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Born: July 31, 1923 in Istanbul, Turkey
Years Active: 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Died: December 14, 2006 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
Ahmet Ertegun, along with his brother Nesuhi, plus engineer/producer Tom Dowd, producer Jerry Wexler, and others such as writer Jessie Stone, helped create and hone the Atlantic Records jazz, R&B, and pop empire in the '50s and '60s. The Erteguns arrived in America from Turkey and forged a company to record, distribute and publicize ... Continue Bio >>

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