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Jerry Wexler

American music producer, journalist (1917–2008)

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Born
January 10, 1917
Died
August 15, 2008
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1917

About Jerry Wexler

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. Army, Wexler became a serious student and he graduated from Kansas State with a B.A. degree in journalism in 1946. I came up with a handle I thought suited the music well—'rhythm and blues'.... a label more appropriate to more enlightened times." Wexler became a partner in Atlantic Records in 1953.

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Jerry Wexler timeline

  1. Army, Wexler became a serious student and he graduated from Kansas State with a B.A. degree in journalism in 1946.
  2. I came up with a handle I thought suited the music well—'rhythm and blues'.... a label more appropriate to more enlightened times." Wexler became a partner in Atlantic Records in 1953.
  3. Wexler was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and in 2017 to the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.

The world when Jerry Wexler was born

Jerry Wexler was born in 1917. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jerry Wexler's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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