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Ahmet Ertegun's LegacyThe Atlantic Records founder in his own words.


Posted Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, at 1:26 PM ET

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Slate: What do you want for your legacy?

AE: I'd be happy if people said that I did a little bit to raise the dignity and recognition of the greatness of African-American music.

Slate: Do you have devotional feelings towards Islam?

AE: Well, look I'm Muslim by birth—and the rest I'll have to explain when I write my autobiography.

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