Article: Musician Stone wrote `Shake, Rattle and Roll' His work as writer, arranger helped Atlantic Records become a top label

Jesse Stone, a major influence on 20th century music who wrote "Shake, Rattle and Roll" and helped develop many of Atlantic Records' biggest hits, has died. He was 97.

Stone died Thursday after a long illness.

As a writer, producer and arranger at Atlantic, Stone worked with artists such as Ray Charles, Big Joe Turner, the Drifters and the Clovers. Among his other famous songs were "Idaho" and "Money Honey." In 1974, Atlantic Records President Ahmet Ertegun said, "Jesse Stone did more to develop the basic rock 'n' roll sound than anybody else." The grandson of Tennessee slaves, Stone had a career that spanned the spectrum: minstrels, folk songs, dance orchestras, rhythm and blues, rock ...

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