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Jerry Wexler

real name Gerald Wexler

Jerry Wexler is credited on 6,800 releases across 1,218 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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6,800

Credits

1,218

Albums

8

Decades active

1,311

In collections

Biography

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American journalist, producer and songwriter.
Father of and.
After being Billboard editor in the postwar years, he joined in 1953.
With Ahmet Ertegun and Nesuhi Ertegun, he helped the label
To become one of the major players in the music industry.
Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
Retired from the music business in the late 90s.
Born: January 10, 1917 in New York City, New York.
Died: August 15, 2008 in Sarasota, Florida.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

6,800 releases · 1,218 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Production · 4,723
  • Performance · 3,323
  • Other credits · 949
  • Engineering · 5
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: Muscle Shoals Sound Studios · Atlantic Studios · Criteria Recording Studios · Compass Point Studios

Discography

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