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Ahmet Ertegun

Real Name:
Ahmet Ertegün
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Born 31 July 1923, Istanbul, Turkey.
Died 14 December 2006, New York, New York, USA.

Ertegun was a record executive, producer and songwriter par excellence. 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. In 1987 he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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.

As a boy he dreamed of becoming a record producer. As an 83 year-old record producer there's perhaps no better way to depart a distinguished career in the music business than during a Rolling Stones performance.
R.I.P Ahmet.

Ahmet Ertegun is the brother of Nesuhi Ertegun.
(He also reversed his surname on some label credits. See aliases).
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Discography

Production:
The Ray Charles Story Volume One (LP)   Atlantic 1962
The Ray Charles Story Volume 2 (LP, Mono)   Atlantic 1963
Again (Album) (2 versions)   ATCO Records ... 1968
History Of Rhythm & Blues Volume 4: The Big Beat 1958-60 (LP, Comp)   Atlantic 1968
Always Something There To Remind Me (7")   ATCO Records 1969
Retrospective - The Best Of Buffalo Springfield (Comp) (5 versions) Bluebird ATCO Records ... 1969
Live Cream (Album) (7 versions)   Polydor ... 1970
The Best Of Herbie Mann (Comp) (2 versions) A Man And A Woman Atlantic 1970
Her Greatest Recordings (LP, Mono, Comp, Fol)   ATCO Records 1971
His Greatest Recordings (LP, Mono, Comp, Fol)   ATCO Records 1971
His Greatest Recordings (LP, Comp, Mono)   ATCO Records 1971
Their Greatest Recordings, The Early Years (LP, Mono, Comp, Fol)   ATCO Records 1971
Do You Want To Dance? / Superstar (7", Single) Superstar Atlantic 1972
O'Keefe (LP)   Signpost Records 1972
The Divine Miss M (Album) (4 versions)   Atlantic ... 1972
The New Age Of Atlantic (LP, Smplr) Bluebird Atlantic 1972
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy / Delta Dawn (7", Single) Delta Dawn Atlantic 1973
Buffalo Springfield (Album, Comp) (4 versions)   ATCO Records 1973
Friends / Chapel Of Love (7")   Atlantic 1973
The Soul Years (2xLP, Mono)   Atlantic 1973
Superstars Of The 70's - Volume 2 - Heavy Metal (2xLP, Comp) Bluebird Warner Special Products 1974
Clap Your Hands (7", Promo)   Atlantic 1975
Operator (7")   Atlantic 1975
The Manhattan Transfer (Album) (7 versions)   Atlantic 1975
If Ever I See You Again (7")   Atlantic 1978
Cream (6xLP, Comp + Box) Lawdy Mama RSO Records, Inc. 1981
Looking Out For Number One (12", Promo)   Atlantic 1981
Rockin' At Midnight (7")   Es Paranza Records 1984
Rockin' At Midnight (12", Promo)   Es Paranza Records, Atlantic 1984
Rockin' At Midnight (7", Single)   Es Paranza Records 1984
Sea Of Love (7", Single)   Es Paranza Records 1984
Sea Of Love / Rockin' At Midnight (7")   Es Paranza Records, Atlantic 1984
Volume One (EP, MiniAlbum) (4 versions)   Es Paranza Records ... 1984
Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947 - 1974 Volume 4 1958 - 1962 (CD, Comp) Don't Play That Song (... Atlantic 1985
Goodbye Love (12", Maxi)   Atlantic 1985
Goodbye Love (7", Promo)   Atlantic 1985
Rachele Cappelli (Cass, Promo)   Atlantic 1988
Always Come Back To You (CD, Album) Always Come Back To Yo... Atlantic 1990
What's With All This Love? (CD, Album) Higher Ground, Someone... Atlantic 1990
The Birth Of Soul - The Complete Atlantic Rhythm & Blues Recordings 1952-1959 (3xCD, Comp + Box)   Atlantic 1991
Atlanta Twelve String (CD, Album, RE, RM)   Atlantic 1992
His Greatest Hits (Uh-Huh) (2xCD)   Actual 1992
The Manhattan Transfer Anthology: Down In Birdland (2 versions)   Rhino Entertainment Company 1992
Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology (2xCD, Comp + Box)   Rhino Entertainment Company 1993
The Best Of The Manhattan Transfer (Comp) (3 versions)   Atlantic 1995
Experience The Divine (Greatest Hits) (Comp) (2 versions) Chapel Of Love, Friends Atlantic ... 1996
The Genius Hits The Road (CD)   Rhino Entertainment Company 1997
Those Were The Days (4xCD, Comp) Lawdy Mama (Version 1)... Polydor 1997
The Greatest Garner (Album) (2 versions)   Atlantic 1998
Evolution (CD, Album)   Atlantic 1999
Jump, Jive & Swing! (CD, Comp) The Train Kept A-Rollin' Rhino Entertainment Company 1999
Music Is My Life (CD, Album)   Atlantic 1999
The Definitive Sound Of Atlantic Soul (2xCD) What'd I Say (Part 1),... Warner.ESP 1999
Going To A Go Go (2xCD) Multiplication Columbia 2000
What Women Want - Music From The Motion Picture (CD) Mack The Knife Columbia 2000
Box Set (4xCD, Comp + Box)   Rhino Entertainment Company 2001
Good Rockin' Tonight - The Legacy Of Sun Records (CD, Comp)   Sire Records Company 2001
Good Rockin' Tonight - The Legacy Of Sun Records (CD, Comp)   Sire Records Company 2001
The Devil's Music (CD, Comp) Mardi Gras In New Orleans Uncut Magazine 2002
Classics (CD, Comp, RM, Ltd) Covered Wagon, Steel G... Rhino Handmade 2004
Disraeli Gears (2xCD, Album, Del)   Polydor 2004
Live At Baker's Keyboard Lounge (CD, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 2004
Live At Baker's Keyboard Lounge (CD, Album, Gat)   Warner Bros. Records 2004
Ray Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Comp) (2 versions) Mess Around, I've Got ... Rhino Entertainment Company 2004
The Very Best Of Blues Brother Soul Sister (3xCD, Comp + Box) Ruby Baby Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2005
Atlantic Unearthed: Soul Brothers (CD, Comp) Whiter Shade Of Pale Atlantic, Rhino Entertainment Company 2006
LateNightTales (CD, Mixed, Comp) How Long Blues Azuli Records 2006
Music From The Motion Picture The Departed (Album, Comp) (2 versions) Tweedle Dee Warner Sunset Records ... 2006
The Definitive Soul Collection (2xCD, RM)   Atlantic, Rhino Entertainment Company 2006
Those Were The Days (4xCD, Comp + Box, Boo) Lawdy Mama (Version 1)... Polydor 2008
Their Greatest Recordings, The Early Years (LP, Mono, Comp, Fol)   ATCO Records  
Co-production:
Set The Night To Music (Album) (2 versions) My Foolish Heart Atlantic 1991
Softly With These Songs (CD, Comp) My Foolish Heart Atlantic 1993
Appears On:
Little Mama / Lovey Dovey (7", Single) Lovey Dovey Atlantic 1954
Flip Flop And Fly (7", Single) Ti-Ri-Lee Atlantic 1955
Johnny Burnette And The Rock 'N Roll Trio (Album) (2 versions) Chains Of Love Coral 1956
Rock & Roll (LP, Album) Sweet Sixteen Atlantic 1957
You Can Get Him - Frankenstein / Loch Lomond (7", Single) You Can Get Him - Fran... Atlantic 1961
Surfers' Choice (Album) (2 versions) Lovey Dovey Deltone Records ... 1962
The Hits Of The Animals (LP, Comp) Mess Around EMI Columbia 1966
Up In The Streets Of Harlem (7") You Can't Love Them All Atlantic 1966
Hold Me Tight (LP) Lovey Dovey JAD 1968
Lovey Dovey / New Year's Resolution (7", Single) Lovey Dovey Atlantic 1968
That's Soul II: Non Stop Soul Dancing (LP) Lovey Dovey Metronome, Metronome 1968
Hallelujah I Love Her So (LP, Album) Mess Around Atlantic, Atlantic 1969
Don't Play That Song (7", Single) Don't Play That Song Atlantic 1970
Don't Play That Song / I Take What I Want (7") Don't Play That Song Atlantic 1970
Hot Hits 2 (LP, Comp) Don't Play That Song Music For Pleasure 1970
