# Jerry Joseph > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jerry_Joseph > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jerry_Joseph.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Joseph > Source revision: 1335221406 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American singer-songwriter}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Jerry Joseph | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|4|19}} | birth_place = [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California), U.S. | genre = [Rock](/source/Rock_music), pop, country, [Americana](/source/Americana_(music)) | occupation = Musician, singer, songwriter | instrument = Guitar | years_active = 1982–present | label = Cosmo Sex School, [Sanctuary](/source/Sanctuary_Records), Terminus, OuterSpace, Cavity Search, Trespass, Holladay, Earth Pig, Back Door, Response, [Capricorn](/source/Capricorn_Records) | associated_acts = Little Women, Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons, [Stockholm Syndrome](/source/Stockholm_Syndrome_(American_band)), The Denmark Veseys, Jerry Joseph & [Wally Ingram](/source/Wally_Ingram), [Widespread Panic](/source/Widespread_Panic), Bloodkin | website = {{URL|jerryjoseph.com}} }} '''Jerry Joseph''' (born April 19, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ==Early life== Jerry Joseph was born on April 19, 1961, in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California). He is of Irish, Lebanese and [Syrian](/source/Syrian_Americans) ancestry and grew up in the San Diego area. In high school, he began experiencing trouble and was sent by his parents to a [boarding school](/source/boarding_school) in [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand), where he started playing guitar professionally at age 15. While there, he experienced further problems with [juvenile delinquency](/source/juvenile_delinquency) and was eventually deported back to the United States. He wound up in [Arcata, California](/source/Arcata%2C_California), where he has familial ties stretching back several generations.{{Cite web|last1=Kayce|first1=Aaron|title=Jerry Joseph: I'm F***ing Happy|url=https://relix.com/articles/detail/jerry-joseph-i-m-f-ing-happy|website=[Relix](/source/Relix)|date=November 13, 2012|access-date=May 9, 2019}} ==Little Women== {{ref improve section|date=April 2024}} Jerry Joseph formed the rock/reggae band Little Women in late 1981. One of the first incarnations of the band was formed in Logan, Utah. The band consisted of Brad Rosen on drums, Stefan Derby on bass, Eric Hellberg on keyboards and Jerry Joseph on guitar. The band featured several lead guitarists over the years, including Greg Millar (1983), Steve Smith (1989), Steve Kimock (1989) and Steven James Wright (1987). C. Louis Butts, Jr (1983 to 1992) replaced Darby on bass and percussionists Ernesto Pediango (1983) and Tony (1983) eventually played with the group. Little Women's first self-released cassette, ''Life's Just Bitchin,'' was recorded in late 1986, early 1987 in near Pomona, CA and featured Joseph, Butts, Geoff George (1982 to 1992, keyboards, vocals), Gregg Freeman (1985 to 1989, percussion), and Brad Rosen (1981 to 1993, drums, vocals). That was followed in 1990 with ''Pretty Wiped Out,'' the first release to feature the staple ''Chainsaw City,'' and featuring [David Lindley](/source/David_Lindley_(musician)), [Ian McLagan](/source/Ian_McLagan) and [Steve Kimock](/source/Steve_Kimock). Little Women released a single for the Wahine Records label in 1992 of ''Drive,'' with ''Milk'' on the b-side, as well as the live album, ''Live Radish Head''. In 1993 the band released ''Live at New Georges'' containing the [Jimmy Webb](/source/Jimmy_Webb) song, "[Wichita Lineman](/source/Wichita_Lineman)". The live band line-up from this point (late 1992) onward consisted of Joseph, Steve James, Greg Williams/Danny Carbo (drums) and Glen Esparza (bass). In 2006, Joseph's Cosmo Sex School records re-released ''Live Radish Head''.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jerryjoseph.com/music/|title=Music|website=Jerryjoseph.com|access-date=March 22, 2025|archive-date=December 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219165504/https://www.jerryjoseph.com/music/|url-status=dead}} They eventually signed to [Capricorn Records](/source/Capricorn_Records) but were ultimately dropped after recording what would become ''The Welcome Hunters'' in 1993.