Ahmet Ertegun -- A Musical Tribute

Atlantic Records co-founder and music icon Ahmet Ertegun died today, but his legacy will endure for generations to come. Here's a look at some of the masterpieces Ertegun helped make possible.

Sticks McGhee: "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee" [Listen]

The Clovers: "Fool, Fool, Fool" [Listen]

Ruth Brown: "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" [Listen]

Ray Charles: "Mess Around" [Listen]

The Drifters: "There Goes My Baby" [Listen]

Ray Charles: "What'd I Say" [Listen]

Cream: "Lawdy Mama" [Listen]

Aretha Franklin: "Good to Me as I Am to You" [Listen]

R.B. Greaves: "Take a Letter, Maria" [Listen]

Professor Longhair: "Tipitina" [Listen]

Jimmy and Mama Yancey: "Yancey Special" [Listen]

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: "Woodstock [Listen]

Foreigner: "Feels Like the First Time" [Listen]

Bette Midler: "Friends" [Listen]

Listen to the entire Ahmet Ertegun mixtape