Jerry Harrison

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Jerry Harrison (born February 21, 1949) was the keyboardist and guitarist for the influential New Wave group Talking Heads. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he initially played with Jonathan Richman in the Modern Lovers, first in Boston, then in Berkeley, California.

Harrison was the last of the four Talking Heads members to join; they already had a single out by the time he left the Modern Lovers to join them.

Harrison's solo albums include The Red and the Black, Casual Gods, and Walk on Water. After the breakup of Talking Heads, Harrison turned to producing and has helmed numerous successful albums by such groups as The Violent Femmes, Foo Fighters, General Public, Live, Crash Test Dummies, The Verve Pipe, Rusted Root, Black 47, and No Doubt.

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Modern Rock U.S. Mainstream Rock UK
1984 "Five Minutes" - - - -
1990 "Flying Under Radar" - #13 - - Walk on Water
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