Ahmet Ertegun On The Charlie Rose Show - February 21st, 2005

Ahmet Ertegun (1923 to 2006), Founder/Chairman - Atlantic Records


Here are some rough timecodes if you want to fast forward:
00:00 - Turkey
11:30 - Jazz/Blues Gospel
15:00 - Black American Music
18:00 - How A Turkish Man Loved Jazz in D.C.
20:00 - The Howard Theater
22:00 - Jazz At The Turkish Embassy
26:00 - 1947 - Forming The Company
27:00 - Making Music For The Black Audience
30:00 - Meeting Eric Clapton/BB King/Wilson Pickett
31:00 - The Book "What I'd Say - The Atlantic Story - 50 Years of Music"
31:54 - Ray, The Movie
34:30 - Thoughts on Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles/Meeting Ray Charles
37:40 - Ray Going To ABC Records
38:50 - Did Atlantic Make a Deal To Match ABC Records?/Ray Coming Back To Atlantic
40:37 - The BEginning of Rock & Roll/USA & Great Britain
42:00 - On Rap
44:00 - Otis Reddding
44:45 - Black Artists Not Getting Payed Their Royalties
49:00 - Pasion for Music/ Close