RIP Jerry Wexler
1917–2008 The Adios Lounge would be remiss if we didn't acknowledge the passing of Jerry Wexler, who died Friday at the age of 91. I've often said that if I could live anyone else's life in history, I'd live Jerry Wexler's. He coined the phrase "rhythm and blues" while writing for Billboard, and when he was at Atlantic, he not only helped create rock 'n' roll, but later proved crucial in popularizing soul music. He worked with Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin at their peak, worked with Dusty Springfield and Wilson Pickett at [...]
- Aretha Franklin - Respect
- Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle & Roll
- Bob Dylan - Gotta Serve Somebody
- Booker T. & The MG's - Green Onions
- Champion Jack Dupree - Junker's Blues
- Dire Straits - Lady Writer
- Donny Hathaway - Put Your Hand In The Hand
- Doug Sahm - (Is Anybody Going To) San Antone
- Dr. John - Iko Iko
- Drifters - There Goes My Baby
- Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
- Etta James - Take It To The Limit
- LaVern Baker - Tweedlee Dee
- Ray Charles - I Got A Woman
- Ray Charles - What'd I Say, Pts. 1 & 2
- Sanford & Townsend - Smoke From A Distant Fire
- Solomon Burke - If You Need Me
- Willie Nelson - Bloody Mary Morning
- Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour



















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