Let It Be (7") Don't Play That Song Atlantic 1970
Spirit In The Dark (Album) (4 versions) Don't Play That Song Atlantic ... 1970
White Hot Blue Black (LP, Album) Chains Of Love Deram 1970
Her Greatest Recordings (LP, Mono, Comp, Fol) Soul On Fire ATCO Records 1971
His Greatest Recordings (Comp) (2 versions) Sweet Sixteen, Chains ... ATCO Records ... 1971
Houston Express (LP) Chains Of Love Prestige 1971
Live At Fillmore West (Album) (2 versions) Don't Play That Song Atlantic 1971
Their Greatest Recordings, The Early Years (LP, Mono, Comp, Fol) Little Mama, Good Lovi... ATCO Records 1971
Aretha's Greatest Hits (Comp) (3 versions) Don't Play That Song Atlantic ... 1973
The Joker (LP, Album) The Joker Capitol Records 1973
Where Did Our Love Go (7", Single, Promo)   Atlantic 1976
Don't Play That Song (You Lied) (7", Single) Don't Play That Song (... Ariola 1977
The Heart And Soul Of Aretha Franklin (2xLP, Comp) Don't Play That Song Warner Special Products, Candlelite Music 1977
Winter Disco (LP, Comp, Mixed) Don't Play That Song Eurodisc, WEA Filipacchi Music 1978
Emotions (LP, Comp) Don't Play That Song (... K-Tel International GmbH 1979
The Best Of Adriano Celentano (LP, Comp) Don't Play That Song (... Ariola, Bertelsmann Club 1979
39 De Fièvre (LP) Pas Cette Chanson (Don... RCA 1981
I.R.S. Greatest Hits Vols. 2 & 3 (2xLP, Comp, Gat) Mess Around I.R.S. Records 1981
Biggest Hits (LP, Promo) Chains Of Love Epic 1982
Great Rhythm & Blues Oldies (2 versions) Chains Of Love Frog Records ... 1982
The Best Of Pat Boone (LP) Chains Of Love Music For Pleasure 1982
The Last Mardi Gras (2xLP, Album) Mess Around Atlantic 1982
...Live ! (Album, Comp) (5 versions)   Capitol Records ... 1983
Rockin' With Ruth (LP) Somebody Touched Me Charly Records Ltd. 1984
Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947 - 1974 Volume 4 1958 - 1962 (CD, Comp) Don't Play That Song (... Atlantic 1985
The Collection - 20 Blues Greats (LP) Sweet Sixteen Deja Vu 1985
Untitled (LP) Don't Play That Song (... Ariola 1985
30 Greatest Hits (3 versions) Don't Play That Song Atlantic 1986
Don't Play That Song (7")   Holy Hole Music 1986
Dr. John's Gumbo (Album) (2 versions) Mess Around Atlantic ... 1986
20 Greatest Hits (CD, Comp) Don't Play That Song Atlantic 1987
The Otis Redding Story (Comp) (2 versions) Lovey Dovey Atlantic 1987
Yes It's You / Rock Me Again & Again & Again & Again & Again & Again / Think About It (2 versions) Yes It's You Urban (2) 1988
The Rock 'N' Roll Era - Roots Of Rock: 1945-1956 (2xLP, Comp, RM) Good Lovin' Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1989
The Rock 'N' Roll Era - The '60s: Rave On (2xLP, Comp, RM) Don't Play That Song (... Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1989
Coca Cola Presenta La Maquina Del Sonido II (12") No Toques Esa Canción... Pop Show 1990
Respect (CD, Album) Don't Play That Song (... That's Soul 1990
The Best Of 1968 - 1973 (Comp) (2 versions) The Joker Capitol Records ... 1990
The Joker (Single) (2 versions) The Joker (Single Vers... Capitol Records 1990
The Masterplan (3 versions)   FFRR 1990
The Birth Of Soul - The Complete Atlantic Rhythm & Blues Recordings 1952-1959 (3xCD, Comp + Box)   Atlantic 1991
The Law (Album) (2 versions) Best Of My Love Atlantic 1991
The Very Best Of The Steve Miller Band (Comp) (4 versions) The Joker Arcade ... 1991
The Voice (CD) Chains Of Love Ace Records (UK) 1991
Loco X La Tele (CD, Comp) The Joker RCA 1992
Aretha Live At Fillmore West (CD) Don't Play That Song Rhino Records (2) 1993
Mos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology (2xCD, Comp) Mess Around Rhino Records (2) 1993
