Jesse Harms
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Birth name | Jesse Harms |
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Jesse Harms (born July 6, 1952, in Massachusetts) is an American musician and songwriter. He has worked with Sammy Hagar, David Lee Roth, Eddie Money, REO Speedwagon, Bad English, Guitar Shorty, Patty Smyth, and McAuley Schenker Group.
Early life
Harms was raised in Berkeley, California. He began playing the piano at 8 years old and studied classical music until he was 15. He lost interest in classical at that time and in high school started playing the organ with a band called Zephyr, later Rags. They became friends with another band, Cookin' Mama, that guitarist Pat Thrall played in, and around 1971 some combining of the members took place. After high school Harms attended the University of California, Berkeley but dropped out to concentrate on music. During the next few years Harms studied piano with some very good jazz teachers notably, Bill Bell (Carmen McRae), Tom Coster (Santana, Gabor Szabo) and Wilbert Baranco.
Career
1970s
In the early 70's Harms formed a band called “Rags” with
1980s
Ry asked Harms to play on his
In 1989 Harms toured with Eddie Money as part of his band that included original guitarist Jimmy Lyons. Later in 1989 he began writing songs with Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon). At the time REO was inactive but with the support of management the band was reformed. His friend Dave Amato (Ted Nugent, Cher) was added on guitar and Brian Hitt (Wang Chung) on drums.
1990s
1990 was spent writing and touring with REO Speedwagon as well as recording their CD The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken, which Harms co-produced and included Live It Up which reached #6 on the Rock Chart and 5 more of his songs. During 1990 Harms also wrote a song, Fallen From Grace that appeared on Heart's Double Platinum CD Brigade. Harms left REO in 1991 to get married and focus on Songwriting for MCA Music. 1991 through 1995 were spent in L.A. as a staff writer producing songs that appeared on CD's by Patty Smyth (Gold Record), Bad English (European #1), MSG, and Johnny Van Zandt etc. In 1996 Harms co-wrote a song (Both Sides Now) with Sammy Hagar, which brought them back together. In 1997 he worked on Sammy's Marching To Mars CD, playing keyboards and co-writing 6 songs. Sammy and Harms then put together a band that would later be called the Waboritas and toured in 1997–1998 to support the Album, which went Gold. In 1998-1999 he was the co-producer and Pro-Tools engineer, as well as playing keys and singing on the Hagar CD Red Voodoo which included 3 of his songs. The band toured in 1998–1999 to support the album which went Gold. The CD included the #1 rock track Mas Tequila which helped launch Sammy's Cabo Wabo tequila brand.
2000s
In 2000 Harms co-produced, played keys and sang on Sammy's Ten 13 CD which included one of his songs and the band toured into 2001 to support the album. In 2002 Sammy released Not 4 Sale which included Harms's song Things've Changed which was the only single released from the CD.
2002-2003 also included the “Heavyweights of Rock” tour with David Lee Roth and more touring in support of the ill-fated Not 4 Sale.
In 2004 Harms was the Producer and Pro-Tools engineer on Guitar Shorty's CD Watch Your Back which also included 5 of his songs as well as writing, producing and engineering his own solo CD The Best of What I've Got. Harms also wrote 3 songs, including the title track, on Guitar Shorty's follow up CD We the People which won the Handy Blues Award. In 2005 Harms purchased a Marin Music Center in Novato, California which he operated until he sold it in 2019.
Discography
with Sammy Hagar solo
- VOA(1984)
- I Never Said Goodbye (1987)
- Marching to Mars (1997)
with Sammy Hagar and The Waboritas
- Red Voodoo (1999)
- Ten 13 (2000)
- Not 4 Sale (2002)
with David Lee Roth
- Eat 'Em and Smile (1986)
with Eddie Money
- Nothing to Lose (1988)
with REO Speedwagon
with McAuley Schenker Group
- M.S.G. (1991)
Jesse Harms solo
- The Best of What I've Got (2004)
References
External links
- Jesse Harms at IMDb