David Gerald

David Gerald
Born	1968 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Blues rock musician

David Gerald (born 1968) is an American blues rock musician.

Early life

Born in 1968,[1] David Gerald is a native of Detroit, Michigan, where his parents moved from their home in Mississippi[2] during the mid-1950s.[3] He began playing the guitar at the age of fifteen, first learning rock music before taking on the blues,[4] on repaired guitars he received from a neighbor.[5]

Musical career

While mainly a guitarist, Gerald also plays the drums, bass, and keyboards.[6] He travels and tours as the front man of his eponymous David Gerald Band.[7] He released his first album Hell and Back in 2009,[8][9] which reached the number one position on the Roots Music Report's Blues Chart, staying in the top twenty for several weeks.[4] He also reached the top of the ReverbNation Michigan blues charts, and the album received national radio play.[10] The album contains ten tracks, including five originals and five live covers.[1]

In April 2018,[11] he then released his second album, N2U.[12] Gerald performs guitar, bass and drums on all the studio recordings, the album also featured Ronald Thieleman on bass and Geoff Kinde on drums[13] on the live cover recordings of "Hug You Squeeze You" and "Willie the Wimp".[14][15]

References

1. GRAFF, GARY. "The Upbeat: David Gerald". The Oakland Press.
2. "David Gerald". Living Blues. August 2018. p. 59.
3. "David Gerald, the Man Who Lives the Blues". Searchamelia.com. 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
4. "David Gerald Blues Band returns to Black Box Concert Series this Friday". Daily Post Athenian. 2018-01-23.
5. "Far from Mississippi, Gerald still finds home in blues". Journal Courier. 16 June 2016.
6. Democrat, Future Brown Herald (2017-07-01). "Blues guitarist to rock Heritage Park stage". Herald Democrat. Archived from the original on 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
7. "The David Gerald Band - Milwaukee Magazine". The Milwaukee Magazine. 2018-06-13. Archived from the original on 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
8. "David Gerald - "Hell and Back"". Sound Guardian. 25 January 2010.
9. "DC Bebop - David Gerald". Dcbebop.com. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
10. Mary Sincell McEwen (2018-07-26). "David Gerald is up next in Little Yough Fest". WV News. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
11. Tami Mosser (2018-09-06). "A unique partnership keeps Wooster Arts Jazz Fest going". The Dispatch. Archived from the original on 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
12. "David Gerald Band playing the blues at Arts Center in Athens, Tenn". Chattanooga Now. 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
13. "Recensie: David Gerald - N2u". Bluesmagazine.nl. Blues Magazine. 5 September 2018.
14. "Rootsville". Rootsville.eu. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
15. "Summer Concert Series in Ripon-David Gerald". Hometownbroadcasting.com. 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2023-07-02.