Jerry Jaye, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jerry Jaye

American musician

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1937

Place of Birth: Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States

Profession: singer, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Jerry Jaye

  • Jerry Jaye (born October 19, 1937 in Manila, Arkansas) is an American country/rockabilly singer. Jaye grew up on a sharecropper's farm and did a stint in the Navy from 1954 to 1958.
  • After his return he started a band with bassist Tommy Baker and drummer Carl Frye, who began playing the local Arkansas circuits.
  • In 1966, the group traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, and recorded a single, "My Girl Josephine" (a hit for Fats Domino the previous decade).
  • The single was initially released in a press run of 500; Jaye shopped the disc to local radio stations, and as the tune began getting airplay, Jaye signed a contract with Hi Records for national distribution.
  • Re-released in 1967, "My Girl Josephine" became a hit single in the US, peaking at No.
  • 29 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart.
  • A full-length LP, My Girl Josephine, followed, which hit No.
  • 195 in the US, but four further singles from the album failed to make an impact on the charts.
  • During this time Jaye toured with Booker T and the MGs and Lou Rawls among others. Jaye left Hi Records in 1970 and began recording new material for Nashville's Mega/Raintree.
  • Seven singles were released, some of which found regional success.
  • Between 1974 and 1975 he sang lead with the Bill Black Combo after its founder's death.
  • In 1975, Jaye signed with Columbia Records, first releasing a cover of Tommy Edwards's "It's All in the Game".
  • This was followed by two further US Country hits (again with Hi Records) in 1976, "Honky Tonk Women Love Redneck Men" (US Country No.
  • 32) and "Hot and Still Heatin' (US Country No.
  • 78).
  • In 1979 he left Hi again, and began touring the American South with his wife Darlene Battles.
  • Together they released an album on Bejay Records in 1984.
  • Jaye toured Sweden and England in the 1990s, and released another album, One More Time, in 2005.

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