Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack (1961)
Brought to you by Ahmet Ertegun, 1923-2006. No one...no one...had a better set of ears. And no one better exemplified my own taste in the popular music of the twentieth century.
One thing alluded to, but not spelled out in the Times obit, Mr. Ertegun saved Aretha Franklin's career from none other than John Hammond, who wanted her to be a jazz singer. Ertgegun, along with Jerry Wexler and the late, great sound engineer, Tom Dowd, heard what her voice was really meant to do.
Brought to you by Ahmet Ertegun, 1923-2006. No one...no one...had a better set of ears. And no one better exemplified my own taste in the popular music of the twentieth century.
One thing alluded to, but not spelled out in the Times obit, Mr. Ertegun saved Aretha Franklin's career from none other than John Hammond, who wanted her to be a jazz singer. Ertgegun, along with Jerry Wexler and the late, great sound engineer, Tom Dowd, heard what her voice was really meant to do.
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