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The '''Ertegun brothers''', '''Ahmet Ertegun''' ([[1923]]) and '''Nesuhi Ertegun''' ([[1917]]-[[1989]]) are co-founders of [[Atlantic Records]]. |
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Born in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]], they moved to [[Washington, DC]] with their father [[M. Munir Ertegun]], who was then the [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[Ambassador]] to the [[United States]]. |
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Ahmet Ertegun, together with his brother Nesuhi, producer [[Tom Dowd]], [[Jerry Wexler]] and others created the [[Atlantic Records]] [[jazz]] and [[pop music|pop]] empire in the ?[[1950s|50s]]. Although their primary musical interest was jazz (both brothers promoted jazz concerts, founded jazz record companies and organized jazz bands), they were also open to more modern styles and worked with such famous artists as [[Charles Mingus]], [[Ornette Coleman]], [[Hank Crawford]], and [[Sonny Bono|Sonny]] and [[Cher (singer)|Cher]]. |
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They were also co-founders and ex-directors of the [[New York Cosmos]] [[soccer]] team. |
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