Date of Birth
31 July 1923,
Istanbul, Turkey
Date of Death
14 December 2006, New York, New York, USA (head injury)
Nickname
Father of Rock and Roll
Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Spouse
| Mica Banu |
(1961 - 14 December 2006) (his death) |
| Jan Holm |
(1952 - ?) (divorced) |
Trivia
Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 under the category Non-Performer.
Brother Nesuhi Ertegun was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 for Lifetime Achievement.
Longtime chairman of Atlantic Records, which he founded in 1947.
His father was the Turkish ambassador to the US.
Presented with the Music Industry Trusts' Award in 2000 for his outstanding contribution to the British music industry.
Is portrayed by Curtis Armstrong in Ray (2004/I)
Where Are They Now
(August 2005) He is sailing with his boat around the Mediterranean sea
... Ahmet Ertegun and Claude Nobs
Ahmet Ertegun, a Turkish diplomat’s ...
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