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Ahmet Ertegun , (:ahˈmet eɾteˈɟyn); ( – December 14, 2006) was a Turkish-American businessman, songwriter and philanthropist. He was best known as the founder and president of Atlantic Records, and for discovering and championing many leading rhythm and blues and rock musicians. He also wrote classic blues and pop songs, and served as chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and museum. Ertegun has been described as "one of the most significant figures in the modern recording industry."〔("Ahmet Ertegun." ) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum inductees listing. Retrieved April 15, 2009.〕 He was also a significant figure in fostering ties between the U.S. and Turkey, his birthplace, and served as the chairman of The American Turkish Society for over 20 years until his death. He also co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team of the original North American Soccer League. ==Background== Born in Istanbul to an aristocratic Turkish family, Ahmet and his family, including elder brother Nesuhi, moved to Washington, D.C. in 1935, with their father, Münir Ertegün, who served as the second Ambassador (after Ahmet Muhtar Bey, his predecessor between 1927 and 1934) of the then-young Republic of Turkey to the United States of America. Prior to his appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to Washington, Münir Ertegün was Ambassador of the Republic to London for two years, during 1932–1934. Ahmet Ertegun's mother was Hayrünnisa, an accomplished musician who played keyboard and stringed instruments. She bought the popular records of the day, to which Ahmet and Nesuhi listened. Ertegun's older brother Nesuhi introduced him to jazz music, taking him to see the Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway orchestras in London at the age of nine.〔Tim Weiner. ("Ahmet Ertegun, Music Executive, Dies at 83." ) ''The New York Times''. December 15, 2006. Retrieved April 15, 2009.〕 When he was 14 his mother bought him a record-cutting machine which he used to compose and add lyrics to instrumental records. Ertegun's love for music pulled him into the heart of Washington, DC's black district where he would routinely see acts such as Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong and countless others. While he did attend Landon School, an affluent all-male private school in Bethesda, Maryland, Ahmet would joke, "I got my real education at Howard." Despite his affluent upbringing, Ertegun began to see a different world from his affluent peers. Ertegün would later say: "I began to discover a little bit about the situation of black people in America and experienced immediate empathy with the victims of such senseless discrimination, because, although Turks were never slaves, they were regarded as enemies within Europe because of their Muslim beliefs."〔 The brothers also frequented Milt Gabler’s Commodore Music Shop, assembled a large collection of over 15,000 jazz and blues 78s, and became acquainted with musicians such as Ellington, Lena Horne and Jelly Roll Morton. Ahmet and Nesuhi staged concerts by Lester Young, Sidney Bechet and other jazz giants, often at the Jewish Community Center, which was the only place that would allow a mixed audience and mixed band. They also traveled to New Orleans and to Harlem to listen to music and develop a keen awareness of developing musical tastes. Ertegun graduated from St. John's College in Annapolis in 1944. In November of the same year, Munir Ertegun died, and in 1946 President Truman ordered the battleship USS ''Missouri'' to return his body to Turkey as a demonstration of friendship between US and Turkey. This act also served as a show of support to counter the Soviet Union's potential political demands on Turkey. At the time of his father’s death he was taking graduate courses in Medieval philosophy at Georgetown University. Soon after, the family returned to Turkey. Ahmet and Nesuhi stayed in the United States. While Nesuhi moved to Los Angeles, Ahmet stayed in Washington and decided to get into the record business as a temporary measure to help him through college. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ahmet Ertegun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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