Jerry Wexler
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But white people appreciated the race music that blacks made, not just the cover versions by white acts. So Jerry Wexler, who was then at Billboard, coined the term rhythm and blues as a more sophisticated label. Later, deejay Alan Freed coined the term rock and roll to be even more inclusive.More quotes »
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Aretha Franklin: Still getting tides of love and respect
music writers and editors. Ask those who have worked with her or those she has inspired. “No one can copy her,” producer Jerry Wexler once said. “She’s all alone in her greatness.” In her testimonial to Franklin for the 100 greatest list, Mary J. Blige wrote: from KansasCity.com Read more »
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A life's Tapestry
recorded a pared-down version of (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman. She and Goffin had written it one night in 1967 when Jerry Wexler, who came up with the title, told them he wanted a hit song for Aretha Franklin. A few hours after that conversation, from Ottawa Citizen Read more »
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Hey, nineteen
singer. Columbia never quite found the means to showcase her awesome talent. Aretha arrived in the spring of 1967, courtesy of Jerry Wexler and Atlantic Records. Wexler signed Aretha to Atlantic in the fall of 1966. He sat Aretha at a piano and placed her from Power Line Read more »
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Happy 70th Birthday Aretha Franklin– RESPECT!
performer, and writer has had. From her early days at Columbia Records to her halcyon recordings with the Atlantic crew–Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Ahmet Ertegun. Her four CD box set, “Queen of Soul,’” tells that story. Then she went on to another from Show Biz 411 Read more »
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Ahmet Ertegun: The mogul who changed pop music
Columbia, but she was saddled largely with show tunes; when she moved to Atlantic, Ertegun and his legendary producer Jerry Wexler had her sing R&B and soul, and her hits (particularly Respect) became anthems. Ertegun was also shrewd. When he lost his bid from Montreal Gazette Read more »
