A celtic warrior stranded in a Tennesee cave w/ a hallucinogenic whisky stillGerry spent his early years in Phila. being raised by wolves.Irish music and 70's pop via WFIL were the soundtrack of his upbringingAfter a brief stint in the Kiss army and being duped that Frampton was live, Gerry discovered the mega brits and stateside hero Jimi Hendrix. It was his Monterey recording that inspired Gerry to pick up gtr at 13. By the age of 18 Gerry was prerforming regularly and teaching music at Harcum Medley music school;, he continues to teach to this day. He picked up a variety of instruments along the way including mandolin,bass,banjo and piano.he also plays a mean jews harp. Songwriting has always been Gerrys primary focus. Gerry started writing songs before he could tune a guitar .Gerry has written songs with other artists including jason karaban,alzara getz,andy kravitz,barrie maguire,mike simmons ,dave cohen, chris day.his songs have appeared on several different shows on mtv Here are some of Gerrys musical associations.
performing and/or studio(drum roll please) amos lee , balligo boys , blackthorn , ben arnold , tommy conwell , chuck treece, dirty , danny boys , jason karaban , , kirsti gholson ,Sticker Stars,Third Floor steamroller ,Sugarplums, robert hazard , , andy kravitz, barrie maguire, craig bancoff , , The sticker stars , wanderlust, tom rush.gerry has performed in front of a live audience close to 1,000 times. Gerry appeared at Woodstock 99. It is rumored the riots started after Gerry yelled fire while imitating beavis. Gerry has recorded over 12 albums w/ various lineups. While Gerry doesnt find it necessary to release a record every 42 days ala ryan adams,he does have a knack for writing songs that sound like standards in whatever genre he is writing for. Gerry is quite happy with his equipment
gerrys albums
1995 crumbling beauty.
1996 minty fresh/chunkystyle
1997 dirty.
1998 demoitis
2000 sticker stars.
2002 centralia.
2004 better the devil you know
2004 balligo boys.
2005 malone and mcwilliams
2006 malone and mcwilliams 2
2007 sugarplums.
2008 porterhouse g.
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