Bert Burns (AKA Bert Russell and Russell Byrd), who helped produce many songs during the British Invasion, is the 2016 recipient of THIS AWARD, named after the founder of Atlantic Records, that honors "songwriters, producers, disc jockeys, record executives, journalists and other industry professionals who have had a major influence on the development of rock and roll."
Ahmet Ertegen [Burns died in 1967 from heart failure due to rheumatic fever]