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