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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jerry_WexlerJerry Wexler - Wikipedia

    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.

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  3. www.rollingstone.com › music › music-newsJerry Wexler: The Man Who Invented Rhythm & Blues - Rolling Stone

    Aug 15, 2008 · H e was born Gerald Wexler in 1917 to a working class family, and grew up during the Depression in the upper Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights. His youth was marked by...

  4. www.nytimes.com › 2008/08/16 › artsJerry Wexler, a Behind-the-Scenes Force in Black Music, Is ...

    Aug 16, 2008 · Jerry Wexler, who as a reporter for Billboard magazine in the late 1940s christened black popular music rhythm and blues, and who as a record producer helped lead the genre to mainstream...

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  5. www.nytimes.com › 2008/08/16 › worldJerry Wexler, record producer, dies - The New York Times

    Aug 16, 2008 · Jerry Wexler, who as a reporter for Billboard magazine in the late 1940s christened black popular music rhythm and blues, and who as a record producer helped lead the genre to mainstream ...

  6. www.encyclopedia.com › arts › educational-magazinesWexler, Jerry 1917-2008 (Gerald Wexler) | Encyclopedia.com

    Journalist, record producer, recording industry executive, and author. Wexler was no musician, but he had an instinct for musical excellence that guided dozens of recording artists to the pinnacle of their profession.

  7. www.smh.com.au › world › white-man-with-a-blackWhite man with a black musical soul - The Sydney Morning Herald

    Aug 18, 2008 · GERALD "JERRY" WEXLER, RECORD PRODUCER, MUSIC INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE. 10-1-1917 15-8-2008. J ERRY Wexler, one of the most influential record producers of the past 50 years, who introduced the term "rhythm and blues" into the lexicon of popular music, has died of heart failure at his home in Sarasota, Florida. He was 91.

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  9. www.rockhall.com › inductees › jerry-wexlerJerry Wexler | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

    Jerry Wexler’s position at Atlantic Records (an upstart, indie label at the time) allowed him to work hands-on with artists and revolutionize the recording process. As a music reporter, he also coined the term “rhythm and blues.”