ahmet_ertegun | genre | blues <tsp> ahmet_ertegun | origin | united_states <tsp> ahmet_ertegun | origin | washington_dc <sep> ahmet ertegun (, turkish: ahmet zahrettin sebuhi ertegün; pronounced [ahˈmet eɾteˈɟyn]; july 31 [os 18 july] 1923 – december 14, 2006) was a turkish-american businessman, songwriter, record executive and philanthropist  ertegun was the co-founder and president of atlantic records he discovered and championed many leading rhythm and blues and rock musicians ertegun also wrote classic blues and pop songs 
ahmet ertegun performs blues music and is from washington d.c.. united states.ertegun also wrote classic blues and pop songs