Unsurprisingly, the tributes have been pouring in for Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun who, as reported on Friday, died last week from injuries caused by that fall back stage at a Rolling Stones concert in October.
Mick Jagger, whose band was signed to Atlantic by Ertegun in the seventies, led the praise for the late music mogul, telling reporters: "He was a marvellous man, very witty, a great raconteur. He will be fondly remembered by all who knew him... I will personally miss our warm and long friendship".
From a different Rolling Stone, Jan Wenner of Rolling Stone magazine said: "Ahmet was perhaps the most revered, respected figure in American popular music of the modern era".
Fellow label exec David Geffen told the New York Times: "Few people have had a bigger impact on the record industry than Ahmet and no one loved American music more than he did. Ahmet started me in the record business just as he gave many independent entrepreneurs the chance to start their own companies".
And Jerry Greenberg, a former Atlantic Records President, said: "Ahmet and I worked very closely together for over 20 years. It was a father-son relationship sharing great music and making great memories together. Atlantic Records was one of the greatest family record companies that ever existed. Last year we put together an Atlantic Records reunion in Las Vegas which Ahmet attended and spoke, bringing tears to everyone's eyes. My memories of Ahmet and his loving wife Mica will live with me forever".
An Atlantic Records spokesman has confirmed that Ertegun will be buried in his native Turkey, while a memorial service will be held in New York in the New Year.