Issue Articles
Obituary: Jerry Wexler (1917-2008)
“I love OffBeat,” legendary record producer and executive Jerry Wexler rasped in heavy New Yorkese over the phone several years ago to OffBeat management. “But can’t cha do something about […]
Brian Wilson
It may seem odd, and rather unlikely to more than a few New Orleans Jazz Festival aficionados that Brian Wilson, the founder and creative force behind the legendary Beach Boys, […]
Solomon Burke, Make Do With What You Got (Shout! Factory)
Burke, who turns 65 this month, proves once again that his reengineered fusion of classic rock and soul is essential listening. Produced by Don Was, and ably backed by such […]
