Donny Gerrard

Donny Gerrard is a Canadian singer. He was a former member of the band Skylark in the early 1970s, and more recently has performed and recorded as a baritone backup singer for Mavis Staples.

Career

Gerrard sang with the band Skylark on their self-titled album in 1972,[1] and was lead singer on their hit single, "Wildflower".[2]

He released a single, Greedy for Your Love in 1976[3] and another, Stay a While With Me in 1977.[4] He later released a self-titled album.[5]

Gerrard sang backup for Mavis Staples on her album One True Vine,[6][7] and at live performances, including at the Lincoln Center in 2014.[8][9] He continued to perform with Staples, and can be heard on her 2016 album Livin' on a High Note.[10]

References
  1. "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 50– 29 July 1972. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. "West Coast musician Doug Edwards composed Wildflower for Skylark". TOM HAWTHORN, The Globe and Mail, Nov. 28, 2016
  3. Attic Records will distribute Greedy artists. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 November 1976. pp. 88–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. "Billboard Top 50 - Easy Listening". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 50– 19 February 1977. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. "Donny Gerrard". AllMusic Review by Andrew Hamilton
  6. "Mavis Staples One True Vine". Pitchfork, Stephen M. Deusner June 26, 2013
  7. "Album review: Mavis Staples, 'One True Vine'". Chicago Tribune, June 24, 2013.
  8. "Still on the Freedom Highway". Pop Matters, George de Stefano 10 November 2014
  9. "Mavis Staples with JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound". Chicago Blues Guide, February 29, 2012
  10. "Music reviews: Mavis Staples, The Timbers, Breakbot". Western Australian, February 13, 2016
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