Nesuhi Ertegün

Nesuhi Ertegun (Turkish: Nesuhi Ertegün; November 26, 1917 – July 15, 1989) was a Turkish record producer and executive of Atlantic Records and WEA International. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Nesuhi and his family, including younger brother Ahmet, moved to Washington, D.C. in 1935 with their father Münir Ertegün, who was appointed the Turkish Ambassador to the United States in that year. From an early age, Nesuhi’s primary musical interest was jazz. He had attended concerts in Europe before his family moved to the USA. While living at the Turkish Embassy in Washington D.C., he promoted jazz concerts during 1941-44. When his father died in 1944, and most of the rest of his family returned to Turkey, Nesuhi decided to stay in the USA and...