bradm Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Ahmet Ertegun, who helped define American music as the founder of Atlantic Records, died Thursday at 83, his spokesman said.His label helped popularized the gritty R&B of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the British rock of the Rolling Stones.http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2006/12/14/ahmet-ertegun.htmlHe was at a Rolling Stones show at the Beacon Theatre on Oct. 29, fell, suffered a head injury, and went into a coma from which he never recovered.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 too bad this guy was an icon!He gave Ray Charles and Led Zeppelin their start among others.He also wrote the Ray Charles classic "Mess Around". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Dude from West Wing plays him in the movie. I can't remember the name of one of his Turkish proteges but he's the guy who, ironically, put the bright eyed blue eyed into Philly Soul (hell yeah mutherfuggin' Hall & Oates). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 From everyhting I've read about him, the dude was a real class act. He was as much about the talent and the music as he was about the business, which is something you don't see as often in today's record industry. Who else would have allowed CSNY to knock their own #1 single off the charts with another song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 too bad this guy was an icon!hear only good things about this guy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 I'm reading about him in Neil Young's biography 'Shakey'... Seems like he was a well respected guy that knew good music when he saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 I can't remember how this all works but he and his protege (the Hall and Oates guy) worked in Turkey as well. Or gained their musical educations there, can't recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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