Sounds of Crickets, Keith Richards at Musicians Hall inductions
USA Today (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
Keith Richards held court backstage at Schermerhorn Symphony Center, guffawing with old friends who first were heroes. The occasion ...
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Yeasayer on the music that inspires them
lost at e minor (Free subscription) | 25/10/2008
Since they blew up with the release of their debut album, All Hour Cymbals, Yeasayer have become the hottest thing to come out of Brooklyn since the $2.25 pizza slice from Luigi’s on Dekalb. We checked in with bassist Ira Wolf Tuton and asked him for a list of songs that are rocking his world right [...]
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An Optimist!
The Driftwood Singers Present (Free subscription) | 18/10/2008
That's what Percy Sledge is. An optimist . This feels somehow timely. But I'll Be Your Everything is from 1974 and it really is apparent that Percy Sledge's soul-man narrative arc is reaching a crossroads and it explains why his career sort of topped off here. All those real-life blues needed to belt it were hard to take and that's why he had the inner harumph of a man who was feelin it you know? Working...
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burton gaar - home of the blues (2003)
nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Gaar, the former bandleader-bassist, and vocalist for Percy Sledge and Zydeco Legend Rocking Sidney has 450 songs in his catalog. He has written in excess of 2000 songs during his musical career. The power and honesty of his unmistakable voice, combined with the meaningful lyric content of his songs, powerful grooves, and clever arrangements, authenticates Gaar's unique brand of Louisiana blues. Bluesman...
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Amos Lee bares his soul in ZooTunes show
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
Amos Lee's nicely crafted compositions betrayed influences such as jazz and folk, much like his compatriot Norah Jones, as well as blues and even Southern rock. Mostly, however, the singer-guitarist and his three-man band drew from classic soul and R&B.
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Jazz on the Danube with Electro-Voice
LSI Online News (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
Germany - Now in its 22nd year, the Jazz an der Donau (Jazz on the Danube) festival is one of the most firmly established jazz festivals in Europe. Running from 17-20 July, this year's ...
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Jerry Wexler changed the music world
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
Legendary music producer Jerry Wexler coined the phrase "rhythm and blues" and was one of the key architects of the genre. He revolutionized popular music with seminal, superstar-making recordings of acts such as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and others.
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God bless Jerry Wexler's soul
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
Jerry Wexler, an old-time music man who produced the likes of Aretha Franklin's "Respect," Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman" and Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour," died Friday at his home in Siesta Key, Fla. He was 91.
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Music producer Wexler dies aged 91
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
Music pioneer and record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, has died. He was 91.
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Music producer Wexler dies aged 91
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
Music pioneer and record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, has died. He was 91.
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R.I.P. Jerry Wexler
Jewlicious (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
Producer Jerry Wexler died at age 91. Admittedly, I wasn’t aware of his existence, but I was aware of the music he had produced. Wexler earned his reputation as a music industry giant while a partner at Atlantic Records with another legendary music figure, the late Ahmet Ertegun. Atlantic provided an outlet for the groundbreaking [...]
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Who was Jerry Wexler?
On Deadline (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
If you're under 40 (or certainly if you're under 30), you probably haven't heard of Jerry Wexler. But you've heard the music he helped create. Wexler, 91, died early today of congenital heart disease in Florida. For decades, starting in...
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Jerry Wexler, famed producer who worked with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, others, dies at 91
StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
NEW YORK - Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, and later made key recordings with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died, said his son, Paul.Paul Wexler said his father died at a hospice in Sarasota, Fla., about 3:45 a.m. Friday of congenital heart disease; the death was first confirmed...
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THE VIRGIN JERRY:
BrothersJudd Blog (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
Jerry Wexler, famed record producer, dies at 91 (Associated Press, August 15, 2008) Wexler helped boost the careers of both the "King of Soul," Charles, and the "Queen of Soul," Franklin. Wilson Pickett, Solomon Burke and Percy Sledge were among the other R&B greats who benefited from Wexler's deft recording touch. He also produced Dusty Springfield 's classic "Dusty in Memphis," considered a masterpiece...
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Legendary music producer Wexler dies
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
NEW YORK -- Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, and later made key recordings with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died, says his coauthor, David Ritz. He was 91.
