Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra is a Canadian alternative rock band whose musical style blends elements of surf music, gospel music, rockabilly, garage, and punk.
1982 |
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra was formed by lead singer Jerry Woods in Edmonton, Alberta. |
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1984 |
They released their first independent EP Fighting Socialism. |
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1985 |
They released their first album Road Gore: The Band That Drank Too Much under Og Music. “Radical Look/Bad Idea” was featured on Vol. 1 of the It Came from Canada series of compilation albums. |
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1986 |
They moved from Edmonton to Montreal where they signed with Pipeline Records. |
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1987 |
They released their critically acclaimed sophomore album Battle Hymn of the Apartment. “Yap Yap” was featured on Vol. 3 of the It Came from Canada series of compilation albums. |
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1990 |
They were signed to Aquarius Records and re-released both Road Gore and Battle Hymn of the Apartment on CD. This marked the apex of their commercial success, prompting them to tour North America throughout the early ’90s. |
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1992 |
They released their third album Don’t Mind If I Do. |
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1996 |
Battle Hymn of the Apartment was rated No. 74 on Chart’s Top 100 Canadian Albums of All Time reader poll. |
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1997 |
They released their fourth album The Sound and The Jerry. |
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1999 |
Jerry Woods moved back to Edmonton. |
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2005 |
The band became (more or less) inactive. |
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2010 |
Jerry Woods began playing with a punk rock cover band named Spartans. The line-up includes original Sons of Rhythm guitarist Paul Soulodre, as well as Kevin Forbes, Craig Shemely, and former SNFU bassist Dave Bacon. |
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