J. W. Alexander
Biography
James Woodie Alexander II (January 21, 1916 – July 8, 1996), was an American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur who was a key figure in the development of gospel and soul music, most notably through his close association with Sam Cooke.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Out Of Our Heads
1965
December's Children (And Everybody's)
1965
Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
2003
Kicking Against The Pricks
1986
East Side Story
1981
Greatest Hits On Earth
1972
"Live" Full House
1972
The Rolling Stones In Mono
2016
Night Beat
1963
Live - Blow Your Face Out
1976
Across 110th Street
1972
Black Acid Soul
2021
The Morning After
1971
The Man And His Music
1986
Soulin'
Colin Meloy Sings Together
2022
Best Of The J. Geils Band
1979
Foxy Brown
1974
Cristo Redentor
1968
My Kind Of Blues
1961
Newport 1958
1958
Playmates
1977
Marriott
1976
Live!!
1971
Credited work
1,784 releases · 291 albums · active 1955–2026
- Performance · 2,018
- Production · 79
- Other credits · 76
Studios: Cinderella Ballroom, Detroit, MI · Record Plant, Los Angeles · RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood · Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Sam Cooke
- Various
- Lou Rawls
- Bobby Womack
- Willie Hutch
- The Pilgrim Travelers
- The J. Geils Band
- Johnnie Taylor