Atlantic Records http://www.ordiecole.com/music/atlantic_records.txt http://www.ordiecole.com/music/jazz_musiciens.html Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is a record label founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. In the early fifties Ahmet was joined by Jerry Wexler and then Nesuhi Ertegun. Athough it began as an independent record company, it became a major player in the jazz and pop music business in the 1960s. The Ertegun brothers, Ahmet Ertegun (1923) and Nesuhi Ertegun (1917–1989) are co-founders of Atlantic Records : http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Ertegun+brothers&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1&linktext=Ahmet%20Ertegun Herb Abramson (1916-1999) : http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Herb+Abramson&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1&linktext=Herb%20Abramson Atlantic was acquired by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts in 1967. It is currently part of the Warner Music Group : World Music Market (Sony - Universal - EMI - Warner) : http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=World+music+market&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1&linktext=Big%20Four%20record%20labels#copyright http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Warner+Music+Group&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1&linktext=Warner%20Music%20Group http://www.liberation.fr/culture/musique/223624.FR.php http://www.ordiecole.com/music/atlantic_records.rtf ___________________________________________________________________ http://www.ordiecole.com/music/atlantic_records.txt