Ahmet Ertegun

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businessperson human music executive record producer songwriter

Ahmet Ertegun was a pioneering Turkish-American music executive and co-founder of Atlantic Records, renowned for shaping the careers of major rhythm and blues, soul, and rock artists.

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Ahmet Sakıp Ertegün 1

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instanceOf businessperson ⓘ
human ⓘ
music executive ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
awardReceived Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
birthCountry Turkey ⓘ
birthDate 1923-07-31 ⓘ
birthPlace Istanbul ⓘ
burialPlace Üsküdar ⓘ
surface form: Üsküdar, Istanbul
causeOfDeath head injury ⓘ
coFounded Atlantic Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Turkey ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 2006-12-14 ⓘ
deathPlace New York City ⓘ
employer Atlantic Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Turkish ⓘ
familyName Ertegun ⓘ
fatherOccupation diplomat ⓘ
founded Newport Jazz Festival ⓘ
surface form: Newport Jazz Festival (support role)
fullName Ahmet Ertegun self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ahmet Sakıp Ertegün
genreSpecialization jazz ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
givenName Ahmet ⓘ
honouredIn Ahmet Ertegun Award for Lifetime Achievement ⓘ
legacy pioneering role in development of rhythm and blues and rock music ⓘ
movedToCountry United States of America ⓘ
notableFor co-founding Atlantic Records ⓘ
occupation business executive ⓘ
lyricist ⓘ
music executive ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
parent Nesuhi Ertegun ⓘ
surface form: Munir Ertegun
philanthropy support for jazz and arts organizations ⓘ
positionHeld president of Atlantic Records ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
sibling Nesuhi Ertegun ⓘ
Nesuhi Ertegun ⓘ
surface form: Selma Ertegun
usedPseudonym A. Nugetre ⓘ
workedWith Aretha Franklin ⓘ
Bobby Darin ⓘ
Led Zeppelin ⓘ
Otis Redding ⓘ
Ray Charles ⓘ
Sam & Dave ⓘ
surface form: Sam and Dave

The Rolling Stones ⓘ
Wilson Pickett ⓘ
wroteSong Chains of Love ⓘ
Mess Around ⓘ
Sweet Sixteen ⓘ

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Ben E. King → associatedAct → Ahmet Ertegun ⓘ
Atlantic Records → foundedBy → Ahmet Ertegun ⓘ
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame → founder → Ahmet Ertegun ⓘ
Ahmet Ertegun → fullName → Ahmet Ertegun self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ahmet Sakıp Ertegün
The Divine Miss M → producer → Ahmet Ertegun ⓘ