Sad news: Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder of Atlantic Records (and purportedly the inspiration for FZ to name his second son Ahmet) has died, aged 83.
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December 15th, 2006 at 3:34 pm »
Sad news, indeed. The passing of yet another icon from an age when music wasn’t just a business product, but a creative outlet.
December 15th, 2006 at 5:14 pm »
I would guess that Urtegun was an at least partial inspiration for Frank. RIP AE. Atlantic was a great label.
December 15th, 2006 at 7:22 pm »
But he might not have always treated the musicians fairly: http://www.counterpunch.org/wilhelms12152006.html