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Ahmet Ertegun: 1923-2006

Ahmet Ertegun, and Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker of Cream.

Its thanks to the genius of Ahmet Ertegun, You got Ray Charles and Led Zeppelin. Ahmet Ertegun died today and the world is a little bit smaller.

What do Kemal Ataturk, Donald Rumsfeld and Ray Charles all have in common. Ahmet Ertegun. Click Here to read more about this fascinating man.

How did he die? Brian injury. How did he get it? He fell at a Rolling Stones Concert. The man was 83, at a Rolling Stones Concert.
In his spare time, he also wrote the classic Ray Charles song "Mess Around". I wish we were all as cool as Ahmet Ertegun.

(...As he said to Ray Charles once, I now say to him: "You are the F**king end!")

Posted @ December 14, 2006 03:54 PM | Current Affairs