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Jerry Wexler, R.I.P. [Obituaries]
Posted on August 15, 2008
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 Wexler-compiled playlist of his favorite 20 productions from a mix CD he burned for friends a few years ago; the tracklist includes Springfield's Son Of A Preacher Man, Franklin's Respect, and Solomon Burke'...
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