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Jerry Harrison

1949 - Today

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Jeremiah Griffin Harrison (born February 21, 1949) is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. He began his professional music career as a member of the band the Modern Lovers, before becoming keyboardist and guitarist for the new wave group Talking Heads. In 2002, Harrison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Talking Heads. Following David Byrne's announcement of Talking Heads' disbanding in 1991, Harrison has focused more on producing other bands, a role he started while still with Talking Heads, first producing the album Milwaukee with Elliott Murphy, and then later working with Violent Femmes on their third album, The Blind Leading the Naked, in 1986. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Harrison is the 2,360th most popular musician (up from 2,430th in 2024), the 12,895th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,140th in 2019) and the 966th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jerry Harrison ranks 2,360 out of 3,175. Before him are Roope Latvala, John Dankworth, Michael Romeo, Buzz Osborne, Mustard, and Atticus Ross. After him are Meredith Brooks, Amen, Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad, Shirley Scott, Maxim Fadeev, and Andy Sneap.

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Among people born in 1949, Jerry Harrison ranks 738. Before him are Rick Rosenthal, Jerome Apt, Haroun Kabadi, Brian Kerwin, Trevor Coker, and Nancy Kyes. After him are Lech Koziejowski, Simon Kirke, Erwin Sellering, Ron Canada, John W. Henry, and Mitch Daniels.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Harrison ranks 12,899 out of 20,380. Before him are Walter Catlett (1889), Chris Messina (1974), Marin Raykov (1960), Mustafa Ali (1986), Al Sharpton (1954), and Peter Welch (1947). After him are Domenick Lombardozzi (1976), Gucci Mane (1980), Meredith Brooks (1958), Shirley Scott (1934), Joan Severance (1958), and Chad Trujillo (1973).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jerry Harrison ranks 966. Before him are Harry Carney (1910), Dorothy Ashby (1932), Big Joe Williams (1903), Michael Romeo (1968), Buzz Osborne (1964), and Mustard (1990). After him are Meredith Brooks (1958), Shirley Scott (1934), Duke Pearson (1932), Boots Randolph (1927), Art Taylor (1929), and Eddie Harris (1934).

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