http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/15/jerry.wexler.ap/index.html For those who don't know the name, or necessarily care about the 'business' of music, he was the kind of music executive that made a difference, not a bean-counter or empty suit. He shaped popular music as we know it today.
Once upon a time... Everybody did the same ol, same ol... Then came Jerry Wexler... To shape and reshape sound as we know it... Everybody since has followed his lead.