Jerry Joseph
| Jerry Joseph | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jerry Joseph |
| Born | April 19, 1961 |
| Origin | Arcata, California, USA |
| Genres | Rock and Roll, Reggae, Indie rock, jam rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | Cosmo Sex School Records, Sanctuary Records, Terminus Records, OuterSpace, Cavity Search, Trespass Records, Holladay Records, Back Door Records, Response Records, Capricorn Records |
| Associated acts | Little Women, Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons, , The Denmark Veseys, Jerry Joseph & Wally Ingram, Widespread Panic, Bloodkin |
| Website | jerryjoseph |
Jerry Joseph is an American singer, songwriter, and guitar player.
Joseph was born on April 23, 1961, and grew up in the San Diego area. He started playing guitar professionally at age 15 while living in New Zealand. After moving to Arcata, California, he formed the rock/reggae band Little Women in early 1982.
Little Women was formed with Brad Rosen on drums, Stephen Darby on bass, Eric Hellberg on keyboards and Jerry Joseph on guitar. Several guitarists, including Greg Millar, Steve Smith, Steve Kimock and Steven James Wright eventually filled the slot.
Little Women's first self-released cassette was Life's Just Bitchin in 1987 and featured Joseph (vocals, guitar), Steven James Wright (lead guitar), Louis Butts, Jr. (bass), Geoff George (keyboards, vocals),and Brad Rosen (drums).
That was followed in 1990 with Pretty Wiped Out which was the first release to feature the staple Chainsaw City and had Rosen on Drums, James on Guitar, and also featured David Lindley, Ian McLagen and Steve Kimock.
Little Women released a single for the Wahine Records label in 1992 of Drive b/w Milk as well as the live album,Live Radish Head. In 1993 the band released Live at New Georges which was recorded in 1992, and contained North, the Jimmy Webb classic Wichita Lineman and consisted of Joseph, Steve James, Greg Williams and Glen Esparza (bass).
In 2006, Joseph's Cosmo Sex School records rereleased Live Radish Head, another 1992 live set.
They eventually signed to Capricorn Records but were ultimately dropped after recording what would become The Welcome Hunters in 1990.
After the breakup of Little women in 1993, Joseph released The Welcome Hunters which was basically a Little Women record with James, Esparza and Gregg Williams on drums. This was the first album to contain the hit Climb To Safety which is often covered by the band Widespread Panic.
1994 brought the next Joseph solo record, Love and Happiness on Back Door Records which featured an all-new lineup of musicians, including Dave Schools on bass. The record was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
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