Career
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 to successfully record and perform up to 2003 when Lawson went solo. In 2000 they performed in the Blues Clues film Blue's Big Musical Movie.
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