Asked during an interview many years before his death what he wanted inscribed on his tombstone, Wexler stated simply, "Two words...more bass!" What he got was something that simply read, "He Changed the World."
That says a lot of what Mr. Wexler was all about...tonight in honor of his birthday of January 10th (his 100th!) we will play a sliver of the sound he brought us all...thank you so very, very much!
Song List:
634-5789 Soulsville USA---Wilson Pickett
Things About Coming My Way---Ruth Brown
On Broadway---The Drifters
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love---Solomon Burke
Chez Twang's---Dr. John (w/Arif Mardin)
'Taint Nobodys Bizness if I Do---Big Joe Turner
Spooner Oldham comment on Jerry Wexler
Change Gonna Come---Otis Redding
Ain't No Way---Aretha Franklin
What'd I Say?---Ray Charles
Please Be With Me--Cowboy (w/Duane Allman)
Phil Carson comment on Jerry Wexler
You Shook Me---Led Zeppelin
As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
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Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci
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