Jerry Shirley

Jeremy Duncan Tipson Shirley (born 4 February 1952), known professionally as Jerry Shirley, is an English rock drummer, best known as a member of the band Humble Pie, appearing on all their albums. He is also known for his work with ex-Motörhead guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke's Fastway, Joey Molland from Badfinger, Alexis Korner, Billy Nicholls, Syd Barrett, John Entwistle, Sammy Hagar and Benny Mardones.

Career Shirley was born on 4 February 1952 in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, and began playing drums for the band the Apostolic Intervention at an early age. He was later recruited by Steve Marriott to join the then newly formed rock band Humble Pie when he was 17 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 Shirley co-wrote Fastway's biggest hit, "Say What You Will".

In 1970 he worked on Syd Barrett's two solo albums. On the debut LP The Madcap Laughs he played with David Gilmour and Roger Waters, as well as Soft Machine members Mike Ratledge, Hugh Hopper and Robert Wyatt. On this first record, Shirley shared drums duties with Wyatt and Willie Wilson. On Barrett, he worked with David Gilmour and Richard Wright, again sharing the drums with Willie Wilson.

After leaving Fastway, Shirley joined the line-up of Waysted and reformed Humble Pie in the United States, with Charlie Huhn as vocalist. Shirley was the only original group member, and they were billed as Humble Pie Featuring Jerry Shirley. In 1997, he was fired by WNCX and pleaded guilty to drug abuse after money went missing in a charity drive called “30 Days in the Hole.”

Shirley returned to the UK in 1999. In 2000 he reformed Humble Pie with their original bassist Greg Ridley and another former band member, guitarist and vocalist Bobby Tench. More recently he has performed with the Deborah Bonham Band and played on her album Duchess.

Discography

Apostolic Intervention Single 1967 : "(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?"/"Madame Garcia" – Immediate Records

Humble Pie Studio albums 1969 : As Safe as Yesterday Is – Immediate Records 1969 : Town and Country – Immediate Records 1970 : Humble Pie – A&M Records 1971 : Rock On – A&M 1972 : Smokin' – A&M 1973 : Eat It – A&M 1974 : Thunderbox – A&M 1975 : Street Rats – A&M 1980 : On to Victory – Atco Records 1981 : Go for the Throat – Atco 2002 : Back on Track – Sanctuary Records

Live albums 1971 : Performance Rockin' the Fillmore – 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

Collaborations 1970 : The Madcap Laughs 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 by John Entwistle 1976 : Nine on a Ten Scale by Sammy Hagar 1978 : Thank God for Girls from Benny Mardones

DVD :

2001 : Steve Marriott Live by Steve Marriott