Non È La Rai - Estate (CD) Don't Play That Song RTI Music 1994
You're Not Alone (LP)   Roadrunner Records 1994
A Little Bit More (CD, Comp) Don't Play That Song Norske Gram 1995
Rare Top Classics Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) Don't Play That Song Bellaphon 1996
Und Immer Azzurro - Seine 20 Größten Erfolge 1962-1997 (CD, Comp) Don't Play That Song (... Clan Celentano S.r.l., BMG 1997
'Greatest Hits' (CD, RM) The Joker PolyGram TV 1999
The Steve Miller Band (CD)   Universe (2), Falcon Neue Medien 1999
39 De Fièvre (CD) Pas Cette Chanson (Don... Anthology's 2000
Angel (Single, Maxi) (4 versions)   MCA Records 2001
The Anthology (2xCD, Comp) Chains Of Love MCA Records 2001
The Grosser (CD, Maxi)   Yo Mama's Recording 2001
№ 3 (10", RP, RM, Ltd) Pas Cette Chanson Philips 2003
Some Of My Greatest Songs (CD, Comp) Warm Your Heart Universal Music (Norway) 2003
The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin - Respect (2xCD, Comp, Car) Don't Play That Song Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2003
Palookaville (Album) (4 versions) The Joker Skint Records ... 2004
The Best No.1 Singles In The World ...Ever! (2xCD, Comp) The Joker Virgin 2004
Longtemps (SACD, Album, DSD + DVD, Ltd, Multichannel) The Joker Polydor 2005
Atlantic R&B 1947-1974 - Volume 2: 1952-1954 (CD, Comp, Jew) Ting-A-Ling, Wild Wild... Warner Platinum 2006
Atlantic R&B 1947-74 - Volume 1: 1947-1952 (CD, Comp) Don't You Know I Love ... Warner Platinum 2006
Atlantic R&B 1947-74 - Volume 3: 1955-57 (CD, Comp) Midnight Special Train Warner Platinum 2006
Made To Move Music Collection - Pop (CD, Comp) The Joker EMI Catalogue Marketing (Netherlands) 2006
The Definitive Soul Collection (2xCD, Comp, RM) Lovey Dovey Atlantic, Rhino Entertainment Company 2006
The Definitive Soul Collection (2xCD, RM) Mess Around Atlantic, Rhino Entertainment Company 2006
101 Jukebox Classics (5xCD, Comp) The Joker Virgin 2007
DJ-Kicks (Comp) (3 versions) Mess Around Studio !K7 2007
Föribeat - 60's Beat - Ferry Music From Turku (CD, Comp) Sweet Sixteen Ferry B Goode 2007
Milania - 40 Ikimuistoista Laulua (2xCD, Comp) Missä Olit Silloin (D... Capitol Records, Oy EMI Finland Ab 2007
The Greatest Hits Remixed (Comp) (2 versions) The Joker (Kid Carpet ... Skint Records ... 2007
FFRR Black - The Platinum Collection (CD, Comp) The Masterplan (7" Ver... Warner Platinum, Rhino (UK) 2008
Tribute To Bobby (CD, Album + DVD-V) Chains Of Love Aquarius Records (2) 2008
Aufbrüche! (Die Umsonst & Draussen-Festivals 1975-1978) (4xCD, Comp, RM, RE) The Joker Sireena Records 2009
Oi Niitä Tyttöjä - Westerlund & EMI Years Part Two (2xCD, Comp) Missä Olit Silloin (D... Parlophone, Oy EMI Finland Ab 2009
12 Super Succès N°36 (LP) Don't Play That Song Les Tréteaux  
For Sweet People (LP, RE) Yes It's You People Records  
Getting Mighty Crowded / Don't Play That Song (7") Don't Play That Song Fontana  
I'll Be Home / Chains Of Love (7", Single) Chains Of Love Dot Records  
Little Man (LP, Album) Je M'En Balance, Car J... ATCO Records  
Pure Blues (LP, Mono)   Atlantic  
Rock Steady / Don't Play That Song (7", Single) Don't Play That Song Atlantic  
Spanish Harlem (7", RE) Don't Play That Song (... Atlantic  
Super Hits (2xLP, Comp) Pas Cette Chanson Philips  
The Greatest Ray Charles (Do The Twist With Ray Charles) (LP) Heartbreaker Atlantic  
Their Greatest Recordings, The Early Years (LP, Mono, Comp, Fol) Whatcha Gonna Do ATCO Records  
What'd I Say (7", EP) Heartbreaker Atlantic  
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