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{{Hatnote|Corresponding Wikipedia article: [[Wikipedia:Jerry Harrison|Jerry Harrison]]}} | |||
{{Short description|Talking Heads guitarist and keyboardist}} | {{Short description|Talking Heads guitarist and keyboardist}} | ||
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| birth_place = [[Milwaukee]], Wisconsin, US | | birth_place = [[Milwaukee]], Wisconsin, US | ||
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|keyboards|guitar|bass}} | | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|keyboards|guitar|bass}} | ||
| genre = {{hlist| | | genre = {{hlist|New wave|proto-punk|post-punk|art rock|pop|rock}} | ||
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter|record producer}} | | occupation = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter|record producer}} | ||
| years_active = 1971–present | | years_active = 1971–present | ||
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''' | '''Jerry Harrison''' (born February 21, 1949) is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. He began his professional music career as a member of the band [[the Modern Lovers]], before becoming keyboardist and guitarist for [[Talking Heads]] in 1977. In 2002, Harrison was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of Talking Heads. | ||
After Talking Heads disbanded in 1991, Harrison focused more on producing other bands, a role he started while still with Talking Heads, first producing the album [[Milwaukee (album)|''Milwaukee'']] with [[Elliott Murphy]], and then later working with [[Violent Femmes]] on their third album, ''[[The Blind Leading the Naked]]'', in 1986. | |||
During the 1990s, he produced a number of hit albums for bands such as [[Live]], [[The Verve Pipe]], [[Big Head Todd and the Monsters]], and [[Kenny Wayne Shepherd]] among others. He has also released three albums of solo music (all while Talking Heads were still active) and has participated in a number of partial reunions of Talking Heads. In 1999, he helped found the online music community [[GarageBand.com]]. | |||
== Early life and education == | |||
Harrison graduated from Harvard in 1972 with a degree in Visual and Environmental Sciences.<ref name=":0">Seaman, Barrett. “Talking Heads Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew Bring “Remain in Light” Retrospective to Music Hall.” ''The Hudson Indy Westchester’s Rivertowns News -'', 17 July 2024, thehudsonindependent.com/talkingheadsjerryharrisonandadrianbelewbringremaininlightretrospectivetomusichall/. Accessed 23 July 2024.</ref> | |||
== Career == | |||
=== Modern Lovers Era === | |||
In 1971, Harrison was living an apartment with [[Ernie Brooks]] while both were attending [[Harvard]]. The two were both performing as part of an iteration of [[The Modern Lovers]] after members [[Rolfe Anderson]] and [[John Felice]] had left the project.<ref>Moss, Charles. “50 Years Ago, New York City’s Punk Scene Was Born.” ''SPIN'', 8 July 2024, www.spin.com/2024/07/50-years-ago-new-york-citys-punk-scene-was-born/. Accessed 11 July 2024.</ref> The band was fronted by musician [[Jonathan Richman]], who directly inspired Harrison to pursue a career in music. According to an interview from 2024, Harrison "''didn’t actually think [he'd] be a professional musician. It wasn’t until [he] met Jonathan Richman, [that he] went, 'Wow! I can do this.'"''<ref>Malkin, John. “Love of Music | Good Times.” ''Good Times'', 14 Aug. 2024, www.goodtimes.sc/interview-harrison-belew-remain-in-light-tour/. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.</ref> | |||
=== Beginnings with Talking Heads 1975-1977 === | |||
Harrison was approached to audition for Talking Heads as a keyboardist, although he came to his first audition with a guitar instead. While the band was looking at a few different people, they chose Harrison because, as Harrison says, "they’d all tried to show off. I think the other members of the band were going, ‘Yeah, that guy was really great but I don’t get the feeling he was appreciating what we did."<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Post Talking Heads 1989-Present === | |||
Harrison would begin again work with guitarist Adrian Belew in 2022 on the [[Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew: Remain in Light]] tour. | |||
== Discography == | |||
{{Main|Jerry Harrison discography}} | |||
* [[The Red and the Black]] (1981) | |||
* [[Casual Gods]] (1988) | |||
* [[Walk on Water (album)|Walk on Water]] (1990) | |||
Harrison has played on nearly all releases by [[Talking Heads]], with the exception of early recordings in 1975 and 1976. | |||
{{See|Talking Heads discography}} | |||
He also notably played on ''[[The Modern Lovers (album)|The Modern Lovers]]'' before joining Talking Heads. | |||
== Sources == | |||
[[Category:People]] | |||
[[Category:Musicians]] | |||
[[Category:Guitarists]] | |||
[[Category:Keyboardists]] | |||