Jerry Harrison
born on 21/2/1949 in Milwaukee, WI, United States
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Jeremiah Griffin "Jerry" Harrison (born February 21, 1949) is an American songwriter, musician and producer. He achieved fame as the keyboardist and guitarist for pioneering new wave band Talking Heads and as an original member of The Modern Lovers.[1]
Career
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Harrison played with Jonathan Richman in The Modern Lovers when he was an architecture student at Harvard University. Harrison was introduced to Richman by mutual friend and journalist Danny Fields and the pair bonded over their shared love of the Velvet Underground. He joined The Modern Lovers in early 1971, playing on their debut album in 1972 (not released until 1976), and left in February 1974 when Richman wished to perform his songs more quietly.
Subsequent to his work with The Modern Lovers, Harrison joined Talking Heads; the latter band already had a single out when Harrison joined them.
Harrison's solo albums include The Red and the Black, Casual Gods, and Walk on Water.
After the 1991 break-up of Talking Heads, Harrison turned to producing and worked on successful albums by bands including Hockey, Violent Femmes, The BoDeans, The Von Bondies, General Public, Live, Crash Test Dummies, The Verve Pipe, Rusted Root, Stroke 9, The Bogmen, Black 47, Of A Revolution, No Doubt, Josh Joplin and, most recently, The Black and White Years, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Bamboo Shoots and the String Cheese Incident (a band he also sat in with on July 20, 2012, at Berkeley's Greek Theatre.) He was also recently confirmed as both the producer of the The Gracious Few's forthcoming debut and a new album by Live, scheduled for release sometime in 2014.
Film work
Harrison also had a small part in the 2006 film The Darwin Awards as "Guy in Bar No. 1" alongside John Doe of the band X.
Discography
Talking Heads
- Main article: Talking Heads discography
Solo albums
- 1981 - The Red and the Black
- 1988 - Casual Gods
- 1990 - Walk on Water
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Modern Rock | |||
| 1984 | "Five Minutes" | - | |
| 1988 | "Man With a Gun" | - | Casual Gods |
| "Rev it Up" | 7 [] | ||
| 1990 | "Flying Under Radar" | 13 | Walk on Water |
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jerry Harrison
- Bush, John. Biography - Jerry Harrison. Allmusic. Retrieved on March 21, 2012.
External links
- Jerry Harrison at All Music Guide
| Talking Heads |
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| David Byrne – Chris Frantz – Tina Weymouth – Jerry Harrison |
| Discography |
| Studio Albums: Talking Heads: 77 (1977) - More Songs about Buildings and Food (1978) - Fear of Music (1979) - Remain in Light (1980) - Speaking in Tongues (1983) - Little Creatures (1985) - True Stories (1986) - Naked (1988) |
| Live Albums: The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982) - Stop Making Sense (1984) |
| Filmography |
| Stop Making Sense (1984) - True Stories (1986) - Storytelling Giant (1988) |
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