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SOUND JUDGMENT presents A TRIBUTE TO AHMET ERTEGUN

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Submitted by Arya on Mon, 12/18/2006 - 5:00pm.

Chains of Love: A Tribute to Ahmet Ertegun

What Red Auerbach was to the NBA, AHMET ERTEGUN was to music. Both men were "non performers" whose decisions shaped two of the most important cultural forces of our time. Auerbach died earlier this fall at 89.

Monday on Sound Judgment, we paid tribute to Ahmet Ertegun, a co-founder of Atlantic Records, who died last week at 83. Ertegun was a key figure in the careers of artists ranging from Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, and Aretha Franklin to The Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, and Led Zeppelin.

Hour 1:
http://archive.kpsu.org:8080/node/1599
Hour 2:
http://archive.kpsu.org:8080/node/1600

Artist/Songs/Album/Label
Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald/Caravan/Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook/Polygram Records
Sticks McGhee/Drinkin' Wine Spo Dee O dee/1947-1951/Classics
Big Joe Turner/ Shake, Rattle, and Roll/(snippet)/
Bobby Darin/Not For Me/18 Yellow Roses and 11 Other Things/Capitol
Bobby Darin/Lazy River/ The Bobby Darin Story/Atco
Bobby Darin/Oo-ee-train/Things & Other Things/Atco
Ray Charles/Mess Around/Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)/ Atlantic Records, Rhino
Ahmet Ertegun/ Mess Around//Atlantic Records
Ray Charles/I've Got A Woman/Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)/ Atlantic Record, Rhino
Ruth Brown/5-10-15 Hours/Rockin' Rhythm: The Best Of Ruth Brown/ Atlantic, Rhino
Solomon Burke/ He'll Have To Go/If You Need Me /Atlantic Records
Otis Redding/Nobody Knows You (When You're Down And Out)/The Soul Album/Atlantic Records
Booker T & The MGs/Time Is Tight/Time is Tight/ Stax
Wilson Pickett/ Land of 1,000 Dances/The Exciting Wilson Pickett/ Collectables
Aretha Franklin/He's A Sweet Sweet Man/ Aretha Now/Atlantic Records
Aretha Franklin/Lee Cross/Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington [Reissue]/Columbia
Cream/Strange Brew/The Very Best Of Cream/Polydor
Cream/Those Were The Days/The Very Best Of Cream/Polydor
Dusty Springfield/Just A Little Lovin'/ Dusty In Memphis/ Atlantic Records
Young Rascals/A Beautiful Morning/Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits /Atlantic Records
Crosby, Stills, and Nash/Marrakesh Express/Crosby, Stills, Nash/ Atlantic Records
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young/ Everybody I Love You/Deja Vu/Atlantic Records
Led Zeppelin/Thank You/ Led Zeppelin II /Atlantic Records
Bee Gees/Lonely Days/2 Years On/Atco
The Rolling Stones/It's Only Rock And Roll(But I Like It)/It's Only Rock And Roll/ Rolling Stones Records, Virgin
Charles Mingus/ Cryin' Blues/Blues & Roots/ Atlantic
John Coltrane/ Giant Steps/The Heavyweight Champion: John Coltrane The Complete Recordings/ Atlantic, Rhino
The Drifters/ Up On The Roof /The Drifters (Greatest Hits) /Atlantic
Aretha Franklin/ Respect/ I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You/ Atlantic, Rhino
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane/ In A Sentimental Mood/ Duke Ellington & John Coltrane/ Impulse

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