Ahmet ertegun timeline featuring and other highlights. December 16, 2006 singer aretha franklin talks about the legacy of the late hitmaker ahmet ertegun. Cnn worldbeat interviews tarkan finds his moves take him. In 1953 they brought in another partner, jerry wexler, who coined the term rhythm and blues. December 16, 2006 singer aretha franklin talks about the legacy of the late hitmaker ahmet. His death was announced in newspapers and tv networks throughout the world. Join facebook to connect with tarkan ahmet and others you may know. Atlantic records founder ahmet ertegun signed andor recorded many of the greatest musical artists of all time.
Dec 16, 2006 ahmet ertegun earned aretha franklins respect. Ahmet ertegun biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Ahmet ertegun, who is the chairman of atlantic records and the most arresting figure in the american music business, was born in 1923the year the turkish republic was declaredin uskudar. The life and times of ahmet ertegun et des millions. The amazing ears of the late ahmet ertegun a music industry pioneer has died. The word legend is liberally bandied about in the sphere of popular music, but it is a term which can truthfully be used to describe ahmet ertegun, the cofounder of atlantic records. Nov 06, 2012 the definitive biography of ahmet ertegunfounder of atlantic records, the man behind stars from ray charles to the rolling stonesmesmerizing, entertaining, informative. Atlantic records was formed in new york city in 1947 as a partnership between two dedicated jazz fans.
Ahmet ertegun was all you ever thought he was and so much more. The life and times of ahmet ertegun robert greenfield on. Sirketin zirvesinde kalan tek isim ahmet ertegunu abd bas. The last sultan is the definitive biography of a man who changed po. Ertegun and wife mica donate gift to establish ertegun jazz hall of fame at jazz at lincoln center, in honor of ahmet s brother nesuhi. He fell in love with jazz at an early age and, together with nesuhi, later befriended many great jazz artists including duke ellington and lena horne. By the early 1950s he had signed john coltraine, charles mingus, ray charles and lavern baker.
He died on december 14, 2006 in new york city, new york, usa. An immediate bestseller, all copies of the book were seized and destroyed in its third printing on charges of obscenity. Like the late sam phillips, he was an entrepreneur who helped change the course of popular. Ahmet ertegun was the son of the turkish ambassador to washington, u. It was a tea partythe slang back thenand ertegun got his first taste of reefer. Ahmet ertegun backgroundborn in istanbul, turkey in 1923 to an aristocratic turkish family, ertegun and his family, including. Dec 15, 2006 ahmet ertegun was the son of the turkish ambassador to the us, who, although born in turkey, grew up in washington dc. Tarkans effect on turkey has been compared by the washington post as analogous to elvis presley in america circa 1957 and atlantic cofounder ahmet ertegun described him as one of the best live performers he had ever seen. Ahmet ertegun music appreciation the new york times. It starts with background history on ahmet and continues on with the start of atlantic from the 40s to the present. He shared that birthday with the new republic of turkey, which had just emerged from 600 years as part of the ottoman empire.
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Ahmet ertegun founded atlantic records in 1947, and his brother nesuhi joined him later as vicepresident of the company. Atlantic founder ertegun buried in turkey hollywood reporter. Ahmet ertegun tarkan dan daha evrensel muzik yapmas. Ahmet ertegun biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. The last sultan the life and times of ahmet ertegun. Brilliant, cultured, brash, and irreverent, ahmet ertegun was a legend in the music world. Ahmet ertegun, turkishborn american music magnate born july 31, 1923, istanbul, turkeydied dec. Tarkans third album, olurum sana, was released in july 1997. The author explores the 74yearold rock n roll legends cafesociety beginnings.
Ahmet ertegun american record executive britannica. The son of a turkish ambassador, ahmet and his family traveled to switzerland, france, and the united kingdom before finally moving to the united states. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ahmet ertegun books online. As a result of the founder and head of atlantic knowledge, ahmet ertegun signed andor recorded many of the most effective musical artists of all time, amongst them ruth brown. The erteguns were linked to this historical shift through ahmets father, mehmet munir ertegun, who had been legal advisor to the opposition during the turkish revolution. In 1986, he moved to turkey together with his family. Ertegun, ahmet 1923ahmet ertegun is the foremost music entrepreneur of the rock n roll age. The definitive biography of ahmet ertegun founder of atlantic records, the man behind stars from ray charles to the rolling stonesmesmerizing, entertaining, informative. Cnn worldbeat interviews tarkan finds his moves take. Ahmet ertegun was born in istanbul, turkey in 1923. Since the early 1990s, with the successful sales of his albums, he has been a prominent figure of the turkish pop music, being known in both turkey and europe tarkan was born and raised in alzey, rhinelandpalatinate.
