Jerry Wexler, Jim Stewart, Bob Kornheiser, Juggy Gayles, King Curtis, Rick Hall, Johnny Bienstock

(l to r):
Wexler: co-principal of New York-based Atlantic Records
Stewart: co-principal of Memphis-based Stax Records
Kornheiser: national sales manager for Atlantic Records
Gayles: New York-based record promoter (nè George Resnick)
Curtis: New York-based tenor saxophonist (nè Curtis Ousley)
Hall: Alabama-based studio owner, engineer and producer
Bienstock: New York-based song publisher and manager of Big Top Records