Cheers to Jerry, and everything he's done for the music we've come to know and
love.

His shockingly brief Wiki page and some of his career highlights can be viewed
here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Wexler

Rock on, my brutha!

J.

--- In livefromthehook@yahoogroups.com, "Andy Herz" <buzzsawfilms@...> wrote:
>
> Have to mention this: we lost another great musical Jerry on Friday.
>
> Jerry Wexler coined the term "rhythm and blues"; brought Big Joe Turner and so
many
others
> to mainstream audiences and was one the industry's greatest producers and
promoters.
>
> Helluva guy too, from everything I've ever heard and read.
>
> Drinks to Jerry.
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
> dyn/content/story/2008/08/15/ST2008081503635.html?
> sid=ST2008081503635&s_pos=list
>