Ahmet Ertegün

...getting played. None of the Def Jam stars got killed. Russell Simmons is now a hip-hop institution. Cohen is the heir to Ahmet Ertegun. Rick Rubin's 24-carat ears are headed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. There is no "show" without the...

In this article: Miles Davis, Def Jam, Michael Jackson, Richard Thompson, Ac/dc, Keith Jarrett, Bon Scott, DVD, and Rick Rubin

The British band's early fans included Pete Townshend and Jimi Hendrix, and it only took one listen for legendary music-exec Ahmet Ertegun to sign them to his Atlantic Records on the spot. Now, forty years later, another of King...

In this article: The Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson, Robert Fripp, Porcupine Tree, Pete Townshend, Prog-rock, DVD, and 21st Century Schizoid Man

...permanent endowment of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and Museum, co-established in 1984 by Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. Tickets went for $80-$2,500, with VIP packages priced as high as $100,000. Behind the scenes: Big...

In this article: Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Tom Morello, Graham Nash, Darlene Love, David Crosby, Bonnie Raitt, and New York City

...white pearls, she belted faithful versions of Baby I Love You and Don't Play That Song (in memory of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, who signed her to the label). The crowd was flummoxed when she teased to Respect but instead sang a...

In this article: Aretha Franklin, Metallica, Jeff Beck, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Bono, New York, Mick Jagger, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

...Lifting Me) Higher and Higher. The proceeds from the two concerts will go towards permanent funding for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and Museum, established in 1984 by Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun who died in 2006.

In this article: George Harrison, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Surgery, and Bridge over Troubled Water

...& Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin, Metallica, and Eric Clapton. "Twenty-five years ago, a group led by legendary Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun created this foundation to recognize and celebrate the music and careers of artists whose...

In this article: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Madison Square Garden, New York City, Simon & Garfunkel, DVD, Rolling Stone, Jann Wenner, and E Street Band

...one of the most important jazz artists to sign in the mid-1950s with the fledgling Atlantic Records, run by brothers Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun. She stayed with the company through many fruitful collaborations, including "Double Exposure"...

In this article: Chris Connor, Stan Kenton, June Christy, Claude Thornhill, Atlantic Records, Hamburger, and Chicago Tribune

NEW YORK -- Ahmet Ertegun, who helped define American music as the founder of Atlantic Records, a label that popularized the gritty R&B of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the British rock of the Rolling Stones, died...

In this article: Jerry Wexler, Aretha Franklin, Atlantic, Bette Midler, Rolling Stones, R&B, Washington, D.C., NEW YORK, and Quincy Jones