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AHMET ERTEGUN, THE LEGENDARY MUSIC MAN AND FOUNDER OF ATLANTIC RECORDS,
DIES IN NEW YORK TODAY AT THE AGE OF 83.
It is with deep sadness that we must announce that today, December 14th, 2006, Ahmet Ertegun passed away in New York City at the New York
Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center. He suffered a massive head injury on October 29th, 2006
while at Bill Clinton's 60th birthday party. He was backstage after the Rolling Stones went onstage and
slipped down a steel staircase as he was decending to the main level.
As the founder of Atlantic records, Mr. Ertegun was a major force in the music industry and he will be
deeply missed.
Mr. Ertegun will be buried in his native country of Turkey, and a memorial service will be held in New York
City in April, 2007.
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DECEMBER 14th, 2006
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