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.\nBrooks Long is back and that means he and Nate are talking about a book written or co-written by the great David Ritz.\nWhile at Billboard magazine in the 1940s, Jerry Wexler coined the term Rhythm & Blues.\nHe 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.\nHe also found time to be a villain in the stories of Stax Records, Bert Berns and FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.\nBuy the book and support the podcast.\n\nDon't miss Nate's interview with David Ritz.\nDon't miss Nate & Brooks discussing:\n\nAretha Franklin\n\nRay Charles\n\n\nDon't miss Nate's interview with Bert Berns biographer Joel Selvin.\nDon't miss Nate's interviews with Robert Gordon about Stax Records:\n\nPart 1\n\nPart 2\n\nHave a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.com\nFollow us on Twitter.\nFollow us on Facebook.\nLet It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.\n\xa0\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices