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Jerry Leger (born April 19, 1985 Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Since 2005, he has released 7 acclaimed albums and toured Canada and the United States, playing shows with Ron Sexsmith, The Sadies, Jesse Winchester, Fred Eaglesmith, Danny Michel, Jill Barber, Justin Townes Earle, Deer Tick, Skydiggers, Jim Lauderdale, Dawes, Tift Merritt, Doug Paisley, among others. Jerry Leger's music has been heard on CBC Radio shows (including ''Q'', ''Drive'', ''Mainstreet'', ''Bandwidth'', ''Shift''), NPR, WSM, BBC Radio and various campus stations. Videos for "You Got Away From Me" and "All Over again ft. Serena Ryder" are still in rotation on Country Music Television (CMT). His songwriting influences include Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, Lightnin' Hopkins, Elvis Costello, Buddy Holly, Gordon Lightfoot and Leonard Cohen. Ron Sexsmith has called him "One of the best songwriters I've heard in quite some time." ==Career== Leger cut his first album when he was 19 in 2005, with frequent producer/musician, Tim Bovaconti. His sophomore record, ''Farewell Ghost Town'', followed the next year. Produced by Don Kerr and Tim Bovaconti and featuring constant Leger supporter, Ron Sexsmith on piano and Fergus Hambleton(of The Sattalites). ''Farewell Ghost Town'' was charming not only for its strong songwriting, but also in its unassuming approach. In 2007, Leger struck up a friendship with Skydiggers co-founder, Josh Finlayson. This resulted in the 2008 album, ''You, Me and The Horse'', co-produced by Tim Bovaconti. You, Me and The Horse garnered rave reviews and pushed Leger's career forward with appearances on the popular CBC Radio show, ''Q'' with Jian Ghomeshi, in-sessions on the legendary WSM Radio in Nashville and The WDVX concert series, Blue Plate Special in Knoxville, TN. The end of 2010 saw the release of Leger's 4th record, ''Traveling Grey''. Ron Sexsmith remarked, "Traveling Grey is probably Jerry's best record so far and he hasn't made any bad ones. ''Traveling Grey'' is Jerry Leger's fourth album and finds him poised to indelibly add his name to the roll call that has built Toronto's international reputation as a singer/songwriter Mecca. Leger revealed in ''Exclaim!'' Magazine how the record came about "It's the most spontaneous record since my first one, which was done in two days. This one rather from when we were touring out east most of July (). When I got back, I just had this bug: I need to make a record. One song was written at four a.m. the night before the sessions."〔 During this time, Jerry appeared twice on ''Music City Roots'', hosted by singer/songwriter, Jim Lauderdale, who has called Leger a great young songwriter. In 2011, Jerry released the digital only mini album, ''The Good Old Days are Back in Drag''. Jason Schneider at ''Exclaim!'' said "its seven tracks crackles with the raw energy of a Sun Records single." The album artwork is a sketch by Leger. ''Some Folks Know'' was released near the end of 2012, showcasing his longtime backing band, The Situation (James McKie, Dan Mock, Kyle Sullivan), Ron Sexsmith reprising his role on piano and a duet with Serena Ryder. Ben Rayner of ''The Toronto Star'' called the album "the works of a young gifted storyteller" and "some folks do indeed already know what he's up to. Time, Jerry. Give it time. It's coming." In the summer of 2013, Leger met up with Michael Timmins, member and main songwriter in the legendary band, Cowboy Junkies. This resulted in the 2014 album, ''Early Riser'', produced by Timmins and released on the Junkies own label, Latent Recordings, distributed by Fontana North. All Jerry's previous albums had been released independently on his own label, Golden Rocket Records (named after the Hank Snow song). The album has received high acclaim from ''Exclaim!'', ''NOW'', ''The Toronto Star'', ''The Globe and Mail'' and CBC. Zachary Houle from PopMatters called the record, "A commanding and astounding listen" and "deserving of any laurels and accolades thrown its way." It's also noted for Daniel Romano providing the album artwork/design. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jerry Leger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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