Jerry Wexler
Record Producer
1917 – 2008
Who was Jerry Wexler?
Gerald "Jerry" Wexler was a music journalist turned music producer, and was regarded as one of the major record industry players behind 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 last 50 years, including Ray Charles, the Allman Brothers, Chris Connor, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Wilson Pickett, Dire Straits, Dusty Springfield and Bob Dylan. Wexler was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Jerry Wexler was one of the most highly regarded A&R men in popular music history, a status bolstered by his accomplishments with Aretha Franklin.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Jan 10, 1917
The Bronx - Religion
- Atheism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Kansas State University
- Lived in
- The Bronx
- Died
- Aug 15, 2008
Sarasota
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Jerry Wexler." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 2 Jun 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/jerry_wexler>.
Discuss this Jerry Wexler biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In