Published 8/15/2008
at Yahoo! News: Music News
AP - Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B; music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, has died, says his co-author, David Ritz. He was 91.
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