B I O G R A P H Y
GERRY JOE WEISE's "Long Train Blues" was Song Of The Month December 2007 at Songweavers NYC. In 2008 "Dreamtime Shuffle" climbed to N°8 on the Radio charts in New Zealand, while Gerry Joe Weise became N°2 on the "Top 100 Artists Blues Rock" charts at MP3.com Australia. He was also featured Artist Of The Month April 2008 at Lizard Lounge Radio Australia.
GERRY JOE WEISE has toured Australia, Europe, USA, Hawaii, Tahiti, Fiji, Polynesia, The Azores Isles and Scandinavia. He has released the albums : 1994 "Live In Paris", 1996 "A Letter To Jimi", 1999 "Bushman Boogie", 2005 "Sydney-Paris Blues".
GERRY JOE WEISE was born in 1959 in Sydney, Australia, he learned to play guitar at the age of 4. During the 1970s when he was 16 and 17, he supported bands AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, The Angels, Dragon and Midnight Oil with bands The Class and Siren, at places like the Bondi Lifesaver and Chequers in Sydney. When he turned 18, he joined the progressive Corroboree that had drummer Craig Collinge (ex Manfred Mann) and keyboardist Cezary Skubiszewski (ex Alexis Korner, film composer "Two Hands"). In 1980 he took a big step forward and moved to Europe, living in France, Germany and Switzerland until 1999, before moving back to Australia. In 2000 he wrote two songs for Nabarlek (Indigenous Live Band Of The Year Award 2005) for their 2nd album "Binjinj Manborlh". Throughout his many tours he has jammed with B.B.King, John Lee Hooker, Albert Collins, Noel Redding and Eric Clapton. His trios have had musicians from Mick Taylor, Roy Buchanan, Savoy Brown, Tower Of Power, Ravi Shankar, Otis Grand, Big Ed Sullivan, and concerts in France with Jean-Jacques Goldman's band members Jacky Mascarel and Claude Leperon. He has supported Ray Charles, B.B.King, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Pat Metheny, Noel Redding, Eric Clapton, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, John McLaughlin, The Scorpions, Luther Allison, The Yardbirds, Canned Heat, Joe Louis Walker, Matt 'Guitar' Murphy, Billy Branch, Dave Hole, Nine Below Zero, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Deborah Coleman, Bob Brozman, Otis Grand, Van Wilks, Luther 'Houserocker' Johnson, Jerry McCain, Chick Willis, Kip Anderson, Maurice McKinnies, Ron Thompson, Freddie Hughes, Big Bones, Bobby Murray, Jimi Hendrix Commemoration Festival (with Noel Redding), solo Dobro performance at the 7,000 seater Zenith in France (with The Scorpions), headline at the 2008 Santa Maria Blues Festival the Azores Isles Atlantic Ocean, the Chicago Blues Festival tour and the San Francisco Blues Festival tour in Europe.
Free MP3 1 http://www.MP3.com/artist/Gerry-J-Weise/songs
Free MP3 2 http://www.MP3.com/artist/Gerry-J-Weise-2/songs
Free MP3 Mac http://www.macidol.com/jamroom/bands/8841
GJW 1970s http://www.Class-Gerry-Joe-Weise.blogspot.com
Hey, Gerry ! I admire you, cos you're such a traveler !!! it's been a long time, for me, I haven't put a foot out of France.... I hope spanish concerts have worked fine ! keep on keepin them blues and rock alive !
First of all, thanks for the add! Also, your kind words were very inspiring! Writing/creating music is much more enjoyable when there are others to share it with.
Thanks Gerry, yes this played well...a great blues song played with much soul & feeling. Hot guitar work too so well done. Who was the band in the video...going way back? Cheers, Doug
Thanks for the great comments Gerry...I just try to be different that's all..but always trying to better myself as well. I'm still trying to get to Europe & have some land for sale right now so as soon as it's sold I'm away. I'll keep you informed as it would be great meeting up. Thanks again Gerry y're a real gentleman...!!! Cheers, Doug