Jerry Yester

Jerry Yester
Yester performing with the Lovin Spoonful in 2016
Yester performing with the Lovin Spoonful in 2016
Background information
Birth nameJerome Alan Yester
Born (1943-01-09) January 9, 1943 (age 81)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
GenresPop, folk
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, record producer, arranger
Instrument(s)guitar, vocals, keyboards, banjo
Years active1960–2017
Formerly ofThe New Christy Minstrels, Modern Folk Quartet, The Lovin' Spoonful, Rosebud, The Association
Spouse
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(m. 1963; div. 1971)​

Jerome Alan Yester (born January 9, 1943[1][2]) is an American former folk rock musician, record producer, and arranger. Yester has been a member of several bands including The New Christy Minstrels, Modern Folk Quartet, The Association, Rosebud and The Lovin' Spoonful.[2][3][4]

Yester started his career in 1960 performing with his brother Jim. He later joined The New Christy Minstrels and later Modern Folk Quartet, replacing member Stan White. Yester would later form Rosebud in the 1970s and tour with The Association in the 1980s.

Yester would play piano on the Lovin Spoonfuls debut single Do You Believe in Magic, he later became the Lovin' Spoonful's guitarist after Zal Yanovsky left the band in 1967,[5] and recorded the album Everything Playing with the band that same year. The Spoonful broke up in 1969, Yester went on to be active in the music industry working on other projects during the time the band was split up. In 1991 he reunited with Joe Butler and Steve Boone to tour again as the Lovin Spoonful, playing guitar, keyboards and singing. Yester toured with the band until 2017.

Yester also has produced and arranged albums by many musicians and released two solo albums, Just Like the Big Time Only Smaller in 1990 and Pass Your Light around in 2017, as well as the album Farewell Aldebaran in 1969, where he collaborated with his wife Judy Henske.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Unterberger was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Artist: Jerry Yester | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Lovin' Spoonful". May 10, 2017. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Starkey, Glen. "Do you believe in magic?". New Times San Luis Obispo. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "The Lovin' Spoonful". Ed Sullivan Show. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "An Evening With Judy Henske & Jerry Yester Celebrating Farewell Aldebaran". Grammy Museum. Retrieved August 5, 2024.