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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 1,001,736 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Wexler is the 1,877th most popular musician (down from 1,738th in 2019), the 9,537th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,793rd in 2019) and the 724th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.0M

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  • 44.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jerry Wexler ranks 1,877 out of 3,175. Before him are Glyn Johns, Ringo Sheena, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Steve Smith, Lionel Tertis, and Jerry Cantrell. After him are Sheila Jordan, Kevin Moore, George Russell, Randy Weston, Fenriz, and Hirokazu Tanaka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Jerry Wexler ranks 302. Before him are Jovdat Hajiyev, Leonard Chess, David Hampshire, Tadd Dameron, Jean Lucas, and Carl Forssell. After him are Walter Lord, Charles Sibley, Arthur Laurents, José Magriñá, Ottorino Volonterio, and Valerie Hobson. Among people deceased in 2008, Jerry Wexler ranks 324. Before him are Anatoly Karatsuba, Albin Planinc, Halszka Osmólska, Heinz Wewers, Ann Savage, and Buddy Miles. After him are Pippa Bacca, Gordon B. Hinckley, Jeff Healey, Irmgard Praetz, Witold Woyda, and Carl Kaufmann.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Wexler ranks 9,537 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Bradley (1958), Daniel Brandenstein (1943), Jerry Cantrell (1966), Inga Swenson (1932), Marty Riessen (1941), and Adam Savage (1967). After him are Sheila Jordan (1928), Richard Dix (1893), Beth Ditto (1981), Kylie Ireland (1970), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (1956), and Kevin Moore (1967).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jerry Wexler ranks 724. Before him are Don Williams (1939), Paul Motian (1931), John Sebastian (1944), Chris Stein (1950), Steve Smith (1954), and Jerry Cantrell (1966). After him are Sheila Jordan (1928), Kevin Moore (1967), George Russell (1923), Randy Weston (1926), Blue Mitchell (1930), and Anthony Braxton (1945).

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