Jerry Harrison
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Background information | |
Birth name | Jeremiah Griffin Harrison |
Born | (1949-02-21) February 21, 1949 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Genres | New wave, indie pop, rock and roll, art rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, guitar |
Years active | 1971–present |
Labels | EMI, Sire/Warner Bros. Records |
Associated acts | Talking Heads The Modern Lovers |
Jeremiah Griffin Harrison (born February 21, 1949) is an American songwriter, musician, producer, and entrepreneur. He achieved fame as the keyboardist and guitarist for the New Wave band Talking Heads and as an original member of The Modern Lovers.[1] In 2002, Harrison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Talking Heads.[2]
Contents
1 Career
2 Film work
3 Discography
3.1 Talking Heads
3.2 Solo albums
3.3 Singles
4 Production
5 References
6 External links
Career
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Harrison played with Jonathan Richman in The Modern Lovers when he was an architecture student at Harvard University.[3] 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.
Harrison joined Talking Heads in 1977, after the release of their debut single "Love → Building on Fire".
Harrison's solo albums include The Red and the Black, Casual Gods, and Walk on Water.
After the 1991 breakup 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, The Mayfield Four, Of A Revolution, No Doubt, Josh Joplin, The Black and White Years, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Bamboo Shoots, the String Cheese Incident and The Gracious Few. He also is Chairman of the Board for Garageband.com ("an internet music resource he co-founded in 1999").[4]
Film work
Harrison, as a member of Talking Heads, is featured throughout the 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense, directed by Jonathan Demme. Also during the Talking Heads era, Harrison made cameo appearances as Billy Idol and Prince look-alike lip-synchers in David Byrne's 1986 film True Stories. 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.[citation needed]
Discography
Talking Heads
Solo albums
Year | Title | US | AUS | NZ | AUT | GER | SUI |
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1981 | The Red and the Black | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1988 | Casual Gods | 78 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 10 |
1990 | Walk on Water | 188 | - | - | - | - | - |
Singles
Year | Title | US Main. | US Modern | AUS | NZ | GER | UK |
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1984 | Five Minutes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1987 | Rev It Up | 7 | - | 3 | 6 | 45 | 90 |
1987 | Man with a Gun | - | - | 17 | 15 | - | - |
1988 | Cherokee Chief | - | - | 92 | - | - | - |
1990 | Flying Under Radar | - | 13 | 98 | - | - | - |
Production
Year | Album | Artist |
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1986 | The Blind Leading the Naked | Violent Femmes |
1987 | Outside Looking In | BoDeans |
1991 | Mental Jewelry | Live |
1992 | Volo Volo | Poi Dog Pondering |
Pureafunalia | Pure | |
Bush Roaming Mammals | Billy Goat | |
1993 | God Shuffled His Feet | Crash Test Dummies |
1994 | Throwing Copper | Live |
Home of the Brave | Black 47 | |
1995 | Rub It Better | General Public |
Lost in the Former West | The Fatima Mansions | |
Life Begins at 40 Million | The Bogmen | |
1996 | Villains | The Verve Pipe |
Remember | Rusted Root | |
No Talking, Just Head | The Heads | |
Neurotic Outsiders | Neurotic Outsiders | |
1997 | Trouble Is... | Kenny Wayne Shepherd |
Beautiful World | Big Head Todd and the Monsters | |
1998 | Fallout | The Mayfield Four |
Useful Music | Josh Joplin Group | |
1999 | The Distance to Here | Live |
Nasty Little Thoughts | Stroke 9 | |
Live On | Kenny Wayne Shepherd | |
I’d Rather Eat Glass | Bijou Phillips | |
2000 | Watering Ghost Garden | Creeper Lagoon |
Shine | Pat McGee Band | |
Return of Saturn | No Doubt | |
2001 | Take Back the Universe and Give Me Yesterday | Creeper Lagoon |
Stroke 9 | Stroke 9 | |
2002 | Rip It Off | Stroke 9 |
2003 | Love | The Juliana Theory |
2004 | Pawn Shoppe Heart | The Von Bondies |
2005 | Stories of a Stranger | O.A.R. |
2007 | 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads | Kenny Wayne Shepherd |
2008 | The Black and White Years | The Black and White Years |
2011 | How I Go | Kenny Wayne Shepherd |
2013 | Can’t Get Enough | The Rides |
2014 | The Turn | Live |
A Song In My Head | The String Cheese Incident | |
2017 | Believe | The String Cheese Incident |
2018 | TBA | Le Butcherettes |
2019 | Wonder Park: Music from the Motion Picture | Various Artists |
References
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^ "Talking Heads". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
^ Malcolm Jack (journalist) (21 September 2016). "The Guardian - Talking Heads – 10 of the best". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ Jerry Harrison bio
External links
Jerry Harrison at AllMusic
- Jerry Harrison Interview for the NAMM Oral History Program (2016)