This DVD and book cannot be overlooked, especially for any serious music collector. Just think of all the great music that you’ve heard and loved over the last fifty years. Most of it (or at least half) is probably covered in this DVD or book.
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built:
This 2007 DVD video release from Rhino/WEA is a glorious tribute to Ahmet Ertegun, who established and nurtured Atlantic Records into one of the biggest music labels today. The DVD features Bette Midler, Ruth Brown, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton and a cast of thousands.
The hardcover book is also available, and both are highly recommended:
it’s an amazing insiders look at who was onstage and what went on backstage.
What’d I Say: The Atlantic Story (560 pages with 1,000 photographs)
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Tonight’s the big night, the big show, the ultimate reunion concert. Led Zeppelin at London’s O2 Arena, live on stage, to benefit the Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund. The concert was originally scheduled for late November until Jimmy Page injured a finger, setting the concert back until December 10th.
Rolling Stone Magazine has a good article about the band’s rehearsals with Jason Bonham, who is behind the drum kit, filling in for his late dad John. And did you see their picture on the cover of Rolling Stone? Jimmy Page with a head of silver hair, Robert Plant still curly & scruffy, and the clean cut John Paul Jones.
In addition to headliners Led Zeppelin, Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings, Paul Rogers, Paolo Nutini, and Foreigner will also perform in this special tribute concert to Atlantic Records founder and musical mentor, Ahmet Ertegun.
And just in time for Christmas gift giving, you can get the Led out to your favorite fans…
Led Zeppelin: - Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same (Collector’s Edition) (2007)
Mothership 2CD/1DVD - Two-CD career spanning collection of classic tracks!
Deluxe version also contains a bonus DVD featuring 90 minutes of live performance video from …

It’s big news and already been blogged to death. Led Zeppelin has announced a reunion concert for November, along with another best of collection CD release. I have to say it’s wonderful to see a musical tribute to the late great Ahmet Ertegun, who nurtured so many artists and bands careers at , . It’s also a good cause; the concert will raise funds for the Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund.
Ahmet and his brother Nesuhi Ertegun were also honored at the 40th Montreux Jazz Festival with an all star concert. The Ertegun’s contributions to our musical legacy are staggering. Read any of the books about him or Atlantic Records and you can see what I mean.
Sources:
http://ahmettribute.com/
http://www.ledzeppelin.com/
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