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Jerry Wexler

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American music producer, journalist (1917-2008)

United StatesJournalistsLived 1917 to 2008 · aged 91
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Gerald Wexler 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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1996Grammy Trustees Award
1987Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Gerald Wexler 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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United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 2008 · aged 91
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20 languages

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