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MUSICIAN

Jerry Wexler

1917 - 2008

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Gerald Wexler (January 10, 1917 – August 15, 2008) was a music journalist turned music producer, and was a major influence on American popular music from the 1950s through the 1980s. He coined the term "rhythm and blues", and was integral in signing and/or producing many of the biggest acts of the time, including Ray Charles, the Allman Brothers, Chris Connor, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Wilson Pickett, Dire Straits, Dusty Springfield and Bob Dylan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerry Wexler has received more than 943,298 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Wexler is the 1,743rd most popular musician (down from 1,723rd in 2019), the 8,811th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,712th in 2019) and the 698th most popular American Musician.

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  • 43.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jerry Wexler ranks 1,743 out of 2,662. Before him are Chris Thomas, Nick Rhodes, Chris Poland, Gary Holt, Paul Motian, and Rex Brown. After him are Mauro Picotto, Jason Orange, Eddie Hazel, Boris Berezovsky, George Lynch, and David Darling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Jerry Wexler ranks 272. Before him are Lassi Parkkinen, Birger Rosengren, Luigi Cantone, Qaysin Quli, Elyse Knox, and Władysław Rubin. After him are Sidney Nolan, Brenda Joyce, Steve Cochran, Jovdat Hajiyev, Charles Sibley, and Ramanand Sagar. Among people deceased in 2008, Jerry Wexler ranks 282. Before him are Sam Tingle, Elizabeth Spriggs, Sam Manekshaw, Rudolf Illovszky, Ai Iijima, and Larry James. After him are Rubén Héctor Sosa, Tony Rolt, Ann Savage, Philip Agee, Gordon B. Hinckley, and Lilyan Chauvin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Wexler ranks 8,811 out of 18,182. Before him are Barbara Askins (1939), Ira Murchison (1933), Rex Brown (1964), Edmonia Lewis (1844), Suzy Parker (1932), and Michael Blake (1945). After him are Sammy Lee (1920), Tina Knowles (1954), Garrett Morris (1937), Bill Hicks (1961), Robert E. Sherwood (1896), and Geoffrey Arend (1978).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jerry Wexler ranks 698. Before him are John Sebastian (1944), Allen Collins (1952), Chris Poland (1957), Gary Holt (1964), Paul Motian (1931), and Rex Brown (1964). After him are Eddie Hazel (1950), George Lynch (1954), David Darling (1941), Chris Hillman (1944), Alphonso Johnson (1951), and Randy Weston (1926).

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