Jerry Shirley
Jerry Shirley (born 4 February 1952, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire) is an English rock drummer, best known as a member of the band Humble Pie, appearing on all their albums. He is also known for his work with Fastway, Joey Molland from Badfinger, David Gilmour, Alexis Korner, Billy Nicholls, Syd Barrett, John Entwistle, Sammy Hagar and Benny Mardones.[1]
Career
Shirley began playing drums for the band Apostolic Intervention at an early age and was later recruited by Steve Marriott to join the then newly formed rock band Humble Pie, when he was seventeen years old.[2] Shirley remained as Humble Pie's drummer throughout the group's entire history. He also worked on Steve Marriott's solo projects, such as Pack of three[2] and was a co-founder of the popular 1980s group Fastway.[3] Shirley co-wrote Fastway's biggest hit, "Say What You Will".[4]
After leaving Fastway, Shirley joined the line up of Waysted and reformed Humble Pie in the United States, with Charlie Huhn as vocalist. Shirley was the only original group member and they were billed as Humble Pie Featuring Jerry Shirley.[1] They performed with a fluid lineup for ten years before disbanding. During this period, Shirley also worked as a disc jockey at WNCX, a classic rock station in Cleveland, Ohio.[5]
Shirley returned to the UK in 1999. In 2000 he reformed Humble Pie with their original bassist Greg Ridley and another former band member, guitarist and vocalist Bobby Tench.[1] They recorded Humble Pie's eleventh studio album Back on Track (2002) and he also appeared in a memorial concert for former Humble Pie bandmate Steve Marriott.[6] More recently he has performed with the Deborah Bonham Band.[7]
References
Further reading
- Shirley, Jerry and Cohan, Jon. Best Seat in the House: Drumming in the '70s with Marriott, Frampton, and Humble Pie. Rebeats Press (2011). ISBN 978-1-888408-13-3.
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- Best of Humble Pie
- Classics Volume 14
- Early Years (Humble Pie album)
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- Fin Muir
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