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Ahmet Ertegun
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Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 under the category Non-Performer.
Brother,
Nesuhi Ertegün
, was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 for Lifetime Achievement.
Longtime chairman of Atlantic Records, which he co-founded with
Herb Abramson
in 1947.
His father was the Turkish ambassador to the US.
Presented with the Music Industry Trusts' Award in 2000 for his outstanding contribution to the British music industry.
In August of 2005 he sailed his boat around the Mediterranean Sea.
Founded, with
Bert Berns
(aka Bert Berns),
Nesuhi Ertegün
and
Jerry Wexler
, Bang Records (1965-82), which signed such artists as
The McCoys
,
The Strangeloves
and
Neil Diamond
.
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