Jerry Yester

Artist:  Jerry Yester
Birth Name:  Jerome Alan Yester
Born:  January 9, 1943.  Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Genre:  Pop, Folk, Folk Rock, Country Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Garage
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter, Record Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Jerry Yester is an American Folk Rock Musician, Songwriter and Record Producer, growing up in Burbank, California, he formed a Duo with brother Jim Yester, The Yester Brothers, and starting playing Folk Clubs in Los Angeles in 1960.  When Jim enlisted in the army, he joined first The New Christy Minstrels, and then, in 1963, with The Modern Folk Quartet and he also branched out into other recordings, playing piano on The Lovin' Spoonful's "Do You believe In Magic" in 1965.  The MFQ split up in 1966, he began work as a solo artist and as a producer, with his wife Judy Henske, his brother Jim's band The Association, The Turtles, and Tim Buckley.  The following year he joined The Lovin' Spoonful, replacing Zal Yanovsky.  In 1968, The Spoonful split up.  He, his wife Henske and Zal Yanovsky put together the cult album Farewell Aldebaran, and the following year he and his wife formed a new band, Rosebud, but the band dissolved in 1971.  He continued to work as a producer and arranger on albums by The Turtles, Pat Boone, Aztec Two Step and Tom Waits, and in the 1970s also performed with The Association and reformed Modern Folk Quartet.

Title:  Pass Your Light Around  (2017)
Genre:  Pop, Folk, Folk Rock, Country Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Garage
Label:  Omnivore Recordings
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Pass Your Light Around  (2:29)
 2.  My Dusty Darling  (2:20)
 3.  Brooklyn Girl  (3:01)
 4.  The Whiskey Moon  (2:38) 
 5.  Showboat  (3:27)
 6.  The Sun Is Like A Big Brass Band  (2:08)
 7.  Corn Cracker  (3:04)
 8.  Dance For Me, Anna Lee  (2:56)
 9.  With A Hickory Pole  (2:58)
10. Seesaw  (2:57)
11. The Minutes  (2:56)
12. The Rose  (3:00)
13. Across The Persian Gulf  (2:11)
14. All I Can Do Is Dance  (3:59)
15. Hip Toad  (2:07)

Personne:

Jerry Yester:  Lead & Background Vocals on Tracks:  1-15, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  3, 4, 10, Electric Guitar on Track 11, 15, Piano on Tracks:  1-5, 7-9, 11, 12, 14,  Synthesizer on Track 6, Organ on Tracks:  9, 11, Autoharp on Track 9, Electric Piano on Track 12, Harmonium on Tracks:  3, 4, Bass on Track 15
David Vaught:  Bass on Tracks:  1-5, 7-9, 12, 14
John Seiter:  Drums on Tracks:  1, 2, 7, 9, Background Vocals on Tracks:  1, 2
Peter Klimes:  Lead Guitar on Tracks: 1, 14, Electric Guitar on Tracks: 5,  7, 9, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks: 5, 7, 11
John Forsha:  Lead Guitar on Track 2, 12-String Guitar on Track 7
Don Heffington:  Drums on Tracks:  5, 8, 12, 14, Percussion on Tracks: 8, 14
Laurel Massec:  Background Vocals on Track 8
Larry Brown :  Electric Guitar on Track 12
John Tuttle:  Violin on Track 12, Background Vocals on Track 12
Zonia:  Background Vocals on Track 12

Pass Your Light Around is the lost '70s album by Jerry Yester, released on October 6, 2017 by Omnivore Recordings, collaboration with poet/lyricist Larry Beckett (Tim Buckley), includes liner notes from Barry Alfonso containing new interviews with Jerry and Larry.