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Paolo At The Hollywood Bowl - Gig Report (Celebrifi)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:26:38 GMT

Wednesday night, 13 August and [celeb id=63480]Paolo[/celeb] did a gig at the Hollywood Bowl with Solomon Burke and Etta Jame...

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music stack (pamie.com)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:43:50 GMT

Santogold & Diplo: Top Ranking Lil' Wayne: Tha Carter III Solomon Burke: Like a Fire

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Album: Loudon Wainwright III, Recovery (Yep Roc) (The Independent)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:00:01 GMT

Through his work with Solomon Burke, Allen Toussaint, Bettye Lavette and others, producer Joe Henry has developed a reputation as a re-stylist of American roots-music icons.

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Joe Henry, Ramblin' Jack Elliott: Anti readying Joe Henry-produced Ramblin' Jack album (prefix)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:39:30 GMT

This formula worked well enough for Solomon Burke and Bettye Lavette. Rick Rubin, from whom Henry adopted the method, didn't fare too poorly with it either, when he applied it to Johnny Cash, Donovan, and Neil Diamond (and soon, according to reports, he'll be trying it with Crosby, Stills & Nash). However, the approach didn't do too much for folk legend when he tried following the recipe...

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The Legacy of Jerry Wexler (Matt Dentler's Blog)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:51:36 GMT

... among labels, releasing music by Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin, Cream and Led Zeppelin, Solomon Burke and Wilson Pickett, Duane Allman, and Willie Nelson. In the '70s, Wexler departed Atlantic and went freelance, producing soundtracks for films by Louis Malle and Richard Pryor, and recording albums with Bob Dylan, Dire Straits, and Etta James and others.

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Jerry Wexler dies (Where's the Outrage?)

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:03:54 GMT

... (1958) 6. The Drifters — “There Goes My Baby” (1959) 7. Ray Charles — “What I’d Say” (1959) 8. Solomon Burke — “If You Need Me” (1963) 9. Booker T. & the MG’s — “Green Onions” (1962) 10. Wilson Pickett — “In the Midnight Hour” (1965) 11. Aretha Franklin — “Respect” (1967) 12. Dusty Springfield — “Son of a Preacher Man” (1969) 13. Dr. John — “Iko Iko” (1972) 14. Doug Sahm — “(Is Anybody...

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Wexler, father of rhythm and blues, dies at 91 (Daily Express)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

... I Love Her So.He also helped develop such acts as Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, The Drifters, Solomon Burke and Roberta Flack.In 1967 he masterminded Aretha Franklin’s first album for Atlantic, I Never Loved A Man The Way I Loved You, turning her from an under-achiever into the undisputed Queen of Soul, writing in the sleeve notes: “Aretha Franklin has the qualities of the superstar.”The...

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Solomon Burke Sidewalks Fences Walls (The Hype Machine)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:36:34 GMT

in post Amie Street Salutes Jerry Wexler from Amie Street Blog .

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Solomon Burke Hold On Im Coming (The Hype Machine)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:36:10 GMT

in post Amie Street Salutes Jerry Wexler from Amie Street Blog .

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OBITUARY: Jerry Wexler: Pioneer of Postwar Pop (All About Jazz)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:21:38 GMT

... soul, jazz and rock. By supervising the recordings of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Joe Turner, Solomon Burke, Wilson Pickett, Dusty Springfield, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and many others during a studio career lasting almost 50 years, Wexler left a discreet but indelible mark on the popular culture of the second half of the 20th century. It was in 1947, as a young reporter with Billboard...

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Emmylou Harris Goes to Bat to Make Songs 'Shimmer' (Paramus Post)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:50:58 GMT

Emmylou Harris has got game. A 2008 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee who released an exquisite new album last month, she has collaborated in recent years with artists as diverse as Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Solomon Burke, Mark Knopfler and Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst. But the queen of Americana music has rarely been one to boast. And though she's now embarked on a three-week U.S. summer...

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Jerry Wexler changed the music world (Seattle Times)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:52:13 GMT

... the careers of the "King of Soul," Charles, and the "Queen of Soul," Franklin. Wilson Pickett, Solomon Burke and Percy Sledge were among the other R&B greats who benefited from Mr. Wexler's deft recording touch. Among the standards produced by Mr. Wexler: Franklin's "Respect," a dazzling, feminist reworking of an Otis Redding song; Sledge's deep ballad "When a Man Loves a Woman" and...

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Legendary Record Producer Jerry Wexler Dead At 91 (Cinema Blend)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:28:10 GMT

... of his generation, nurturing the careers of such greats as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Solomon Burke, and ushering soul music into the mainstream. As a music editor for Billboard Magazine, Wexler is also credited with coining the term rhythm and blues, changing the name of the chart for such recordings from its original “race records” label. Obviously, the name stuck. In addition...

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Jerry Wexler, RIP (Matablog)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:29:20 GMT

... roll.“My God, the Godfather of R&B creators has stepped behind the curtain and disappeared,” said Solomon Burke in a telephone interview. Wexler always said when asked who was the best performer of his day, “Solomon Burke with a borrowed band”.Wexler, who would produce important records by Bob Dylan, Dusty Springfield, Willie Nelson, Wilson Pickett and others, worked...

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Music producer Wexler dies aged 91 (Daily Star)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:17:14 GMT

... careers of both the "King of Soul" - Charles, and the "Queen of Soul" - Franklin. Wilson Pickett, Solomon Burke and Percy Sledge were among the other R&B greats who benefited from Wexler's deft recording touch. He also produced Dusty Springfield's classic Dusty In Memphis, considered a masterpiece of "blue-eyed" soul. Mr Burke said Wexler was the ultimate music man. "He loved...

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Music producer Wexler dies aged 91 (Daily Express)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:17:11 GMT

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R.I.P. Jerry Wexler (Jewlicious)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:18:02 GMT

... careers of both the “King of Soul,” Charles, and the “Queen of Soul,” Franklin. Wilson Pickett, Solomon Burke and Percy Sledge were among the other R&B greats who benefited from Wexler’s deft recording touch. He also produced Dusty Springfield’s classic “Dusty in Memphis,” considered a masterpiece of “blue-eyed” soul.

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Jerry Wexler, famed producer who worked with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, others, dies at 91 (StarTribune.com)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:08:19 GMT

... careers of both the "King of Soul," Charles, and the "Queen of Soul," Franklin. Wilson Pickett, Solomon Burke and Percy Sledge were among the other R&B greats who benefited from Wexler's deft recording touch. He also produced Dusty Springfield's classic "Dusty in Memphis," considered a masterpiece of "blue-eyed" soul.Burke said Wexler was the ultimate music man."He loved black...

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Jerry Wexler, Visionary Music Producer, Passes Away at 91 (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:50:24 GMT

... produced such soul stars as Aretha Franklin -- whom he personally signed to the label -- Solomon Burke, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, King Curtis, Donny Hathaway, and many others. Wexler pioneered Atlantic's move into Southern Soul music and forged the hugely successful partnership with the Memphis-based Stax Records -- the home of Otis Redding -- and the label's rhythm section (comprised...

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Atlantic Records: Jerry Wexler, Visionary Music Producer, Passes Away at 91 (Market Wire - Media and Entertainment)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:49:00 GMT

In his early days at Atlantic, Wexler worked alongside Ertegun to produce groundbreaking records by such artists as Ray Charles, LaVern Baker, Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters, Big Joe Turner, and Ruth Brown. He subsequently produced such soul stars as Aretha Franklin -- whom he personally signed to the label -- Solomon Burke, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, King Curtis, Donny Hathaway, and...

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