Music mogul JERRY WEXLER has died at the age of 91.
 
The former journalist became a partner at Atlantic Records and helped steer
the likes of Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles to success.
 
After serving in the Army, Wexler was hired as a writer for music industry
trade paper Billboard in 1947. While there, he coined the term 'rhythm and
blues' and discovered a passion for the music business.
 
He became a partner at Atlantic in 1953.
 
As well as working closely with Atlantic's top artists, Wexler gave fabled
Southern soul label Stax a big break when he signed the then Satellite Records
to a distribution deal in the mid-1960s.
 
He also signed Led Zeppelin to Atlantic and produced hit albums by Etta
James, Bob Dylan and Dire Straits.
 
In 1994, Wexler penned the autobiography Rhythm & the Blues: A Life in
American Music.