Episode
American Masters: Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
Overview
How Ahmet Ertegun built a recording industry empire in the decades after World War II.
Details
- Series
- American Masters
- Season
- Season 21
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2007-04-11
- Runtime
- 90 min
Episode context
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built is Episode 2 in Season 21 of American Masters. It aired on 2007-04-11. The runtime is 90 min.
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