Jerry Cole

Throughout the '60s and '70s, guitarist/songwriter Jerry Cole worked with some of the most prominent talents in rock & roll, including <a href="spotify:artist:5BaHqGtf6UAZnHfqdPaTDA">Them</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3oDbviiivRWhXwIE8hxkVV">the Beach Boys</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1PCZpxHJz7WAMF8EEq8bfc">the Byrds</a>, and as a session man in <a href="spotify:artist:3jVMgT4X7YeuYE4aludcmE">Phil Spector</a>'s Wrecking Crew. With his own group the Spacemen, Cole released four albums of space-age surf music in just over two years, beginning with 1963's Outer Limits. As the '60s progressed, Cole worked on sessions for <a href="spotify:artist:1PCZpxHJz7WAMF8EEq8bfc">the Byrds</a>' "Mr. Tambourine Man"/"I Knew I'd Want You" single and <a href="spotify:artist:5BaHqGtf6UAZnHfqdPaTDA">Them</a>'s 1965 self-titled album. He teamed up with <a href="spotify:artist:3ExrAwcOqgGjt9kFRwdM76">Roger McGuinn</a> again in 1972 for <a href="spotify:artist:3ExrAwcOqgGjt9kFRwdM76">McGuinn</a>'s debut solo record, and session work with <a href="spotify:artist:1RP2UpEaRzkF0Id3JigqD8">Roger Miller</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1EAJen2IZzG8qPLGu6Zvn0">Chuck Howard</a>, and Susie Allanson sent him in a country-rock direction. Cole's work with the Spacemen was collected in the 1999 Sundazed compilation Power Surf! The Best of Jerry Cole & His Spacemen. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi