Why jerry lawson left the persuasions

Jerry Lawson, who for four decades was the lead singer of the Persuasions, a group that revived the art of a cappella singing and attracted a loyal worldwide following, died on Wednesday in Phoenix.

He was His death was confirmed by his wife, Julie. She said that Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, had compromised Mr. Lawson's immune system. Led by Mr. Lawson said in an interview with The Associated Press in Their many fans included Frank Zappa, who released their first album, "Acappella," on his Straight label in , and Joni Mitchell, who took them on the road as her opening act in and sang with them on two tracks of her album "Shadows and Light," released the next year.

The Persuasions recorded some two dozen albums, including tributes to Zappa, the Beatles and the Grateful Dead. Jerome Eugene Lawson was born on Jan. He is survived by his wife. At his request, no funeral will be held, his family said in a statement.

Search term. Billboard Pro Subscribe Sign In. Top Artists. Top Charts. Hot Songs. Billboard A few years later he joined a much younger group of San Francisco a cappella singers that had based themselves on the Persuasions to form Jerry Lawson and the Talk of the Town.

The group released an album, coproduced by Mr. Lawson and his wife, Julie, in Lawson is survived by his wife.