Former music producer, journalist and Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler passed away on August 15, 2008. Jerry Wexler's son, Paul Wexler, reported that his father died at approximately 3:45 a.m. at a hospice in Sarasota, Florida.The Associated Press: Jerry Wexler....dies at 91 (August 15, 2008)
Jerry Wexler Facts
- Born: January 21, 1917
- Birth place: New York, New York
- Religion: Judaism
- Spouses: Shirley Kampf, Renee Pappas and Jean Arnold
- Served in World War II
- Coined the term "Rhythm and Blues"Rolling Stone: Jerry Wexler: The Man Who Invented Rhythm & Blues (August 15, 2008)
- Worked as a writer for Billboard magazine
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987
- Published a memoir entitled Rhythm and the Blues in 1993
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"The number of artists that he was involved with and helped significantly or just made great records with, the list is almost unbelievable. And many of them are gone now."—Paul Wexler, Jerry Wexler's sonThe Associated Press: Jerry Wexler...dies at 91 (August 15, 2008)
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