Ahmet Ertegun - Atlantic Records, December 1947

   December 1947: Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson starts Atlantic Records which will become the biggest R&B label in history.

   Herb Abramson and his wife Miriam were close friends with fellow jazz buff Ahmet Erteg'n and together they founded Atlantic Records in 1947. Abramson was president of Atlantic and Ahmet was vice-president. Both Abramson and Ahmet handled the creative end of the business and Miriam handled the business end.

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Ahmet (left) and Nesuhi Ertegun in 1940

Herb Abramson and his wife, Miriam Bienstock, c. 1947