Istanbul Reflections...'Cause I Feel Like I Owe It...to Someone!

I am glad to share photos from my recent journey to Ahmet's homeland. I already cannot wait to return. Many thanks to the endless support from so many good peoples, for so many years, and special thanks to Cigedm Aksut, Melis Doga, and Volkan Aslan of Istanbul, Turkiye, IBB Culture Department. 

To Enter the Hagia Sophia is breathtaking! 

 A space of beauty and antiquity 

Speechless!

The details of ceilings 200 feet overhead

Two-hundred ancient columns holding the roof of the Cistern. A brilliant Roman Empire invention! 

Treasures of ancient Greece, relocated to Istanbul to serve an underwater fate through the centuries! 

A City Square

 The Great Ataturk! 

Extending a hand of peace, and hope, to the new Republic! 

 You quickly find out why Istanbul is the City of Cats...

                                                                                   And Food! 

A Home of  the Sultans of Constantinople! 

 A solemn and quiet place

This moment, this day...unbelievable! 

"For the memory of Ahmet Ertegun, in the days when Atlantic Records was the most magnificent record company on the planet!"---Robert Plant

Thoughts Found in Istanbul (Episode #416)

 Singing on a clear night, with a starry sky in Istanbul, this program was brought to me...thank you Ahmet! 

I could almost see the Milky Way, tonight!

Tonight's broadcast is dedicated to my dear Istanbul friends: Cigdem Aksut and Melis Doga

We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music

As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday.  Thank you, Baruch! 

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Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House 

Let Me Introduce...the "Other" Ertegun...Happy Birthday Nesuhi! (Episode #410)

 Tonight we look into the face of inspiration for the young Ahmet...his older brother, Nesuhi! I'll play some of my favorite jazz tracks from just a few of the great Atlantic jazz albums he had his hand on. 

                 The young Ertegun brothers, at home in the Turkish Embassy, Washington, DC

We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music

As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday.  Thank you, Baruch! 

You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588

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Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House 

Rainy Day in June Jazz Discovery (Episode 391)

 The joy of the Atlantic catalogue is that it can be gone to again and again, and new treasures discovered. So here on this rainy Spring day, lets all discover some Jazz we may not have heard, cultivated by the guiding hand of Nesuhi Ertegun!  The focus this week will be on Tony Fruscella. 

Young Ahmet (l) and Nesuhi(r) 

We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music

As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday.  Thank you, Baruch! 

You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588

Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House! Pacifica Audio now makes Ahmet's House available to its more than 200 stations across the globe! 

Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House 

Meet the Filmmaker's...Leave the Door Open Premiere!

 An incredible chance to chat with Director Umran Safter and her Producer Suraj Sharma from Istanbul! Their documentary premiers at the DC International Film Festival TODAY in Arlington. A great look into the early days of Ahmet and Nesuhi in America. Add in some great jazz too, tonight! 

In the Original Ahmet's House, Sheridan Circle DC! 

Song List: 

TBD

We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music

As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday.  Thank you, Baruch! 

You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588

Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House! 

Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House 

It's A New Season...in Ahmet's House!!! Number 14!

Good evening and welcome or welcome back! Tonight we continue to tell the story of the Atlantic Records founder and other icons of the music business who joined him over the years since 1947. It's Aretha to Zeppelin...thank you for joining us all these years!

The Man!

As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday.  Thank you, Baruch! 

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Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci

Tonight We Celebrate 50 Years of Deja Vu...in Ahmet's House

THIS past week we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the release of an Atlantic gem...Deja Vu, by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Nothing but genius tonight. In addition, I share two segments of an interview with recording engineer Bill Halverson, who shares some great inside information.

That Vinyl Replica Cover! 

As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday.  Thank you, Baruch! 

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Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci

The Legendary McCoy Tyner: 1938-2020

We celebrate the brilliance of pianist and Jazz Master McCoy Tyner tonight in Ahmet's House. His legendary work with John Coltrane on Atlantic is to never be forgotten. Thank you sir.

As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday.  Thank you, Baruch! 

You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588

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Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci

Chasing the Winter Blues Away! Part One of Three...

Part one of a three part series on Atlantic Blues...some great tracks seldom heard anywhere. Lets chase the February Winter blues away...

Shouting Out the Blues...Big Joe Turner

As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday.  Thank you, Baruch! 

You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588

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Fathers Day 2019 in Ahmet's House!

TONIGHT we celebrate fathers worldwide, and dedicate the show to the great fathers of Atlantic Records.

 Jerry Wexler and his son, Paul

           Nesuhi Ertegun

 Arif and Joe Mardin

Tom Dowd and his daughter, Dana

The Grandest Daddy-O of them All!

Song List: TBD



As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday.  Thank you, Baruch! 

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Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci

End of Another Year in Ahmet's House!

Wow...2018, for better or worse is coming to an end. Thank you all for listening, downloading and asking questions all this year long...all these years...in this thing we do together, called Ahmet's House! 2019 promises to be a big one for us here; let's believe!

Song List:

TBD

As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday.  Thank you, Baruch!

You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588

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Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci

A New Night, A New Season!

Good evening listeners, and welcome to a new season in Ahmet's House! We are so glad to have you come by this great house. Music, word and endless passion combine tonight. Please enjoy!

Always listening! 

Song List:

Nutrocker---Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Sentimental Moments---Eric Clapton
In the Mood---Robert Plant
Georgia---Ray Charles
Forget About Georgia---Lukas Nelson
You Keep Me Hangin On---Wilson Pickett
Faceless People---Vanilla Fudge
I Miss You So Much---Chris Conner
Sweet Dreams---Yes
Silent Night---Eric Clapton


As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday.  Thank you, Baruch!

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Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci

Aretha Louise Franklin: 1942-2018

Rejoice...rejoice...for a while we lived in the age of The Queen of Soul...Aretha!

Songs List:  (Note: All Songs Tonight are Aretha's) 

Good to Me as I Am to You
Hello Sunshine
A Song for You
The Old Landmark (live)
Amazing Grace (live)
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
Crazy He Calls Me
Dark End of the Street
Reach Out and Touch (w/Ray Charles)
Satisfaction (Live in Paris)
Soul Serenade
Tracks of My Tears
You Keep Me Hangin' On
At Last
My Way

As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday.  Thank you, Baruch!

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Shining a Light! On the legacy of Ahmet Ertegun

Good evening everyone...piano, guitar, drums...all together NOW! Showcasing the grand catalog of Atlantic Records, and its brilliant legacy...tonight and every Sunday, here on WBKM. Shine a light!

One of the many great addresses of music! 

Song List: 

Rockin' at Midnight---The Honeydrippers
Happy---The Rolling Stones
Everydays---Yes
Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With...King Crimson
In the Air Tonight---Phil Collins
Alley Cat---Bent Fabric
Let's Get an Understanding---Wilson Pickett
Birth of the Blues---Ray Charles
Silver Cycles---Eddie Harris
Let It Grow---Eric Clapton
Shine a Light---The Rolling Stones

As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday.  Thank you, Baruch!

You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588

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Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci

Let's Go Dancing! Ahmet's House in the Hot Summertime

Joy, dance and the music of the decades...that's what is inside Ahmet's House...so come on in and feel the cool!

Come On...Even the Bears Know How to Do It! 

Song List: 

TBD

As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday.  Thank you, Baruch!

You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588

Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa to look for Ahmet's House! 

Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci