Jerry Wexler has been called "The Godfather of Soul Music", and, as a music reporter in the late 1940s, he coined the term "rhythm and blues" for what had previously been called "race records". As a partner in Atlantic Records, he participated in the evolution of the modern music business. And as a producer, Wexler worked with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding. "Rhythm and the Blues" tells Jerry Wexler's story, from his New York childhood and his stint writing for "Billboard", to his partnership ...
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Jerry Wexler has been called "The Godfather of Soul Music", and, as a music reporter in the late 1940s, he coined the term "rhythm and blues" for what had previously been called "race records". As a partner in Atlantic Records, he participated in the evolution of the modern music business. And as a producer, Wexler worked with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding. "Rhythm and the Blues" tells Jerry Wexler's story, from his New York childhood and his stint writing for "Billboard", to his partnership at Atlantic Records with Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun.
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Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 334 p. Audience: General/trade. 1993 hardcover stated 1st edition. Ex-library with usual marks, dj protected in mylar, and flaps taped to boards. A bit of soil on edge, no additional marks, binding tight.
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Very Good + in very good + jacket. First printing. Wexler was a producer and partner in Atlantic Records and coined the, term "rhythm and blues." He produced some of the most iconic and classIc records by Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Solomon Burke, Wilson Pickett, and Dr. John, among others. Includes numerous black & white illustrations, discography, bibliography, and index. A clean unmarked copy. Music.
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