{{cite web|last=Kayce|title=Passion and Pain with Jerry Joseph [Part I]|url=https://www.jambase.com/Articles/3299/PASSION-AND-PAIN-WITH-JERRY-JOSEPH--%28PART-I%29|work=JamBase.com}} ==Solo career and the Jackmormons== After the breakup of Little Women in 1993, Joseph released ''The Welcome Hunters'' which was essentially a Little Women record with James, Esparza and Williams on drums. This was the first album to contain the hit ''Climb To Safety,'' a song often covered by the band [Widespread Panic](/source/Widespread_Panic). 1994 brought the next Joseph solo record, ''Love and Happiness'' on Back Door Records and which featured an all-new lineup of musicians, including [Dave Schools](/source/Dave_Schools) on bass. The record was recorded in [Muscle Shoals, Alabama](/source/Muscle_Shoals%2C_Alabama). In 1996, Joseph moved to Utah and formed the band Jackmormons with bassist JR Ruppel, drummer Jim Bone and keyboard player Dave Pellicciaro. Their first album was ''Butte, Mont. 1879'' in 1996, followed by ''Cotton'' in 1997. After a few personnel changes the band released ''Goodlandia '' and ''Salt Lake City.'' At this point, the band settled on a three-piece lineup of Joseph, Rosen and Ruppel. This lineup would remain for the Jackmormons for more than a decade, releasing ''Conscious Contact'' in 2001, featuring [Chuck Leavell](/source/Chuck_Leavell) (organ, piano), [Randall Bramblett](/source/Randall_Bramblett) (organ, wurlitzer), [Michael Houser](/source/Michael_Houser) (guitar), [Vic Chesnutt](/source/Vic_Chesnutt) (backing vocals), [John Keane](/source/John_Keane_(record_producer)) (pedal steel), [John Neff](/source/John_Neff_(musician)) (pedal steel), [Todd Nance](/source/Todd_Nance) (percussion) and [David Barbe](/source/David_Barbe) (sirens), and ''Mouthful of Copper'' in 2003. In 2005, the Jackmormons released ''Into the Lovely,'' the first record featuring Steve Drizos (drums), and his wife [Jenny Conlee](/source/Jenny_Conlee) of [The Decemberists](/source/The_Decemberists) (backing vocals). In parallel to the Jackmormons' career, Joseph released the solo record ''Everything Was Beautiful'' for Ulftone Records in 2000 featuring Ruppel, Rosen, [Pete Droge](/source/Pete_Droge), [Ian Moore](/source/Ian_Moore_(musician)), Layng Martine III and others. Joseph's first release for Cosmo Sex School Records, a label he founded in 2003, was a duet with Danny Dzuik (credited as Dzuiks Küche), called ''Oil'', which also featured [David Lindley](/source/David_Lindley_(musician)) on the track ''Any Other Day''. In 2004 ''Cherry'' was released on [Terminus Records](/source/Terminus_Records). 2006 brought ''April Nineteenth'', recorded at Mississippi studios in Portland and featuring Joseph, Drizos and the return of Steve James. In 2010, the group released ''Badlandia'', recorded in Virginia City, Montana and also featuring Conlee. The first [vinyl](/source/Gramophone_record) release on Cosmo Sex School was a 2012 Jackmormons 7" single of ''Mile High, Mile Deep'' backed with a cover of [Michael Houser](/source/Michael_Houser)'s ''Airplane''. In 2012 the Jackmormons released ''Happy Book'', a double CD set featuring guest appearances by Conlee, her Decemberists bandmate [Chris Funk](/source/Chris_Funk), Eric Earley ([Blitzen Trapper](/source/Blitzen_Trapper)), Dan Eccles (Richmond Fontaine), Ingram, Little Sue Weaver and Paul Brainard. In 2008, Joseph and Drizos recorded a self-titled album under the moniker ''The Denmark Veseys''. The album, recorded in [Athens, GA](/source/Athens%2C_GA) and released on Cosmo Sex School, features appearances from Barbe, Neff and the Chase Park Transduction Choir.{{cite web|title=Cosmo Sex School: The Denmark Veseys |url=https://cosmosexschool.com/p-11-the-denmark-veseys-ijerry-joseph-steve-drizosi-2008.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225055616/http://cosmosexschool.com/p-11-the-denmark-veseys-ijerry-joseph-steve-drizosi-2008.aspx |archive-date=2013-12-25 }} Soon after the pair entered the studio with multi-instrumentalist [Bret Mosley](/source/Bret_Mosley) to record the ''Charge'' EP at Old Soul Studio in Catskill, NY. The album was recorded live-to-tape and was the first album Joseph offered exclusively as an online download of digital tracks.{{cite web|title=Cosmo Sex School Records: Charge |url=https://cosmosexschool.com/p-10-charge-ep-jerry-joseph-bret-mosley-steve-drizos-cd-2009.