Jerry Shirley (born 4 February 1952) is an English rock drummer, best known as a member of the band

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, appearing on all their albums. He is also known for his work with Fastway,

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from

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and

Benny Mardones Ruben Armand "Benny" Mardones (November 9, 1946 – June 29, 2020) was an American pop/rock singer and songwriter who was best known for his hit single " Into the Night", which hit the top 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart twice, in 1980 ( ...

Career

Shirley was born in

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, and began playing drums for the band

Apostolic Intervention The Apostolic Intervention were a British rock band in the mid-1960s, who are best known for their 1967 single " (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?". The band originally formed in Hertfordshire in late 1965 as The Little People, and comprised An ...

at an early age. He was later recruited by

Steve Marriott Stephen Peter Marriott (30 January 1947 – 20 April 1991) was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He co-founded and played in the rock bands Small Faces and Humble Pie, in a career spanning over two decades. Marriott was inducted po ...

to join the then newly formed rock band

when he was seventeen years old. Shirley remained Humble Pie's drummer for the majority of the group's history, and he is the only original member who played on every album. He also worked on Steve Marriott's solo projects, such as Packet of Three and was a co-founder of the popular 1980s group Fastway. Shirley co-wrote Fastway's biggest hit, "Say What You Will". After leaving Fastway, Shirley joined the line-up of

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and reformed Humble Pie in the United States, with

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as vocalist. Shirley was the only original group member, and they were billed as

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. They performed with a fluid line-up for ten years before disbanding. During this period, Shirley also worked as a

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, a

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station in

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. Shirley returned to the UK in 1999. In 2000 he reformed Humble Pie with their original bassist

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and another former band member, guitarist and vocalist

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. They recorded Humble Pie's eleventh studio album '' Back on Track'' (2002), and he also appeared in a memorial concert for former Humble Pie bandmate

. More recently he has performed with the Deborah Bonham Band and played on her album ''Duchess''. In 1970 he worked on Syd Barrett's two solo albums. On the debut LP ''

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'' he played with

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and

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, as well as

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members

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and

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. On this first record, Jerry shared drums with Wyatt and drummer Willie Wilson. On '' Barrett,'' he worked with David Gilmour and Richard Wright, again sharing drums with Willie Wilson.

Discography

Apostolic Intervention

Single

*1967 : "(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?"/"Madame Garcia" –

Immediate Records Immediate Records was a British record label, started in 1965 by The Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham and Tony Calder, and concentrating on the London-based blues and R&B scene. History Immediate Records was started in 1965. Signed ...

Humble Pie

Studio albums

*1969 : '' As Safe as Yesterday Is'' – Immediate Records *1969 : '' Town and Country'' – Immediate Records *1970 : ''

'' –

A&M Records A&M Records was an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distr ...

*1971 : '' Rock On'' – A&M *1972 : '' Smokin''' – A&M *1973 : ''

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'' – A&M *1974 : '' Thunderbox'' – A&M *1975 : '' Street Rats'' – A&M *1980 : '' On to Victory'' –

Atco Records ATCO Records is an American record label founded in 1955. It is owned by Warner Music Group and operates as an imprint of Atlantic Records. After several decades of dormancy and infrequent activity under alternating Warner Music labels, the comp ...

*1981 : '' Go for the Throat'' – Atco *2002 : '' Back on Track'' –

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Live albums

*1971 : ''

Performance Rockin' the Fillmore ''Performance Rockin' the Fillmore'' is the 1971 live double-LP/single-CD by the English blues-rock group Humble Pie, recorded at the Fillmore East in New York City on May 28–29, 1971. It reached #21 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, # ...

'' – A&M Records *1995 : ''King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: In Concert Humble Pie Live 1973'' – King Biscuit Flower Hour Records – 908015.2 *2000 : '' Extended Versions'' – BMG Special Products *2000 : ''Natural Born Boogie: The BBC Sessions'' - Band of Joy – BOJCD010 *2002 : ''Live at the Whiskey A-Go-Go '69'' – Sanctuary Records *2013 : ''Performance Rockin' the Fillmore: The Complete Recordings'' – Omnivore Recordings

Compilation albums

*1973 : ''Lost and Found'' – A&M (No. 37 US) *1976 : ''Back Home Again'' – Immediate UK *1977 : ''Greatest Hits'' – Immediate UK *1982 : ''Best of Humble Pie'' – A&M *1987 : ''Classics Volume 14'' – A&M *1994 : ''Early Years'' – Griffin *1994 : ''Hot n' Nasty: The Anthology'' – A&M *1997 : ''The Scrubbers Sessions'' – Archive/Paradigm *1999 : ''The Immediate Years: Natural Born Boogie'' – Recall (UK) *1999 : ''Running with the Pack'' – Pilot *2000 : ''Twentieth Century Masters: The Millennium Collection'' – A&M *2005 : ''The Atlanta Years'' (previously unreleased studio album (1980) and live performance (1983)) *2006 : '' The Definitive Collection'' *2006 : ''One More for the Old Tosser''

Natural Gas

*1976 : Natural Gas (Private Stock PS 2011)

Magnet

*1979 : Worldwide Attraction

Fastway

*1983 : '' Fastway'' *1984 : '' All Fired Up''

Waysted

*1985 : ''

The Good the Bad the Waysted ''The Good the Bad the Waysted'' is British band Waysted's third studio album, released in 1985. This album gained relative recognition with its song "Hang 'em High". It was re-issued on CD in 1995 with the songs of the EP ''Waysted'' as bonus tr ...

Collaborations

*1970 : ''

'' by Syd Barrett - with David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Mike Ratledge, Hugh Hopper and Robert Wyatt. *1970 : '' Barrett'' by Syd Barrett - with David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Willie Wilson. *1971 : ''

Smash Your Head Against the Wall ''Smash Your Head Against the Wall'' is the debut solo studio album by English rock musician John Entwistle, released in May 1971 by Track Records in the UK and Decca Records in the US. ''Smash Your Head Against the Wall'' was the first solo alb ...

'' by John Entwistle *1976 : ''

Nine on a Ten Scale ''Nine on a Ten Scale'' is the debut solo album by American rock musician Sammy Hagar, released in May 1976 by Capitol Records. It was his first release after his departure from Montrose in 1975. It was announced in Billboard Magazine that Haga ...

'' by Sammy Hagar *1978 : '' Thank God for Girls'' from Benny Mardones DVD : *2001 : ''Steve Marriott Live'' by Steve Marriott