MUSIC 151 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Jerry Wexler, Estelle Axton, Mahalia Jackson
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With the energizing beat of rock and roll, the blues and gospel music combined to form soul, the first non-compromised, non-watered down presentation of black music for the general public in. This was made possible by the record label, atlantic records, which made soul music commercially viable. Atlantic"s vice president and top producer, jerry wexler, was incredibly successful at finding great artists and matching them with the right musicians in the right studio. Gospel music was created by vaudeville blues composer, singer, and pianist, thomas a. dorsey. His earlier work was suggestive and risqu , but in 1929 he eventually devoted the remainder of his life to composing religious music. His first great religious work was precious lord, take. My hand. with the success of that composition, dorsey"s music became a major force upon the religious expression of many black and white christians.