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Mica ertegun s philanthropic vision for the creation of the ertegun scholarships aims to bring the world together by intellectually removing barriers. Ahmet altans second novel sudaki iz trace on the water was published in 1986. Dec 15, 2006 the word legend is bandied about liberally in the sphere of popular music, but it is a term that can truthfully be used to describe ahmet ertegun, the cofounder of atlantic records. He lived long enough to party for days on end with kid rock and pamela anderson, and died in 2006, after. He signed aretha franklin, ray charles, and otis redding who called him omelet ertegun. Though exotic and debonair, with the elegance of royalty, this renaissance man and member of new york city s high society is happiest in the company of mississippi delta. The first great wave of new independent record labels came between the years 1944 and 1947. Blessed with great taste and sharp business acumen, he founded atlantic records and brought rock n roll into the. Ive been in the studio when you go through a track and you run down a track and you know even before the singer starts singing, you know the track is swinging. Dec 15, 2006 ahmet ertegun, the music magnate who founded atlantic records and shaped the careers of john coltrane, ray charles, the rolling stones, led zeppelin and many others, died yesterday in manhattan. Ahmet ertegun was that rare music business mogul who achieved legendary status. His mother named him after the comic book character tarkan. The life and times of ahmet ertegun and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle.
The life and times of ahmet ertegun ebook written by robert greenfield. Ertegun sold controlling interest in the label in 1967 to warner bros. Along with his partner herb abramson, a native new yorker, ertegun developed atlantic into a powerhouse of rhythm and blues, jazz, soul and rock. Ahmet ertegun, the music magnate who founded atlantic records and shaped the careers of john coltrane, ray charles, the rolling stones, led zeppelin and many others, died yesterday in. Ahmet ertegun you better think burn as i grew up, i began to discover a little bit about the situation of black people in america and experienced an immediate. A biography of ahmet ertegun, who built atlantic records on black music. The major labels of the timerca, columbia and decca now mca had all the established orchestras, singers and vocal groups under contract, so it was up to the independent labels to develop and nurture the new talent and to discover and promote the new trends. Ahmet ertegun was the first person to ask ella fitzgerald for her autograph, in 1935. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the last sultan. In 1994, tarkan spent time in the usa to learn english where he met ahmet ertegun the late turkish cofounder of music giant atlantic records.
For mica and ahmet ertegun one of the great joys of life was the study of history, music, languages, literature, art and archaeology. Atlantic records cofounder ahmet ertegun is exposed as an abusive, sexual harasser in a new book by his former secretary dorothy carvello. Ahmet ertegun, the founder and ceo of atlantic records passed away on dec. Always hip, he lived in the grand manner but was never happier than when he found. Dubbed the greatest rock and roll mogul in the world, atlantic records founder ahmet ertegun is clearly a fan at heart. Ahmet and mica ertegun ertegun graduate scholarship. Nov 05, 2009 the late ahmet ertegun, legendary cofounder and chairman of atlantic records and cofounder of the rock n roll hall of fame, talks about frank fenters contributions to popular music at atlantic. Ertegun scholarship programme ertegun graduate scholarship. The last sultan the life and times of ahmet ertegun by. A new biography recounts the life of ahmet ertegun, who signed ray charles, partied with the stones, and called kid rock my young elvis. Eclectic, reminiscent, amused, fickle, perverseii the new.
Ertegun, 83 tahun, tergelincir dan kepalanya terbentur di belakang panggung sementara band itu tampil dalam perayaan ulang tahun ke60 bekas presiden bill clinton di new york, hari minggu 29 oktober 2006. Led zeppelin reunited to perform at a tribute to ahmet ertegun at the o2 arena in london in december, 2007. How did you hook up with ahmet ertegun, whos also turkish. Ahmet ertegun created atlantic records in 1948 building it to become the single most important record label of the post war era. Tarkan s effect on turkey has been compared by the washington post as analogous to elvis presley in america circa 1957 and atlantic cofounder ahmet ertegun described him as one of the best live performers he had ever seen. Ahmet ertegun supported every major musical project that took place in the 20th century. Ertegun, the son of a turkish diplomat, is the chairman and ceo of atlantic records. Ahmet ertegun was born on july 31, 1923 in istanbul, turkey as ahmet munir ertegun. Ahmet ertegun, who has died aged 83, was the turkish founder of atlantic records. Jun 12, 2001 discover book depositorys huge selection of ahmet ertegun books online. The definitive biography of ahmet ertegunfounder of atlantic records, the man behind stars from ray charles to the rolling stonesmesmerizing, entertaining, informative.
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