Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler (born 10 January 1917) is a music journalist turned highly influential music producer. He was born in the Bronx, New York City, into an Orthodox Jewish family.
He became a partner in Atlantic Records in 1953. There followed classic recordings with Ray Charles, the Drifters and Ruth Brown. With Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun he built up Atlantic into a major force.
In the 1960s he notably recorded Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin, and founded the fortunes of the Muscle Shoals studio and rhythm section. His work in this decade put Atlantic at the forefront of soul music.
