Answer: The right answer is Jerry Wexler (1917-2008).
Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that this famous music producer and reporter coined the term "rhythm and blues." He joined Atlantic Records in 1953, and he was instrumental in the popularization of black music. In the 1960s he worked with Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin, who recorded with Southern bands in studios such as FAME.