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225055608/http://cosmosexschool.com/p-10-charge-ep-jerry-joseph-bret-mosley-steve-drizos-cd-2009.aspx |archive-date=2013-12-25 }} Joseph and his Stockholm Syndrome bandmate [Wally Ingram](/source/Wally_Ingram) teamed up for 2010's ''Civility'' EP which includes covers of [M.I.A.](/source/M.I.A._(rapper))'s [Paper Planes](/source/Paper_Planes_(M.I.A._song)) and [Blitzen Trapper](/source/Blitzen_Trapper)'s [Furr](/source/Furr_(Blitzen_Trapper_album)). Joseph released ''Jerry Joseph'' on October 31, 2013, an album of 11 original songs, many of which are older Jackmormons, Little Women and Stockholm Syndrome songs reworked to fit his current solo acoustic aesthetic. ==Stockholm Syndrome== Joseph began to use the [Stockholm Syndrome](/source/Stockholm_Syndrome_(American_band)) moniker for a tour of Europe with [Widespread Panic](/source/Widespread_Panic) bassist [Dave Schools](/source/Dave_Schools) in 2003. The band later morphed into a five-piece with Schools, guitarist [Eric McFadden](/source/Eric_McFadden), and Ingram. They recorded ''Holy Happy Hour'' at the famed [Compass Point Studios](/source/Compass_Point_Studios) with producer [Terry Manning](/source/Terry_Manning). The album featured mostly new compositions, along with a cover of the [Climax Blues Band](/source/Climax_Blues_Band)'s ''[Couldn't Get It Right](/source/Couldn't_Get_It_Right)''. Stockholm Syndrome toured in 2004 to support the album, while Schools' primary gig was on hiatus. Stockholm Syndrome reformed in 2010 with [Gov't Mule](/source/Gov't_Mule) keyboardist [Danny Louis](/source/Danny_Louis) replacing Dzuik, and recorded ''Live at Streetlight Records'' during a tour stop in California, and also ''Apollo'' in 2011. ==Songwriting== Joseph is noted for his songwriting and the depth of his "creative, cathartic" lyrics. [Widespread Panic](/source/Widespread_Panic) has covered seven of Joseph's songs on record, and several others live. "Climb To Safety" has appeared on the ''['Til the Medicine Takes](/source/'Til_the_Medicine_Takes)'', ''[Live in the Classic City](/source/Live_in_the_Classic_City)'', ''[Colorado Springs 1998](/source/Colorado_Springs_1998)'', ''[Wood](/source/Wood_(Widespread_Panic_album))'' and ''[Choice Cuts: The Capricorn Years 1991-1999](/source/Choice_Cuts%3A_The_Capricorn_Years_1991-1999)'' albums. His song "North" (co-written with [Woody Harrelson](/source/Woody_Harrelson)) was featured in the movie ''[The Earth Will Swallow You](/source/The_Earth_Will_Swallow_You)'' and later on the studio album ''[Dirty Side Down](/source/Dirty_Side_Down)'' and archival release ''[Wilmington, DE 2001](/source/Wilmington%2C_DE_2001)''. He later co-wrote "Second Skin" and "Time Zones" for ''[Earth to America](/source/Earth_to_America_(album))''{{cite web|title=Allmusic: Earth To America|website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/earth-to-america-mw0000404381}} and three compositions for the ''[Free Somehow](/source/Free_Somehow)'' album, "Boom Boom Boom", "Flicker", and "Dark Day Program".{{cite web|title=Allmusic: Free Somehow|website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/free-somehow-mw0000492909}} He co-authored "Yellow Ribbons" for Bloodkin with lead singer Daniel Hutchens.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jerryjoseph.com/transcribed_lyrics/transcriptions/yellow_ribbons.htm|title=Yellow Ribbons Lyrics by Jerry Joseph|website=Jerryjoseph.com|access-date=March 22, 2025|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222426/http://www.jerryjoseph.com/transcribed_lyrics/transcriptions/yellow_ribbons.htm|url-status=dead}} ==Awards== In 2015, Joseph was inducted into the [Oregon Music Hall of Fame](/source/Oregon_Music_Hall_of_Fame).{{Cite web |title=2015 Inductees |url=https://www.omhof.org/induction/2014-inductees/2015-inductees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231207041942/https://www.omhof.org/induction/2014-inductees/2015-inductees/ |archive-date=2023-12-07 |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=Oregon Music Hall of Fame |language=en-US}} ==Discography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Artist !! Album title !! Release date !! Label !! Format(s) |- | Little Women || ''Life's Just Bitchin''' || 1987/2017|| Cosmo Sex School Records|| Studio EP |- | Little Women || ''Pretty Wiped Out'' || 1990/2020|| Cosmo Sex School Records|| Studio |- | Little Women || ''Live at New George's'' || 1993|| || Live |- | Jerry Joseph || ''Welcome Hunters'' || 1993|| || Studio |- | Jerry Joseph || ''Love and Happiness'' || 1994|| Back Door Records || Studio |- | Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons || ''Butte, Montana 