# Dexter Wansel, Philadelphia Music Pioneer, Dies at 75 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/aurn-news-6447418/dexter-wansel-philadelphia-music-pioneer-dies-at-75 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/aurn-news-6447418/dexter-wansel-philadelphia-music-pioneer-dies-at-75.md Podcast: [AURN News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/aurn-news-6447418) Published: 2026-06-03T13:47:53+00:00 Episode link: https://aurn.com// Audio file: https://amplifiedvoices.simplecastaudio.com/dbd39c2c-ba0f-4f42-9adb-c479ce950487/episodes/20d8d0ac-7de8-489b-961e-5dc5fe6650d0/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=dbd39c2c-ba0f-4f42-9adb-c479ce950487&awEpisodeId=20d8d0ac-7de8-489b-961e-5dc5fe6650d0&feed=wYs7oFvi Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/aurn-news-6447418/episodes/dexter-wansel-philadelphia-music-pioneer-dies-at-75 Duration seconds: 61 ## Resource Dexter Wansel, the Philadelphia-born producer, songwriter, arranger and keyboardist whose work helped define the sound of Philadelphia International Records, has died at 75. From producing Teddy Pendergrass' "Love TKO" to creating influential solo albums like "Life on Mars," Wansel's impact stretched across soul, jazz, funk and hip-hop, inspiring artists for decades. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/aurn-news-6447418/episodes/dexter-wansel-philadelphia-music-pioneer-dies-at-75/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/aurn-news-6447418/dexter-wansel-philadelphia-music-pioneer-dies-at-75.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.