Ahmet Ertegun
KNOWN FOR
Forming Atlantic Records, signing Ray Charles as one of its first artists.
AMERICAN MASTERS FILM
Atlantic Records: The House that Ahmet Built (May 2007)Directed by Susan Steinberg
Written Features
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