Dream - The Persuasions with Jerry Lawson
Jerry Lawson (born 1944) is a lead singer, producer, musical arranger, performer, best known as the original lead singer of The Persuasions. Born as Jerome E. Lawson in Ft Lauderdale, Florida, he was raised in Apopka, Florida. He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona with his wife, Julie. Jerry Lawson is the original lead singer, arranger & producer of the a cappella group The Persuasions. In the 1970s, with Jerry Lawson on lead vocals, the Persuasions had no less than five albums in the Billboard Top 100, four of which were in The Billboard 200: We Came to Play #32 Billboard R&B (1971) Billboard 200 (#189) Spread the Word #40 Billboard R&B (1972) Billboard 200 (#195) Street Corner Symphony #16 Billboard R&B (1972) Billboard 200 (#88) We Still Ain't Got No Band #49 Billboard R&B (1973) Billboard 200 (#178) More Than Before #52 Billboard R&B (1974) For many, Lawson's Persuasions became the face of a cappella music, continuing ...