In interviews both before and after Ahmet Ertegun's death in December, the director discusses AMERICAN MASTERS "Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built."

Considered by many to be the greatest jazz vocalist of all time, Billie Holiday lived a tempestuous and difficult life.

During his short life, George Gershwin penned a number of America's most recognizable pieces of music.

During the course of a career that spanned nearly fifty years, Sarah Vaughan was the singer’s singer, influencing everyone from Mel Torme to Anita Baker.

Aaron Copland was one of the most respected American classical composers of the twentieth century.