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Jerry Wexler, famed record producer, dies at 91

 
AP - Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B; music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, and later made key recordings with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died, said his son, Paul. He was 91. (link)

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