Atlantic by Dorothy Wade

Atlantic by Dorothy Wade

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Summary

Ahmet Ertegun was the man who launched the careers of Otis Redding, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin, and went on to promote Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Led Zeppelin and a host of others. This book looks at Ertegun and the making of Atlantic and includes portraits of the stars at work and play.

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Atlantic by Dorothy Wade

This is the story of Atlantic Reds and its founder Ahmet Ertegun, the man who launched the careers of Mick Jagger, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton and a host of other rock superstars. The author was the first to bring black singers and musicians to centre-stage of the US music scene, and the list of names Atlantic launched is a rollcar of rock greats: Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Rolling Stones, Genesis, Led Zeppelin and Eric Clapton among them. The authors have. been allowed extraordinary access to Ertegun and Atlantic, and this inside story includes vivid portraits of these and other superstars at work and play, as well as the megabuck deals for which the music business is high places, and Mafia attempts to muscle in on the profits.
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ISBN 13 9781857020854
ISBN 10 1857020855
Title Atlantic
Author Dorothy Wade
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 1993-04-05
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.