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Ahmet Ertegun Eulogy To My Brother Nesuhi
From Jon Hammond N.Y., NY: I was honored to be invited to be with friends, family and Atlantic Records WEA and so many Musicians on this day in 1989 in Lincoln Center. I arrived with Bernard Purdie long-time Atlantic recording artist and we sat together amongst the Musicians, in concert were Modern Jazz Quartet, Roberta Flack, Phil Collins, Manhattan Transfer, Ron Carter, Sylvia Simms and at end after Ahmet's eulogy George Wein played a piano blues with Claude Nobbs on harmonica. Cocktail reception followed, it was somber but warm and joyful at the same time. Now Ahmet has passed RIP, he was always nice to me so I pass this on in their memory.
Sincerely,
Jon Hammond
http://www.HammondCast.com
*Ahmet Ertegun was "one of the most significant figures in the modern recording industry" who "co-founded Atlantic Records in 1947 with partner Herb Abramson. Atlantic was at the forefront of great independent labels that sprang up in the late Forties, challenging the primacy of the major labels of the time (RCA, Columbia and Decca) by discovering, developing and nurturing new talent. Under the guiding hand of Ertegun - the son of a career diplomat and a lifelong jazz and blues aficionado - Atlantic became the nation's premier rhythm & blues label in a few short years. The label's artist roster in the Fifties reads like an honor roll of R&B talent: Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Ray Charles, LaVern Baker, the Drifters, the Coasters, the Clovers, and many more. During this period, Ertegun produced or coproduced the vast majority of records released on Atlantic. He even wrote songs for Atlantic artists in the early days using the pseudonym "Nugetre" (Ertegun spelled backwards). Though he was less directly involved as a producer, Ertegun continued at the helm of Atlantic in the Sixties and Seventies as the company conquered the realms of soul and rock, from Aretha Franklin to Led Zeppelin, with phenomenal success. Ertegun serves as chairman of Atlantic Records to this day. At the tenth annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Dinner in 1995, it was announced that the museum's main exhibition hall would be named after Ertegun." (quote from Museum)
Nesuhi Ertegun "spent most of his lifetime working at Atlantic Records and associated labels. He joined Atlantic in 1956, nine years after its founding by his brother Ahmet and Herb Abramson. Nesuhi initially developed Atlantic's album department and built up the label's extensive catalog of jazz long-players. The list of jazz artists he produced at Atlantic over the years reads like a who's who: John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, the Modern Jazz Quartet and more. Nesuhi also became involved with the label's rhythm & blues and rock and roll roster as well, producing several hit records for Ray Charles, the Drifters, Bobby Darin and Roberta Flack. The son of a Turkish diplomat, Nesuhi acquired his taste for black music while growing up in Washington D.C., where he and Ahmet would frequent the Howard Theater and scour the community for records by their favorite musicians. In 1944, he moved to Los Angeles to run the Jazzman Record Shop. While there he created his own label, Crescent Records (later Jazzman), on which he recorded the likes of Kid Ory and Jelly Roll Morton. Nesuhi also served as editor of Record Changer magazine and taught the first accredited course in jazz offered in the U.S., at UCLA. In addition to founding the jazz division at Atlantic, Nesuhi later went on to spearhead the label's international operations, expanding the business and opening up new markets overseas. After the merger of the Warner Brothers, Elektra and Atlantic labels in 1971, he headed WEA International. He later oversaw the special projects division of Warner Communications and launched East/West, a Atlantic-distributed label, in 1988." (quote from Museum)
Length: 277
Rating: 5.00 (3 ratings)
Tags: Ahmet Ertegun Nesuhi Jon Hammond Atlantic Records Rhythm and Blues Jazz Ray Charles Aretha Franklin HammondCast KYOU CBS
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Cool song dedicated to Sarah & McCain! "SARAH PALIN'S COMIN' TO TOWN"
A COOL SONG DEDICATED TO SARAH PALIN AND JOHN McCAIN!
Recently, international recording artist Anthony Castelo (www.AnthonyCasteloMusic.com), wrote a set of lyrics called "SARAH PALIN'S COMIN' TO TOWN" (She's Got Macky's Back).
He then sang it to the tune of legendary singer, Bobby Darin's 1959 hit song "MACK THE KNIFE" by composers: Marc Blitzstein, E. Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill.
"MACK THE KNIFE" is considered one of the greatest songs of the 1955 to 1959 Rock Era. It won the Grammy for "Record of the Year" in 1959. Produced by Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler and arranged for orchestra and conducted by Richard Wess. It appears on: "That's All- The Bobby Darin Story"
"MACK THE KNIFE" was first written in 1928 as "Moritat" or "Theme from the Three-penny Opera". and introduced in that production by Kurt Weill's wife, Lotte Lenya.