1879'' || 1996||Holladay|| Studio |- | Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons || ''Cotton'' || 1997||Holladay|| Studio EP |- | Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons || ''Goodlandia'' || 1997||Trespass|| Live |- | Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons || ''Salt Lake City'' || 1998|| Holladay|| Studio |- | Jerry Joseph || ''Everything was Beautiful'' || 2000|| Ulftone || Studio |- | Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons || ''Conscious Contact'' || 2002|| Terminus || Studio |- |Jerry Joseph and Dziuks Kuche |''Oil'' |2003 |Cosmo Sex School Records |Studio |- |Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons |''Mouthful of Copper'' |2003 |Terminus |Live |- |- Jerry Joseph and Dziuks Kuche || ''Oil'' || 2003|| Cosmo Sex school || Studio |- |- Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons || ''Mouthful of Copper'' || 2003||Terminus || Live |- | Stockholm Syndrome || ''Holy Happy Hour'' || 2004|| || Studio |- | Jerry Joseph || ''Cherry'' || 2004|| || Studio |- | Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons || ''Into the Lovely'' || 2005|| || Studio |- | Jerry Joseph || ''April Nineteenth'' || 2006|| Reap and Sow || Live |- | Little Women || ''Live Radish Head'' || 2006||Cosmo Sex School Records | Live |- | The Denmark Veseys || ''The Denmark Veseys'' || 2008||Cosmo Sex School Records | Studio |- |Stockholm Syndrome |''Live at Streetlight Records'' |2009 | |Live |- | Jerry Joseph, Bret Mosley, and Steve Drizos || ''Charge''|| 2009||Cosmo Sex School Records | Studio EP |- | Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons || ''Badlandia''|| 2010||Cosmo Sex School Records | Live |- | Jerry Joseph & Wally Ingram || ''Civility''|| 2010||Cosmo Sex School Records | Studio |- | Stockholm Syndrome || ''Live at Streetlight Records''|| 2010||Cosmo Sex School Records | Live EP |- | Stockholm Syndrome || ''Apollo''|| 2011||Cosmo Sex School Records | Studio |- | Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons || ''Happy Book''|| 2012||Cosmo Sex School Records | Studio |- |Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons |''Mile High, Mile Deep/Airplane'' |2012 |Cosmo Sex School Records |Studio 7" |- |Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons |''Happy Book/She's Going Out'' |2013 |Cosmo Sex School Records |Studio 10" |- |Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons |''The Road Home'' |2013 |Cosmo Sex School Records |Studio EP |- | Jerry Joseph || ''Jerry Joseph''|| 2013||Cosmo Sex School Records | Studio |- | Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons || ''Singin' In The Rain'' || 2014||Cosmo Sex School Records | Studio |- |Jerry Joseph |''Istanbul/Fog of War'' |2015 |Cosmo Sex School Records |Studio |- | Jerry Joseph || ''By The Time Your Rocket Gets To Mars'' || 2016||Cosmo Sex School Records | Studio |- | Jerry Joseph || ''Weird Blood'' || 2017|| Cosmo/Cavity Search Records || Studio |- |Jerry Joseph |''Full Metal Burqa'' |2018 |Cosmo Sex School/Cavity Search |Studio |- | Jerry Joseph || ''The Beautiful Madness'' || 2020||Cosmo Sex School Records | Studio |- |Jerry Joseph |''Baby, You're The Man Who Would Be King'' |2023 |Cosmo Sex School Records |Studio |- |Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons |''Panther Tracks Volume 1'' |2025 |World Will Turn Records |Studio |} {{Clear}} {{cite web|title=Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons: Singin' In The Rain |url=http://www.cosmosexschool.com/p-141-jerry-joseph-jackmormons-isinging-in-the-raini-2014.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614102539/http://www.cosmosexschool.com/p-141-jerry-joseph-jackmormons-isinging-in-the-raini-2014.aspx |archive-date=2015-06-14 }} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Jerry}} Category:1961 births Category:American expatriates in New Zealand Category:American people of Irish descent Category:American people of Lebanese descent Category:American people of Syrian descent Category:American male singer-songwriters Category:Living people Category:People from Arcata, California Category:People from San Diego County, California Category:Singer-songwriters from California Category:Stockholm Syndrome (band) members --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jerry Joseph](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Joseph) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Joseph?action=history)). 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