Jerry Mercer - Electric Jewels & ...

Jerry Mercer - Electric Jewels & Rolling Stones

Talking Blues | Conversations & Oral History por Matt Cooper
E8
24 jul 2025
46:54

Notas del episodio

The Guy from Verdun Who Got Your Foot Tapping—Part Two

If you thought Part One hit hard, wait till you hear where we go next.

In this episode, Jerry Mercer pulls back the curtain on a life lived loud—from the raw magic of that first jam with Myles Goodwyn to the birth of the second coming of April Wine. He talks about the spark behind Electric Jewels, the real deal on the Attitude Tour of ’93, and what it was like sharing the bill with the Rolling Stones.

We ride the rails back through Festival Express, catch a young Miles Davis in a smoky club in the ’60s, and sit ringside as Jerry breaks down what really mattered behind the kit—lessons he picked up at the legendary Esquire Show Bar and never forgot.

It’s more than just a drummer’s tale. It’s a backstage pass to six decades of groove, grit, and gold records—and it’s still going.

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Blues Music
Musician Interview
Blues
Blues History
Blues Legends
Bass and Guitar
Music History
Talking Blues Podcast
Canadian Blues
Canadian Music Scene
April Wine
Jerry Mercer
Canadian Rock Drummer
Rythm and Blues
Musical Storytelling
Rock History
Festival Express
Mashmakhan
Montreal Music Scene
Matt Cooper Broadcaster
Newfoundland
Verdun
Electric Jewels
El Mocambo
Blind Angel
Rolling Stones
Miles Davis
The Black Bottom
Intermission Riff
Chitterlings
Roy Buchannon
Ken Walker
Tony Williams
Wayne Shorter