JERRY HARRISON
Jerry Harrison (born February 21, 1949) is an American songwriter, musician and producer. He achieved fame as the keyboardist and guitarist for the New Wave band Talking Heads and as an original member of The Modern Lovers. (More from Wikipedia)
Another example is Talking Heads; I dare say that some of their casual fans didn’t realize that Tina Weymouth (bass guitar and backing vocals) was playing alongside David Byrne (lead vocalist and guitar), Chris Frantz (drums and backing vocals), and Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar and backing vocals). I have always thought that David Byrne looks more like he should be an accountant than anyone else I know of in rock music.
(December 2013)
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Another important band of the same time period, the Modern Lovers was formed in 1970 by guitarist and singer-songwriter Jonathan Richman with John Felice (guitar), David Robinson (drums), and Rolfe Anderson (bass). Richman had spent 9 months in New York City after becoming infatuated with the Velvet Underground before returning home to Boston and forming the band. The Modern Lovers played their first date in September 1970, barely a month after Richman’s return and became a hot live band. Anderson was later replaced by Ernie Brooks, and Jerry Harrison (a future member of Talking Heads) joined up on keyboards.
(December 2016)
