Jerry Wexler Quotes
I listened to Kelley's record with pleasure. Great to hear real music with respect for the righteous roots. Her singing is outstanding - no frills, down to the bone and intense.
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised.
- Sir Pelham WarnerAdvertising is selling Twinkies to adults.
- Donald R. VanceThe struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt...
- Herb GoldbergEach generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ...
- Francis SchaefferEach had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don...
- Ernst TollerComments on: "Jerry Wexler Quotes: I listened to Kelley's record with pleasure. Great to hear real music with..."
| Birth: | 10th January, 1917 |
| Death: | 15th August, 2008 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Record Producer |
Gerald "Jerry" Wexler was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an American music journalist and record producer who coined the term rhythm and blues (R&B) in 1949 while working as a reporter for Billboard magazine; four years later he became an executive for Atlantic Records and helped transform it from a relatively small independent label to a major record company. After leaving Atlantic in 1975, he remained active as an independent producer, supervising Bob Dylan’s Christian-themed recordings Slow Train Coming and Saved as well as albums by Dusty Springfield, Carlos Santana, Linda Ronstadt, and Dire Straits, among others. A memoir, Rhythm and the Blues (with David Ritz) appeared in 1993. He was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
Share with your friends