Like a lot of music fans, I've been reflecting on producer Jerry Wexler's impact on music since he died Friday. Albums Wexler played a part on form the foundation of my music collection. Wexler brought us albums by Big Joe Turner, Solomon Burke, Wilson Pickett, Ray Charles, LaVern Baker, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Lou Ann Barton and so many more. After his death, I revisited an ...

Jerry Wexler, the legendary producer who along with Ahmet Ertegun built Atlantic Records from the ground up to become the dominant rhythm and blues label of its time has died of congestive heart failure. Wexler was the last living founder of the label. His one time partner Ahmet Ertegun passed away in 2006

NEW YORK (AP) - Jerry Wexler not only coined the phrase rhythm and blues, the legendary music producer was one of the key architects of the genre. He revolutionized popular music with seminal, superstar-making recordings of acts such as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and others.

• Happy birthday, Madge: Madonna turns the big 50 this weekend! Go get drunk, people ... you're next! • Rhythm and Jews: Famous record producer Jerry Wexler, who coined the term "rhythm and blues," died today at age 91. Described as "the

NEW YORK (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.

Jerry Wexler , the legendary record man, music producer and ageless hipster, died at 3:45 am today at the age of 91. Wexler was one of the great music business pioneers of the 20th century: as co-head of Atlantic Records from 1953 to '75, he and his partner Ahmet Ertegun grew the small independent R&B; label into the major record company that it is today.... Because of him, we use the ...

It was a sad week in music as we lost both legendary producer Jerry Wexler (who helped the careers of giants like Aretha Franklin and Dusty Springfield) and soul icon Isaac Hayes . The Brothers Jonas continued to be a hot topic, as they released a new album that’s destined to top the charts . Plus, we made Nick, Joe and Kevin answer your probing questions in this week’s Ask ...

Record producers have been big in the news these last few weeks. Rick Rubin joined the MOG board , Brian Eno produced new albums by Coldplay, U2 and David Byrne, Kanye West is behind the knobs for Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 , Dr. Dre is readying his Detox and the music world lost icon Jerry Wexler. In honor of all those masterminds behind the scenes, this week’s Rock List is dedicated ...

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Wexler with the Queen, from Rollingstone.com The amazing producer has died, perhaps completing the death-coming-in-threes with Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes. In the late '60s, as I began building my record collection in earnest, a lot of it was built on the broad back of Wexler. The local Woolworth's was dumping old mono recordings from the Atlantic catalog — since stereo ...

Jerry Wexler had the sort of touch Miles Davis looked for in his playing: He knew which notes to not play. Like the best record men, it often requires an individual to be a facilitator, the guy who knows how to manage a room and the people in it. He was no great knob controller - that was Tom Dowd's job - but he knew a good thing when he heard it. Or when he saw the way Southern musicians ...

Music mogul JERRY WEXLER has died at the age of 91. The former journalist became a partner at Atlantic Records and helped steer the likes of Aretha Franklin and Ray ...

NEW YORK (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, says his co-author, David Ritz . He was 91. Read more!

Music Producer Jerry Wexler Who Coined The Phrase 'Rhythm And Blues' Dies At 91 Friday August 15, 2008 CityNews.ca Staff Unless you were really into music, you might not know the name Jerry Wexler. But without him, the soundtrack of the last 50 years might never have been quite so sweet. He died early Friday morning at his home in ...

Legendary record man Jerry Wexler, who helped shape the sound of R&B, guided the careers of titans such as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and Led Zeppelin, and helped launch Atlantic Records into a powerhouse, has died at his home in Florida, according to Rolling Stone . He was 91. Wexler began his career in the late 1940s as a journalist, writing for Billboard magazine. He invented ...

Jerry Wexler , who coined the term "Rhythm & Blues" and produced Arethra Franklin, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan and others, as well as signed Led Zeppelin to Atlantic Records, died today at 91 .

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, says his coauthor, David Ritz. He was 91.

Record producer and executive Jerry Wexler passed away at his home early this morning. Wexler, whose career in the business began with a stint at Billboard where he coined the term "rhythm and blues," started at Atlantic Records in 1953; he later on to work with many of rock and soul's giants, including Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and Dusty Springfield. Rolling Stone has a ...

NEW YORK (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.

Spinner.com : Jerry Wexler, the man who literally gave R&B its name along with giving the world many of music's greatest stars, has died at his home in Florida at age 91. The New York native, in his role as Atlantic Records producer and co-chairman from the... Read more >