Cover Image

The last sultan : the life and times of Ahmet Ertegun /

As the founder and head of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun signed and/or recorded many of the greatest musical artists of all time, from Ray Charles to Kid Rock. Working alongside his older brother, Nesuhi, one of the preeminent jazz producers of all time, and the legendary Jerry Wexler, Ertegun tra...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greenfield, Robert
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2011.
Edition:1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Subjects:
Ertegun, Ahmet M.
Sound recording executives and producers > United States > Biography.
Sound recording executives and producers > Biography.
Biographie.
Musikproduzent.
USA.
Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents:
  • A day of tribute in New York
  • Coming to America
  • The nation's capital
  • Making records
  • The house that Ruth built
  • Mess around
  • Shake, rattle, and roll
  • Brothers in arms
  • Splish splash
  • Love and marriage
  • The Oak Room
  • I got you Babe
  • Hey, what's that sound
  • Selling out
  • Helplessly hoping
  • Romancing the Stones
  • The boy wonder
  • The years with Ross
  • The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  • Clash of the titans
  • Bawitdaba in Bodrum
  • "The encore was heaven."