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Rhythm and blues pioneer Jerry Wexler dead at 91

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Pioneering music executive Jerry Wexler, who helped build Atlantic Records into a rhythm and blues powerhouse in the 1950s and 1960s with artists like Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles, died in Florida on Friday at age 91, Atlantic Records said.

Along with the late Ahmet Ertegun, co-head of Atlantic, Wexler revolutionized R&B music as the consummate businessman behind an independent label that had few rivals in its day, spearheading Atlantic's move into "Southern soul" music.

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His contributions to the music industry were massive.

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Reply#1 - Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:25 AM EDT
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