Jerry Joseph is an American singer, songwriter, and guitar player. Joseph was born on April 19, 1961, and grew up in the San Diego area. He started playing guitar professionally at age 15 while living in New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. After moving to Arcata, California

Arcata, California

-Demographics:-2010 Census data:The 2010 United States Census reported that Arcata had a population of 17,231. The population density was 1,567.4 people per square mile...

, he formed the rock/reggae band Little Women in early 1982 and recorded two albums. Little Women featured Louis Butts on bass, Geoff George on keyboards, Brad Rosen on drums, Gregg Freeman on percussion, and several guitarists, including Greg Malar, Steve Smith, and Steven James Wright. They mainly toured the Rocky Mountain states and Pacific northwest. Little Women broke up in 1993.

In 1996, Joseph formed the band Jackmormons (with bassist J.R. Ruppell and drummer Dave Pellicciaro) and released several more albums for Cosmo Sex School Records. Drummer Brad Rosen later replaced Pellicciaro. He later co-founded Stockholm Syndrome

Stockholm Syndrome (band)

Stockholm Syndrome is an American Rock music band formed in Athens, Georgia as a collaboration between Dave Schools of Widespread Panic and Jerry Joseph of Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons...

 with Dave Schools

Dave Schools

Dave Schools aka "Dave Smalls", is the bassist for the band Widespread Panic , and hails from Richmond, Virginia. In addition to playing with Panic, he has had numerous side projects with Jerry Joseph, The Stockholm Syndrome, J Mascis and the Fog, Slang, and Acetate...

. The Jackmormons toured nationally and played at various large music festivals.

Joseph is noted for his songwriting and the depth of his "creative, cathartic" lyrics. Widespread Panic

Widespread Panic

Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Todd Nance, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring...

has covered seven of Joseph's songs.

Discography

Little Women

Life's Just Bitchin' (1987 EP)

Pretty Wiped Out (1990)

Live Radish Head (live 1992, released 2006)

Live at New George's 11/2/92 (Live)

Jackmormons

Butte, Montana 1879 (1996)

Cotton (1997 EP)

Goodlandia (live in 1997)

Salt Lake City (live in 1998)

Conscious Contact (2002)

Mouthful of Copper (2003)

Into the Lovely (2005)

Badlandia (2010)

solo

Welcome Hunters (1993)

Love and Happiness (1994)

Everything was Beautiful (2000)

Cherry (2004)

April Nineteenth (2006)

Stockholm Syndrome

Holy Happy Hour (2004)

Live at Streetlight Records (2010 EP)

Apollo (2011)

other

Denmark Veseys (2008) Jerry Joseph and Steve Drizos

Charge (2009 EP) Jerry Joseph, Bret Mosley, and Steve Drizos

Civility (2010) Jerry Joseph and Wally Ingram