhmetErtegun, the founder and chairman of Atlantic Records, in 1960. In 1967, she...
for a record deal for young Jackson Browne, Atlantic Records founder AhmetErtegun suggested that Geffen start his own record label. Geffen co-founded...
early years. Ertegun married Emine Hayrünnisa Rüstem in 1917 and the couple had three children, two of whom were Nesuhi and AhmetErtegun, the brothers...
Moonlighting, Miles Dalby in the film Risky Business, and record producer AhmetErtegun in the film Ray as well as for playing the role of Metatron on the TV...
family, including his younger brother Ahmet, moved to Washington, D.C., in 1935 with their father Munir Ertegun, who was appointed the Turkish Ambassador...
surviving three members of Led Zeppelin on several occasions, including the AhmetErtegun Tribute Concert at O2 arena in London in December 2007. He has also...
Blaine. Abramson and his wife Miriam were close friends with jazz fan AhmetErtegun, who recognized Abramson's talent. He approached Abramson with a label...
participated in one-off concerts. The most successful of these was the 2007 AhmetErtegun Tribute Concert in London, with Bonham's son Jason Bonham on drums....
influences Louis Armstrong Charlie Christian Ma Rainey Non-performers (AhmetErtegun Award) Gerry Goffin and Carole King Holland–Dozier–Holland Brian Holland...
for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and received that institution's AhmetErtegun Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2020. Born in New York City, Landau...
grow through donations and museum purchases. The museum acquired the AhmetErtegun collection in 1999, which contains about 300 works of Modernist art...
2023, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the AhmetErtegun Award. Cornelius was born on Chicago's South Side on September 27, 1936...
Hall of Fame in 2013 as the winner, alongside Quincy Jones, of the AhmetErtegun Award. His career in music began as co-manager, alongside Herb Alpert...
formed Crosby, Stills & Nash wanted to sign with Atlantic Records, AhmetErtegun worked out a deal with Clive Davis whereby Richie Furay's new band Poco...
His best-known composition as Calhoun was "Shake, Rattle and Roll". AhmetErtegun once stated that "Jesse Stone did more to develop the basic rock 'n'...
(1952), which reached No. 8. Swing Time folded the following year, and AhmetErtegun signed Charles to Atlantic. In addition to being a musician, Charles...
"Mess Around" is a song written by AhmetErtegun, co-founder and then-vice-president of Atlantic Records, under the pseudonym of A. Nugetre, or "Nuggy"...
partners from Atlantic Records: AhmetErtegun, Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler. The first letters of their names (Bert, Ahmet, Nesuhi, Gerald) formed the...
influences Louis Armstrong Charlie Christian Ma Rainey Non-performers (AhmetErtegun Award) Gerry Goffin and Carole King Holland–Dozier–Holland Brian Holland...
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