Wexler, Jerry
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Name (Hebrew)
וקסלר, ג'רי
Name (Latin)
Wexler, Jerry
Other forms of name
Wexler, Gerald
Date of birth
1917-01-10
Date of death
2008-08-15
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- E-notes website, Jan. 2, 2008(Wexler, Jerry; b. Gerald Wexler, 1917, New York, N.Y.; producer, record company executive)
- Everybody needs somebody to love, 1980(Jerry Wexler; composer)
- The New York times website, Aug. 18, 2008:obituary published Aug. 15, 2008 (Jerry Wexler; b. Gerald Wexler, Jan. 10, 1917, New York; d. Friday [Aug. 15, 2008], Sarasota, Fla.; reporter for Billboard magazine, late 1940s; later, a record producer known for work with Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin)
- Rhythm and the blues, 1993:CIP t.p. (Jerry Wexler)
- Rhythm and the blues, 1994:t.p. (Jerry Wexler) p. 8 (parents married in 1916; Wexler was b. a year later [i.e. 1917])
- E-notes WWW site, Jan. 2, 2008(Wexler, Jerry; b. Gerald Wexler, 1917, New York, N.Y.; producer, record company executive)
- New York times WWW site, Aug. 18, 2008(in obituary published Aug. 15: Jerry Wexler; b. Gerald Wexler, Jan. 10, 1917, New York; d. Friday [Aug. 15, 2008], Sarasota, Fla., aged 91; as a reporter for Billboard magazine in the late 1940s, christened black popular music rhythm and blues; who as a record producer, helped lead the genre to mainstream popularity, propelling the careers of Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, and other performers)
- Everybody needs somebody to love, 1980(Jerry Wexler [composer])
Wikipedia description:
Gerald Wexler (January 10, 1917 – August 15, 2008) was a music journalist turned music producer, and was a major influence on American popular music from the 1950s through the 1980s. He coined the term "rhythm and blues", and was integral in signing and/or producing many of the biggest acts of the time, including Ray Charles, the Allman Brothers, Chris Connor, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Wilson Pickett, Dire Straits, Dusty Springfield and Bob Dylan. Wexler was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and in 2017 to the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.
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