With all due respect to the memories of Mr. Bobby Darin and composers Marc Blitzstein, E.Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, this material was made for commentary and non-commercial purposes only under the "fair use" provision of the Copyright Act, Section 107.
Length: 201
Rating: 3.70 (29 ratings)
Tags: John McCain Sarah Palin Town Comin Coming Song Music Republican Anthony Castelo Positive Good Inspiring Cool Dedicated to
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Joel Dorn - Rufus Harley
Grammy Award wining producer Joel Dorn, talks about Rufus Harley, the worlds first jazz bagpipe player.
http://www.pipesofpeacemovie.com
A George Manney film. Copyright 2006-2007.
One of the most prominent producers in pop and jazz, Joel Dorn helmed records from some of the biggest names in music, among them Charles Mingus, Bette Midler and the Allman Brothers Band.
He began his career in 1961 as a disc jockey with Philadelphia jazz station WHAT-FM; his radio success led to a meeting with Atlantic Records founder Nesuhi Ertegun, resulting in an offer allowing Dorn to produce the artist of his choice for the company's jazz imprint.
Length: 144
Rating: 5.00 (6 ratings)
Tags: Rufus Harley Joel Dorn jazz bagpipes Philadelphia
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FAMOUS TURKISH AMERICANS / TURKS IN AMERICA
History
The presence of Turks in the Americas dates to the 17th century. However, there is little authoritative evidence for this claim other than archives dating from the Ottoman Empire. The biggest migration from the Ottoman Empire to the new continent was driven after slavery became illegal. It is known that approximately 7,000 Turks mostly from the small Anatolian city of Elazığ worked on the Ford Motor Company assembly line in Detroit. The onset of World War I was a turning point for many Turks who had come to America. Several hundred Turks returned to Turkey and joined the Ottoman Army. Most Turks stayed in America and some Turks enlisted in the American military.
However, upon knowledge of the allied occupation of Istanbul and Greek occupation of Izmir, fights broke out between Turks and Greeks in factories and streets and about half of the Turkish community in the United States returned to Turkey to fight against the invading foreign forces in what is now known as the Turkish War for Independence.
A second exodus of Turks occurred during the Great Depression. Turkish President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk sent Turkish ships to America, offering free passage home to any Turk who would leave, so many Turks took up the offer and returned to Turkey. The second wave of migration came right after World War II when the United States accepted the Alien Registration Act. After this date, especially elite Turkish academics migrated to the United States for better educational opportunities and resources. Along with the brain drain immigrants, many working class Turks also settled in the United States. A brief history of the Turkish presence in the United States can be found at AmerikadakiTurk.
Early Turkish immigrants to the United States were predominantly from Turkey's rural community. They settled in large, industrial cities and found employment as unskilled laborers. The majority came to earn money so that they could improve their economic situation and that of their families in Turkey. After the 1950s, a well-skilled and highly educated class immigrated to the United States, the majority being medical doctors, engineers, and scientists. Today, Turkish Americans are visible in virtually every field. The majority are professionals and enjoy a upper middle class lifestyle.
Music industry
Perhaps the most successful Turkish name associated with music outside of Turkey and in the United States is Atlantic Records' founder, Ahmet Ertegün. His promotion of some of the most famous R&B and soul artists in North America and contribution to the American music industry has earned him a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame together with his brother Nesuhi Ertegün. Arif Mardin is another major popular music producer and arranger in America. His clients included Aretha Franklin, the Bee Gees, Carly Simon, Roberta Flack, and Bette Midler. After briefly meeting Ahmet Ertegün at the Newport Jazz Festival, he joined Atlantic Records and served as their Vice President until his death.
[edit] Science and mathematics
Feza Gursey (1921-1993) was the J. Willard Gibbs Professor Emeritus of Physics at Yale University. He contributed major studies on the group structure of elementary particles and the symmetries of interactions. Professor Gursoy helped bridge the gap between physicists and mathematicians at Yale. He was the winner of the prestigious Oppenheimer Prize and Wigner Medal.
Length: 360
Rating: 4.50 (43 ratings)
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Nesanica-Tose Proeski In Memoriam
Tose Proeski Nesanica
Length: 281
Rating: 4.90 (87 ratings)
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Ivkova slava - Nesanica
Reklamni video za film Ivkova slava režisera Zdravka Šotre. Podloga pjesma nesanica.
Length: 221
Rating: 4.90 (67 ratings)
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