Ahmet Ertegun
Born Ahmet Ertegün
Turkish record company owner, producer and songwriter born July 31, 1923 in Istanbul, Turkey and died December 14, 2006 in New York, New York, USA. Brother of Nesuhi Ertegun. He used the moniker A. Nugetre (a reversal of his surname) mainly for writing credits (See aliases).
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.