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unusual facts about Ahmet Ertegun



Artists and repertoire

Traditionally A&R executives were composers, arrangers and producers – Atlantic Records's heads Jerry Wexler and Ahmet Ertegun were producers and composers respectively – but an A&R with musical ability and knowledge has become a rarity, with Ron Fair and Martin Kierszenbaum being notable recent exceptions.

Cow Cow Davenport

In 1953, "Cow Cow Blues" was an influence on the Ahmet Ertegün-written "Mess Around" by Ray Charles' which was Charles' first step away from his Nat "King" Cole-esque style, and into the style he would employ throughout the 1950s for Atlantic Records.

I Found Someone

The single's B-side, "When," is a 1980 recording of a song written by Branigan, arranged and conducted by Arif Mardin and produced by Mardin and Ahmet Ertegun.


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