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Article: Ahmet Ertegun built Atlantic Records, hit by hit.
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- South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Article date:
- May 1, 2007
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Byline: Tom Jicha
If you're a pop music buff and don't recognize the name Ahmet Ertegun, you have to watch "Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built." If you know who Ahmet Ertegun is, you'll need no prodding to make the "American Masters" program appointment viewing.
Ertegun might be the most influential contemporary music figure who never made a record. To clarify, Ertegun wrote and/or produced thousands of records; he just didn't perform on them. Ertegun founded Atlantic Records, the label that brought black music into the mainstream.
Dubbed the Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg of music, Ertegun built or advanced the careers of Ray ...