Article: Giving | Music That Will Rock Their Socks Off

For soul aficionados: In 1947, Ahmet Ertegun, son of the then- ambassador of Turkey, moved from Washington to New York and started Atlantic Records with a $10,000 loan from his dentist -- seed money for what became perhaps the most influential independent label of all time. Its 60th anniversary is celebrated with three limited- edition boxed sets (each four CDs with 80 tracks; $79.98 each) from Rhino Handmade: Atlantic Blues (1949-1970) shows the label was about more than R&B, but the recently released Atlantic Soul (1959-1975) and the upcoming set The Atlantic Vocal Groups (1951-1963) confirm that its enduring legacy will always be its unparalleled R&B and soul catalogue. Available at ...

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