The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
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The Daily Swarm (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
Jerry Wexler, who as a reporter for Billboard magazine in the late 1940s christened black popular music rhythm and blues, and who as a record producer helped lead the genre to mainstream popularity, propelling the careers of Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin and other performers, died on Friday at his home in Sarasota, Fla. He was 91. The cause was congestive heart failure, said his son,...
http://www.CelebrityVideoTube.com (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
Times of India Wexler worked with some of the music world's biggest names, including Charles, Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Willie Nelson, Cher, Dusty Springfield and Bob Dylan. "Because of him, … Read the full article here
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.
Listening Post (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
As a music journalist, he coined the term "rhythm and blues." As a towering executive, he broke Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Led Zeppelin and more. He even produced Dylan's born-again moment Slow Train Coming. Jerry Wexler passed on...
Popdose (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
A song comes on the radio. It’s one of those songs that has defined your life. It could be Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, or Wilson Pickett. If your romantic life has been like mine, “When A Man Loves A Woman” has figured into it a time or two. A smile crosses your face, or maybe [...]
the "B" side (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
Soul Dance Number Three JERRY WEXLER 1917-2008 There was only one. As the last living link to the glory days at Atlantic Records passes before our eyes, please take a moment with me to reflect on a life well lived. An absolute giant of the 'Soul Era', I don't think you can imagine the music without him. His influence is still felt today, and he remained his wry and lucid self right to the end, providing...
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...
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
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The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008
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PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 28/07/2008
In American culture, when we think of classic soul, chances are the names that pop into our heads are among the likes of Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Marvin Gaye, and many others from Motown, Stax,...
Upper Left (Free subscription) | 19/07/2008
...the ramdom ten. Santana - Spanish Castle Magic Dar Williams - I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono Sonny & Cher - The Beat Goes On Willie Nelson - Medley: Funny How The Time Slips Away> Crazy> Nightlife The Byrds - You Ain't Goin' Nowhere Dan Bern - Jerusalem Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally Sonia Dada - Don't Go (Giving Your Love Away) Steve Earle - Sweet Little '66 David Gans - Return Of The Grievous Angel
Ramblin' with Roger (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
60. Day Tripper-Beatles In some ways, quite anthemic. That hook is swiped often. Love the build on the bridge. I also have a great Wilson Pickett version. 59. All Day and All of the Night - the Kinks. This was probably the loudest song I remember as a kid. I love how the chords modulate. And the delicious guitar on the bridge! The theme was so compelling that Ray Davies ripped himself off on Destroyer....
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
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The Daily Docket (Free subscription) | 31/05/2008
All right, IT'S PARTY TIME! Up first: the Wicked Wilson Pickett with "Mustang Sally"! Let's stay with Wilson Pickett for "In The Midnight Hour": Next, a guest shot from Cannibal & the Headhunters, doing Chris Kenner's "Land Of A Thousand Dances"! Now, back in the saddle with Sam and Dave, doing "Hold On, I'm Coming," backed up by the musicians who cut the record on 'em, Booker T. & the
