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Unhappy Ahmet Ertegun Dies At Age 83

Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun died today at age 83.

For those who don't know who he was you can click the link,but if you love any kind of popular music at all ,you him a major debt.

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainm...ory?id=2727328
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Because of Ahmet ,Atlantic has 21 acts in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [www.rockhall.com], no other label has more than 12.



Atlantic Records acts in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:

The Allman Brothers Band

Lavern Baker

The Bee Gees

Booker T. and the MG's

Ruth Brown

Buffalo Springfield

Ray Charles

The Coasters

Cream

Crosby,Stills and Nash

Bobby Darin

The Drifters

Aretha Franklin

Led Zeppelin

Clyde Mc Phatter

Wilson Pickett

The Rascals

Otis Redding

The Rolling Stones

Sam and Dave

Big Joe Turner
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Old 12-20-2006, 06:17 PM
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Atlantic Records has put up a tribute website to Ahmet Ertegun : www.atlanticrecords.com/ahmet/.
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