Ahmet Ertegun: Obituary

Atlantic Records founder and music pioneer

[Syzygy]

It was one of the curious facts in the history of modern popular music, that rhythm and blues and jazz - the sound of poor black urban America - were given a mass market by two middle-class immigrants from Turkey.

Ahmet Ertegun founded Atlantic Records in 1947, and his brother Nesuhi joined him later as vice-president of the company.

Along with his partner Herb Abramson, a native New Yorker, Ertegun developed Atlantic into a powerhouse of rhythm and blues, jazz, soul and rock.

Source: BBC [newsvote.bbc.co.uk].

As far as accolades or tributes are concerned, I think that the music he helped create and the legacy of it quite literally speaks volumes.

Syzygy

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

Quite sad really.

Back in the 60's and seventies all I ever listened to was Atlantic, Stax and Motown.

[phranque]

ornette, zeppelin, trane - enough said...

[tbear]

Don't forget Cream.....

[Rugles]

i bought a lot of his records over the years, a true business genius

[phranque]

or charles mingus, or ray charles, or aretha franklin...
csny, stones...