Atlantic Records' Jerry Wexler Produced Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and More

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Brooks Long discuss "Rhythm And The Blues: A Life in American Music" by Jerry Wexler and David Ritz.

Brooks Long is back and that means he and Nate are talking about a book written or co-written by the great David Ritz.

While at Billboard magazine in the 1940s, Jerry Wexler coined the term Rhythm & Blues.

He went on to become one of the great "record men" at Atlantic Records in the 1950s, 60s and 70s where he produced career-peak recordings by legends such as Ruth Brown, LaVern Baker, Ray Charles, Solomon Burke, Aretha Franklin.

He also found time to be a villain in the stories of Stax Records, Bert Berns and FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

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Don't miss Nate's interview with David Ritz.

Don't miss Nate & Brooks discussing:

• Aretha Franklin
• Ray Charles

Don't miss Nate's interview with Bert Berns biographer Joel Selvin.

Don't miss Nate's interviews with Robert Gordon about Stax Records:

• Part 1
• Part 2

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