Jerry Keller
b. 20 June 1938, Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA. After moving to Tulsa in 1944 Keller formed the Lads Of Note Quartet in the 50s before joining the Tulsa Boy Singers. He won a talent contest organized by band leader Horace Heidt which earned him the vocalist job with Jack Dalton’s Orchestra. He then spent nine months as a disc jockey in Tulsa before moving to New York in 1956. He recorded a series of demos for record companies before fellow performer Pat Boone introduced him to Marty Mills who became his manager. Keller recorded the self-penned ‘Here Comes Summer’ for the Kapp record label, and it became a US summer hit in 1959. Ironically it only entered the UK charts in late August as the warmer months lapsed into autumn, but it still went to number 1. Follow-ups such as ‘If I Had A Girl’, and ‘Now Now Now’ failed to repeat the success. In 1960, he toured the UK replacing Eddie Cochran in a package tour engagement after Cochran had died in a car crash. Despite the lack of subsequent hits as a singer, his songs charted handsomely for artists such as Andy Williams and the Cyrkle. In 1977, he appeared in the film You Light Up My Life and the following year in If I Ever See You Again.
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Diskografie
19 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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Here Comes Summer
Pop - Erschienen bei Jasmine Records am 08.04.2016
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The Very Best Of
Pop - Erschienen bei Master Classics Records am 01.01.2011
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The Very Best Of
Pop - Erschienen bei Master Classics Records am 01.02.2011
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If I Had a Girl
Jazz - Erschienen bei Edizione Jazz am 29.07.2018
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Simply The Best Summer Music
Jerry Keller, The Champs, The Isley Brothers
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei In The Mood am 28.05.2012
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Golden Selection (Remastered)
Pop - Erschienen bei Master Tape Records am 09.10.2020
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Here Comes Summer (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 1)
Pop/Rock - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 02.10.2020
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Here Comes Summer
Rock - Erschienen bei Pacific Records am 09.07.2021
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The Best of Jerry Keller
Pop - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 10.03.2020
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Here Come Summer
Jazz - Erschienen bei Black Sheep Music am 30.10.2014
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Here Comes Jerry Keller
Pop - Erschienen bei Stage Door am 15.09.2013
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Presenting Jerry Keller
Pop - Erschienen bei Universal Digital Enterprises am 03.12.1958
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Here Come Summer
Jazz - Erschienen bei Stars and Stripes am 30.10.2014
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Greatest Hits
Pop - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 25.01.2019
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Here Comes Summer / Time Has a Way
Pop - Erschienen bei OBX Records am 07.08.2015
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All The Best
Lounge - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 17.05.2018
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Here Comes Summer
Pop - Erschienen bei JB Production am 09.07.2021
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