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Founder of Atlantic Records dies Founder of Atlantic Records dies
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The co-founder of Atlantic Records Ahmet Ertegun has died, aged 83.The co-founder of Atlantic Records Ahmet Ertegun has died, aged 83.
Mr Ertegun helped make Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin stars and signed the Rolling Stones in the early 70s.Mr Ertegun helped make Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin stars and signed the Rolling Stones in the early 70s.
He suffered a head injury when he fell at a Rolling Stones concert at New York's Beacon Theatre in October, and died after slipping into a coma.He suffered a head injury when he fell at a Rolling Stones concert at New York's Beacon Theatre in October, and died after slipping into a coma.
He will be buried in his native Turkey, and a memorial service will be held in New York in the New Year, an Atlantic Records spokesman said.He will be buried in his native Turkey, and a memorial service will be held in New York in the New Year, an Atlantic Records spokesman said.
Mr Ertegun, a jazz fanatic who came to the United States at the age of 11 when his father was named Turkish ambassador, founded Atlantic Records with Herb Abramson in 1947. 'Mentor'
"He was in a coma and expired today with his family at his bedside," his doctor, Dr Howard A Riina, said from New York.
Mr Ertegun, a jazz fanatic who came to the United States at the age of 11 when his father was named Turkish ambassador, founded Atlantic Records with Herb Abramson in 1947. Obituary: Ahmet Ertgeun
They quickly turned it into one of the leading independent jazz and rhythm and blues labels signing such names as Dizzy Gillespie and Duke Ellington.They quickly turned it into one of the leading independent jazz and rhythm and blues labels signing such names as Dizzy Gillespie and Duke Ellington.
Successes came steadily including the signing of Led Zeppelin in the 1970s.Successes came steadily including the signing of Led Zeppelin in the 1970s.
The label is now part of the Warner Music Group, and includes acts such as Kid Rock, James Blunt and Missy Elliott.The label is now part of the Warner Music Group, and includes acts such as Kid Rock, James Blunt and Missy Elliott.
The founder of Rolling Stone magazine, Jann Wenner, paid tribute to Ertegun's ability to act as a mentor to many in the music business.
"Ahmet was perhaps the most revered, respected figure in American popular music of the modern era," he said in a statement.