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About Ahmet Ertegün

Born: 31st July 1923, Istanbul, Turkey.
Died: 14th December 2006, New York, New York, USA.

Ertegun was a record company owner, producer and songwriter. One of the most influential figures in the 20th century record industry and co-founder, with Herb Abramson, of Atlantic Records in 1947. Ertegun built the company into the world's leading independent label in r&b and jazz music during the 1950s and early 1960s. Ertegun sold controlling interest in the label in 1967 to Warner Bros., but remained active as an executive for the label right up to his death.

On Sunday October 29th 2006, Ertegun, aged 83, attended former US President Bill Clinton's 60th birthday party in New York. Sadly, Ertegun fell and injured his head backstage during a performance by The Rolling Stones. After remaining in a positive and stable condition for some time, he slipped into a coma in early December at New York Presbyterian Hospital (Weill Cornell Medical Center) and died with his family by his side. After a memorial service in New York Ertegun was interred in his native Turkey.

Ahmet Ertegun is the brother of Nesuhi Ertegun.
(He used the moniker A. Nugetre (a reversal of his surname) mainly for writing credits . See aliases).

Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 (Non-Performer).

Ahmet Ertegün songs

Artist
Song
Credits
Ray Charles
A Fool For You
Producer
Shaggy
Angel
Written-By
Buffalo Springfield
Bluebird
Producer
Pat Boone
Chains Of Love
Written-By
Bette Midler
Chapel Of Love
Producer
Aretha Franklin
Dont Play That Song
Composed By, Written-By, Songwriter
Aretha Franklin
Dont Play That Song You Lied
Written-By
Ray Charles
Drown In My Own Tears
Producer
Elvis Presley
Fools Fall In Love
Written-By
Bette Midler
Friends
Producer
Ray Charles
Hallelujah I Love Her So
Producer
Ray Charles
Hard Times No One Knows Better Than I
Producer
Cream
Lawdy Mama
Producer
Otis Redding
Lovey Dovey
Written-By
Ray Charles
Mary Ann
Producer

Ahmet Ertegün discography

Cover
Album
Date
Credits
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash
1969
Other
Bobby Darin - Two Of A Kind
1961
Supervised By
Ray Charles - Genius & Friends
2005
Executive Producer
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