Ahmet Ertegun, Aretha Franklin, Ben E. King, Bette Midler, Eric Clapton ...( see more  see more... ) , Kid Rock , Led Zeppelin , Mick Jagger , Phil Collins , Ray Charles , Robert Plant , Solomon Burke

With a $10,000 loan from his dentist, Ahmet Ertegun co-founded Atlantic Records in 1947. By the 1950s Atlantic was the country's premier R&B label. Ertegun's wondrous rise is recounted in this lively,...( read more  read more... ) music-filled episode from the PBS series American Masters. It took director Susan Steinberg over four years to capture Ertegun in candid conversations with music greats Robert Plant, Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, Ray Charles and many more.

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Directed by: Susan Steinberg

Release Date: May 2, 2007

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DVD Release Date: June 12, 2007

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