Jerry fuller biography
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Short Version (131 words)
Jerry Fuller began his career at 18 with a performance in Carnegie Hall. He then joined the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra and later performed with Santa Fe Opera, Musikkollegium Winterthur Switzerland, Aspen Music Festival Orchestra, and many other acclaimed ensembles. While playing throughout Europe as a Chicago Artists Abroad grantee, Jerry became interested in historically-informed performance. He now works with a number of renowned early music ensembles, and his work with period instruments has earned international recognition, including awards from Early Music America and the International Society of Bassists. In addition to performing, he writes about period instruments and performance for The Strad, Double Bassist, and Bass World, served on the editorial board of the Online Journal of Bass Research, and is Curator of the Digital Dragonetti Archive at Northwestern University.
Full Version (230 words)
Jerry Fuller began studying the
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JERRY FULLER
Born Jerrell Lee Fuller, 19 November 1938, Fort Worth, Texas
Died 17 July 2024, Los Angeles, California
Though Jerry Fuller recorded prolifically as a singer and had a few minor hits, he is more important as a songwriter and producer. He has been a BMI songwriter since 1957, wrote over 1,100 songs, many of which became major hits, including two number ones.
Encouraged by his musical parents, Fuller developed an interest in music at an early age. He made his first recordings for Joe Leonard’s Lin label in 1957-59, a mix of rock n roll, teenage pop and soft rock. Six singles were released (five of them were assembled on the only LP Lin ever issued), but Jerry was unable to build a following outside Texas. He moved to Los Angeles, hoping to find a place in the thriving South California music scene. Soon he was signed by Challenge Records, for which he would record a total of 23 singles (1959-1966). On his more rocking recordings, he was backed by various members of th
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Jerry Fuller
American singer-songwriter (1938–2024)
Jerry Fuller | |
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| Birth name | Jerrell Lee Fuller |
| Born | (1938-11-19)November 19, 1938 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | July 18, 2024(2024-07-18) (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Country, pop, doo-wop, soul |
| Occupations | Songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 1959–2018 |
| Labels | Challenge Records, Columbia |
| Spouse | Annette Smerigan (m. 1965) |
Musical artist
Jerrell Lee Fuller (November 19, 1938 – July 18, 2024) was an American songwriter, singer, and record producer, best known for writing several hit songs in the 1960s.
Early life and career
[edit]Jerrell Lee Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas on November 19, 1938, to a musical family.[1][2] He and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state, recording for the local Lin label, before Jerry branched out on his own and began writing his own material. In 1959, h