Born in 1959 in Sydney, Australia, GERRY JOE WEISE learned to play guitar at the age of 4. During the 1970s when he was 16 and 17, he guest supported AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, The Angels, Dragon and Midnight Oil at venues like the Bondi Lifesaver and Chequers with rock bands The Class and Siren in Sydney. At 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 Gerry Joe Weise took a big step forward and moved to Europe, living in France, Germany and Switzerland until 1999, before moving back to Australia. He 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", 2009 "Blues Down Under" (Alien Records). Compilation : 2009 "Jaguar" ("Long Train Blues" by Gerry Joe Weise) with 7 other artists (Leaping Cat Records). In 2000 he wrote two songs for Nabarlek (Indigenous Live Band Of The Year Award 2005), for their 2nd album "Bininj 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, Big Ed Sullivan and Otis Grand. - Gerry Joe Weise has guest supported Ray Charles, B.B.King, Buddy Guy, The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, The Scorpions, John Lee Hooker, Canned Heat, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, Noel Redding, John McLaughlin, Albert Collins, Pat Metheny, Luther Allison, Joe Louis Walker, Chick Willis, Dave Hole, Deborah Coleman, Matt 'Guitar' Murphy, Van Wilks, Luther 'Houserocker' Johnson, Bob Brozman, Jerry McCain, Otis Grand, Maurice McKinnies, Billy Branch, Mark Hummel, Nine Below Zero, Eddie & The Hot Rods, 1996 Jimi Hendrix 30th Commemoration Festival, 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.
Influences
Blues, Rock, Country, Jazz.
Sounds Like
BLUES ROCK GUITAR from DOWN UNDER AUSTRALIA. Hot Rod Tone & Stratocaster Blues Abuse, GERRY JOE WEISE has injected new energy into the Blues. His larger than life tones and outstanding solos add to a rich mix of blues rock arrangements. Songs that range from slow spacey textures, tears in your beer, to tone to the bone blues, to outrageous rocking tunes, to searing tortured blue bends. Gerry Joe Weise plays both standard and infectious slide guitars. With a style steeped in blues, rock & country, this Sydney born guitarist has lived and toured extensively in Europe for more than 20 years. Since 1994 he has released several remarkable studio & live solo albums, that display a player of great skill and taste, with magnificent guitar tones and soaring melodies. A French magazine claimed Gerry Joe Weise to be a "studio savvy, roots rocking guitarist extraordinaire", while a German paper announced that "Gerry Joe Weise's onstage persona sticks closely to the : do what it takes to amaze an audience". (John Douglas, BLUES MAGAZINE)
GERRY JOE WEISE guitarist & vocalist, has toured Australia, Europe, USA, Hawaii, Tahiti, Fiji, Polynesia, the Azores Isles and Scandinavia.
2009
- N°1 on the "Top Electric Blues" charts for 9 consecutive months 2008/2009 in Australia.
- N°1 on the "Top 100 Artists Blues Rock" charts in Australia.
- N°2 on the "Top 100 Artists Jazz Blues" charts in Australia.
- N°1 on the l'Abripom May charts in France.
2008
- N°1 on the "Top Electric Blues" charts for 4 consecutive months in Australia.
- N°1 on the "Top 100 Artists Blues Rock" charts in Australia.
- N°3 on the "Top 100 Artists Jazz Blues" charts in Australia.
- "Dreamtime Shuffle", N°8 on the "Top Radio Charts" in New Zealand.
- "Artist Of The Month" April, Lizard Lounge Radio in Australia.
- "Long Train Blues" won the "Strat Master" 2008 title USA.
- Headlining the Santa Maria Blues Festival, The Azores Isles, Atlantic.
2007
- "Long Train Blues" was "Song Of The Month" at Songweavers NYC.
Throughout his many tours GERRY JOE WEISE has played with B.B.KING, JOHN LEE HOOKER, ERIC CLAPTON, ALBERT COLLINS, NOEL REDDING. He has released the albums : 1994 "Live In Paris", 1996 "A Letter To Jimi", 1999 "Bushman Boogie", 2005 "Sydney-Paris Blues", 2009 "Blues Down Under" (Alien Records). Compilation : 2009 "Jaguar" ("Long Train Blues" by Gerry Joe Weise) with 7 other artists (Leaping Cat Records).
GUITARIST MAGAZINE - Australian guitarist, Gerry Joe Weise had been living in the South of France for 5 years before going back to Australia. The tracks on this album composed by bluesman Gerry Joe Weise have both fire and power, ignited by his 1963 L-series Stratocaster and 1960 Sears Silvertone. Showcasing "Slidewater Cajun" with his trio live in Paris, featuring cosmic slidework. "Long Train Blues" a soaring elecrifying experience, taken from the concert opening for the legendary Yardbirds. "Who's Calling? Crocodile River" where Texas meets Australia's Northern Territory; and tunes even more Australian in style, like "Ned Kelly Outlaw" a solo deep and blue about bushrangers catching a fugitive. "Down In Sydney" a soulful acoustic solo performed live, opening for The Scorpions in front of 7,000 people at the Zenith in France. (GUITARIST MAGAZINE)
SOUL BAG MAGAZINE - Staying with a big guitar sound is Australia's Gerry Joe Weise. He has put aside traditional Australian instruments (didgeridoo etc...) that had given his former album great color, to concentrate more on vocals and guitar. Fans who enjoy heroic guitar solos under control, will enjoy the treatment. Many great arrangements, plus an interesting contemporary approach to the acoustic guitar. (Christophe Mourot, SOUL BAG MAGAZINE)
GERRY JOE WEISE on the Azores Isles 2008
BLUES MAGAZINE - 21st Century Blues Rock executed with a twangbanger 1963 Stratocaster and a 1960 Silvertone for bottleneck slide. The abuse and the raw power create a sonic landscape that spotlights the talents of Gerry Joe Weise. Singer and accomplished songwriter, he has written more than 80 tunes, some of which have had radio airplay. To sum things up, for the last 3 decades, Gerry Joe Weise has performed amazing guitar at festivals and concerts around the World. (John Douglas, BLUES MAGAZINE)
~HEY GERRY JOE~ I AM HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR REQUEST... I LOVE THE MUSIC!! MY SISTER WILL BE SEEING YOU IN SCOTTSDALE, HER HOMETOWN!!! I'LL BE MISSING YOU AT THE 'RUBY ROOM'... LOTS' A LOVE JUDITH ANN
Have a wicked time in Scottsdale Gerry. I have a wonderful friend Chip, and his wife Lea, who live in that beautiful place ... a pity I can't be there with you!
Thanks for adding me as your friend. I love your music and would love to see you come and play in Austin, Texas someday. You would feel at home in Austin with people here that love the blues.
Hello, from de Rio de Janeiro!!! Thanks for your friendship! Your music is wonderful!Congratulations! Abraços, Samba, Bossa, and OperaPop! Valéria Venturini www.myspace.com/valeriaventurini
Awsome music!!!loved your songs....how can we buy your album here??...dreamtime shuffle,who is calling?,southern cross,blues walker are the craziest ever.....love them the most and would love to listen to them in my car while driving;)...thank you to be on our friend list.....
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