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Few of the pioneers of the postwar pop music industry more effectively exploited the art of connoisseurship than Jerry Wexler, the American record producer and music industry executive who has died of ...

Record producer Jerry Wexler, the former journalist credited with coining the term Rhythm & Blues who would become a key member of the Atlantic Records teams and produce some of the most important artists of ...

One day many years ago, when Jerry Wexler was producing a record for Ray Charles , the tambourine player was out of synch.

It's a plethora of possibilities this week on Oregon's coast, with that calm just before spring break's storm, the unusual sights you're likely to find on the beach from all the stormy wave action, what it ...

Jorge met Bo Diddley in 1977 when the Young Adults were booked to play a week of gigs at Lupo's, opening for, and then playing behind, the rock 'n' roll originator.

Tune into the Doug Lewis Show on WVGN 107.3 FM from 1-3 p.m., on Sunday, May 18. via St Croix Source

“I like that arrangement, what key is that?”

Blues fans rejoice! It's time for the Blues 'n March Festival, which starts at noon Saturday in the McKinley Banquet Hall, 3950 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg. via Buffalo News

Mosaic Select: Boogie Woogie & Blues Piano "One of the most complex and creative forms of instrumental blues..." - Dan Morgenstern, liner notes When it comes to boogie woogie, Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, ... via All About Jazz

T he horn-driven band Room Full of Blues was formed in Providence, R.I., in the late '60s and has toured with various blues artists including Big Joe Turner and Earl King. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“I am going to animate this boarding huse and make the boarding house come alive and give these characters names and find out who this guy is and what is his story.”

I was fortunate to attend the production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone, a play by the late August Wilson at CenterStage in Baltimore over the weekend. via Authentic Art DC

“I came up here and became a part of the community and its really done wonders for my songwriting.”

Delbert McClinton first heard the voice of God when he was in his teens. But to the budding singer, the celestial audible vibrations he heard back in 1954 apparently had a different sound than most folks ... via Creative Loafing

“The British contribution to blues, as we sit here in 2007, is equal in my eyes to what Robert Johnson did, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Son House, Charlie Patton, all of those guys all the way through to Muddy Waters”

As Count Basie once said, "There are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it will still be the blues." He was talking about singers and swingers like Billie Holiday and Big Joe Turner. via The Belfast Telegraph

“He kind of picked out the songs, you know, and what he felt would go over. I thought he did a fine job. So if he wants to pick out another program, that's fine with me.”

Hayden Thompson, Western Elstons Sat 12/1, 10 PM, Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln, 773-404-9494 or 800-594-8499, $12. Three weeks ago at Betty's Blue Star Lounge, on the corner of Grand and Ashland , Hayden Thompson ... via Chicago Reader Online

Sweetspot Records announces a February 19, 2008 release date for The Tinge, the latest album from singer/songwriter/cornetist Al Basile, with national distribution by City Hall. via All About Jazz

Tune into the Doug Lewis Show on WVGN 107.3 FM from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 4. This Sunday we will feature music by Diana Krall, Boulder Acoustic Society, Rufus Wainwright, Big Joe Turner, Merle Haggard and ... via St John Source