Record producer Jerry Wexler dies Jerry Wexler, who invented the term "rhythm & blues" as a Billboard journalist in the late 1940s and went on to cultivate the careers of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin ...

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The 'WTF' podcast host takes on a role in MGM's 'Respect' playing legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, extending a streak in music-themed projects that dates back to Cameron Crowe's 'Almost Famous.

This is FRESH AIR. We've got one more in today's lineup of R&B, rockabilly, and rock 'n' roll interviews. Some of the greatest soul and rhythm and blues recordings wouldn't have been made if not for ...

Jerry Wexler was a giant in the music business. The legendary producer / label executive who is credited with coining the term "rhythm & Blues" passed away last Friday at his home in Florida. His ...

Jerry Wexler not only coined the phrase rhythm and blues, the legendary music producer was one of the key architects of the genre. He revolutionized popular music with seminal, superstar-making ...

Last week was a terrible blow to anybody invested in the soul and R&B music of the late '60s. Between the deaths of Isaac Hayes and Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler, it seemed as if one of the ...

Record producer Jerry Wexler died Friday in Sarasota, Fla., of congenital heart disease. He was 91. The former journalist was credited with coining the term “rhythm & blues,” and he became a key ...

As he approaches 90, even brushes with death can’t keep him off the road — or dim a late-life creative burst. By Jody Rosen As musical director for the bands behind Mr. Brown and also Van Morrison, Mr ...