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AUTHOR INTERVIEWS
Barbara Abramson—6/18/07, 6/23/07, 6/28/07, 7/16/07, 10/29/08, 2/10/09, 8/15/09, 12/21/09
George Avakian—2/16/09
Eve Babitz—10/27/09
Peter Balakian—2/16/09
Howell Begle—6/16/09
Miriam (Abramson) Bienstock—5/8/07, 5/14/07, 12/12/08, 6/2/09, 5/25/10
Chris Blackwell—7/20/09
David Brendel—2/15/10
Gary Burden—2/6/10
Solomon Burke—11/13/09
Truman Capote—11/72
Phil Carson—6/15/09
Dorothy Carvello—6/3/09, 6/4/09
Frances Chantly—6/30/09
Marshall Chess—4/11/05, 12/23/06
Lyor Cohen—9/25/09
Bill Curbishley—6/10/09
Jimmy Douglass—5/14/09
Alan Dunn—1/4/07, 6/1/09
Jay Emmett—7/29/09
Ahmet Ertegun—11/72, 3/11/88
Belkis Ertegun—5/7/09
Mica Ertegun—4/11/09, 4/25/09, 4/28/09, 6/19/09, 8/26/09
Suzan Hochberg Evans—10/21/09
Jason Fine—12/22/06
Jason Flom—9/17/09
Ian Frazier—6/11/09
David Geffen—7/17/08, 6/10/09
Charlie Gillett—9/19/09
Selma Goksel—12/29/08
Harvey Goldsmith—7/10/09
Delia Gottlieb—5/24/2007
Jerry Greenberg—5/29/09
Allen Grubman—7/29/09
Taylor Hackford—11/7/09
M. Sukuru Hanioglu—4/6/09
Alan Hirschfield—6/1/09, 6/24/09
Jac Holzman—4/13/09
David Horowitz—9/15/09
Barbara Howar—1/7/09
Jenni Trent Hughes—6/29/09
Andy Johns—12/20/06
Susan Joseph—6/11/09
Craig Kallman—10/7/09
Bob Kaus—9/11/09
Jamaica Kincaid—10/27/09
Ben E. King—12/14/09
Henry Kissinger—12/2/09
Bob Krasnow—7/6/09
Jon Landau—6/25/09
Erith Landeau—8/27/09
Fran Lebowitz—5/21/09
Dave Marsh—6/17/09
Paul Marshall—4/2/09, 4/30/09, 7/21/09
Mario Medious—7/27/09
Ina Meibach—11/2/09
Bette Midler—9/30/09
Linda Moran—9/18/09
Doug Morris—5/19/09
Graham Nash—7/21/09
Mo Ostin—4/22/09
Jean Pigozzi—7/13/09
Jerry Pompili—2/11/05
Mac Rebennack (Dr. John)—7/18/08
Keith Richards—12/72, 7/30/09
Lisa Robinson—5/18/09
Kid Rock—6/4/09
Peter Rudge—11/18/05, 6/24/09
Ellen Sander—4/20/09
Alejandro Santo Domingo—5/18/09
Julio Mario Santo Domingo—5/18/09
Dr. Veronique Simon—6/23/09
Joe Smith—6/23/09
Seymour Stein—7/24/09
Robert Stigwood—5/28/09
Brian Stone—6/15/09, 6/16/09
Francine Wakschal—5/31/07
Jann Wenner—12/24/06, 12/26/06, 8/31/10
Jerry Wexler—5/25/07, 5/30/07, 6/19/07, 6/30/07, 8/18/07
Paul Wexler—4/10/09
Bill Wyman—12/72
ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE INTERVIEWS
(These interviews were conducted by the staff of Rolling Stone magazine in conjunction with the tribute to Ahmet Ertegun published in their January 25, 2007, issue.)
Chris Blackwell
Solomon Burke
Phil Collins
Joel Dorn
David Geffen
Jimmy Iovine
Mick Jagger
Mick Jones
Craig Kallman
Henry Kissinger
David “Fathead” Newman
Robert Plant
Keith Richards
Stephen Stills
Mike Stoller
Neil Young
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FILMS
Atlantic: Hip to the Tip. Fragile Films. Directed by Uri Fruchtmann, 1993.
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built. Directed by Susan Steinberg, 2006.
Beyond the Sea. Lionsgate Entertainment. Written by Lewis Colick and Kevin Spacey; directed by Kevin Spacey, 2004.
Cadillac Records. Tristar Pictures. Written and directed by Darnell Martin, 2008.
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos. Written by John Dower and Mark Monroe; codirected by Paul Crowder and John Dower, 2006.
Ray. Universal Pictures. Written by James L. White; directed by Taylor Hackford, 2004.
Tom Dowd and the Language of Music. Directed by Mark Moorman, 2003.
200 Motels. Directed by Tony Palmer and Frank Zappa, 1971.
Index
ABC-Paramount Records, 115, 133–36, 169, 190
ABC television, 121, 129, 304
Abramson, Barbara Heaton, 44, 45, 46, 108, 112, 115–17, 119
Abramson, Herb, 30, 42–49, 98, 99, 108–9, 240
Atlantic Records buyout of, 118–19
difficult final years at Atlantic Records of, 104–10, 113–19, 121–22, 133
as founding partner of Atlantic Records, xi, 42, 44–49, 51–54, 56–70, 73–76, 82–89, 92–93, 303
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