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Reissue Barefoot Jerry's third and fourth albums, Watchin' TV and You Can't Get Off with Your Shoes On (1997)
Barefoot Jerry's first line up consisted of:
Wayne Moss- guitar/keyboards/vocals,bass
Mac Gayden -lead guitar/vocals, slide guitar
Kenneth A. Buttrey - drums,
John Harris - keyboards.
Moss, Buttrey and Gayden (Mac Gayden wrote the number one UK hit single by the Love Affair, "Everlasting Love") had all been in Area Code 615-Mac also played the first slide wah guitar on JJ Cale's "Crazy Mama." They originally played together on many of Mike Nesmith's Nashville sessions.
This line up of Barefoot Jerry recorded Southern Delight, before Gayden left in 1972 to form his own band, Skyboat; Buttrey joined Neil Young's band. Wayne Moss and John Harris were soon joined by Russ Hicks - guitar/steel guitar/horn/vocals and Kenny Malone, the drummer on Barefoot Jerry album released on Warner Bros. Records in 1972. This line up later expanded to include: Buddy Skipper - keyboards, Fred Newell - banjo/harmonica/vocals, Dave Doran - guitar/bass/vocals, Si Edwards – percussion, and (Area Code's) Bobby Thompson - bass/guitar/vocals for Barefoot Jerry and the 1974 follow-up Watchin' TV.
The line up of Moss, Hicks, Doran, Edwards, Skipper and Newell from this period were captured live on the 2007 Barefoot Jerry Live release. Wayne Moss became the last original member of the band. Retaining Hicks and Edwards, they added Terry Dearmore - vocals, guitar/bass, Jim Colvard - guitar/bass and Warren Hartman – keyboards. In 1975 they recorded You Can't Get Off With Your Shoes On. Colvard took his own life in 1976.
With the departure of Hartman, guitarist Barry Chance and Steve Davis - keyboards/guitar/vocals, joined the band for Keys to the Country in 1976. Davis and Dearmore departed, and Charlie McCoy - keyboards/harmonica/flutes/Jew's harp and Mike McBride - bass/guitar/percussion/mandolin, joined for 1977's, Barefootin'. In 1977, the band split up.
Wayne Moss appears as "Barefoot Jerry" along with Charlie Daniels, Guy Clark and David Allan Coe in the 1981 music documentary, Heartworn Highways.
Barefoot Jerry were mentioned in Charlie Daniel's (CDB) tune "The South is Gonna Do It Again."
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