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Jerry McGee
12+ albums
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Jerry McGee (Gerald James McGee, Eunice, Louisiana, November 17, 1937 - October 12, 2019) was an American guitarist and songwriter. Gerry McGee's musical roots came from his father, Dennis McGee, who was a pioneer Cajun fiddler. Jerry aka Gerry moved to Los Angeles in 1960 and began working on recording sessions shortly thereafter. He spent some time in the early 1960s doing studio work in New York City, but returned to Los Angeles in 1965. During this time, he worked with Mel Taylor”s (The Ventures Drummer) brother, Larry Taylor (the Mole from Canned Heat). Gerry was a very sought-after musician for recordings at that time, and has an impressive list of credits. He played guitar on many of the early Monkees” albums, did sessions with Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Linda Ronstadt, and others. Gerry”s work also includes movie and TV credits, appearing in “A Star is Born” with Kris Kristofferson and Barbara Streisand, “Heaven”s Gate”, and “Convoy”. On TV, he has appeared in a number of shows, including the miniseries “North and South”, and the long- running show “L.A. Law”. Gerry has also scored music for movies, as well as appearing in them as an actor and musician. In 1968, Gerry joined The Ventures and toured with them in the U.S. and Japan. For the next 5 years, he also participated in writing and composing some of the most popular and acclaimed Ventures” original songs that achieved huge success in Japan, most notably “Kyoto Doll”, “Reflections in a Palace Lake”
