Jerry Merrick

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Jerry Merrick is an American singer-songwriter. His songs have been recorded by Richie Havens, B.J. Thomas, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Susan Tedeschi.

Rolling Stone has called Merrick's song, "Follow" a "Sixties folk epic."[1] It was first recorded by Richie Havens for his major label debut, Mixed Bag. Havens also performed the song in well-known concert appearances at the Newport Folk Festival and at Carnegie Hall. The piece has since appeared within the soundtrack of several movies.[2]

[edit] Discography

  • Follow (1968, Mercury Records)
  • Suddenly I'll Know (2002, Sutherland Records)

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes and sources

  1. ^ Barry Walters, "Hope and Desire:Review", Rolling Stone, November 17, 2005 (link)
  2. ^ Jerry Merrick page at Sutherlandrecords.com