Jerry Harmon Music Enterprise Engages a New Manager
Jerry Harmon Music Enterprise is proud to announce that
Harmon Music has acquired a new manager. The Alexander County native and Grammy
nominated Harmon teased fans with news on his music fan page on Facebook that
he had hired a new manager, who would be revealed soon. This came only a few
days on the heels of another announcement that Harmon has a new album in the
works.
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| Jerry Harmon, "The Smoky Mountain Gypsy" |
In May of 2013, Susan J. Walker of Hickory NC, a North
Carolina native, signed on as the new manager of Harmon Music. We caught up with Ms Walker via internet
while she was in Namanga –a border town of Kenya and Tanzania, where she has
been for the past three weeks. Walker was
building a school for a Maasai tribe and community.
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| Susan J. Walker, Manager |
When asked about her new role as the manager of Harmon
Music, Ms. Walker replied, “Our families share a long history together. When
Jerry asked me to be his manager it just seemed a logical step. Jerry Harmon is a hometown treasure, a North
Carolina legacy, and a national treasure. It’s my goal to ensure that he gets
the recognition he deserves. I want everyone to know who Harmon is: singer,
songwriter, and Master Appalachian story-teller.”
Harmon, better known around the world as “The Smoky Mountain
Gypsy”, has shared the bill with Dolly Parton, Ricky Skaggs, and many others. Harmon
is a direct descendent of Council Harmon, the man who is responsible for
bringing the Jack tales to America. Jerry has a legacy of story-telling and as
an Master Appalachian Mountain Storyteller he is certainly one of the best-of-the best. He’s performed at such prestigious venues as North Carolina’s renowned
Merle-Fest, The Bath International Music Festival, The Edinburgh International Festival,
and The Winnipeg Folk Festival. Lately, Harmon has been touring in
Germany and the U.K., where he has quickly gained recognition.
When Ms. Walker was asked about her plans to promote “The
Smoky Mountain Gypsy”, she replied, “My goal is to continue to build on and
expand our base in the UK where Jerry is loved by young and old alike, while also
working to bring Jerry back home to the United States where, as I said before,
he is a national treasure! I want to see
Jerry performing on the main stage at Merlefest and at other festivals and
concert venues across the country.”
Ms. Walker said, “We have a great team in the U.K and
Germany and our team’s goal is to get Jerry in front of his fans on stages across
the United States, in Germany, and in the UK—once he’s on stage—Jerry Harmon
does what Jerry Harmon does best—he entertains with his original style of
music, engaging story-telling, and his down home good humor. I’m certainly proud
that Jerry was nominated for a Grammy in 2009—but I have to say that I’ll be
even more proud when he finally gets that Grammy!
In her "other life" (as she puts it) Ms. Walker is a mother of three adult children and grand-mother of eight grand-children, with a grand-daughter due to be born in mid-August. Walker is the Founder and the President of Lydia Ministries International, an international not-for-profit organization with a home office in Hickory, N.C..
Visit www.jerryharmonmusic.com to read more about Jerry Harmon or to listen
to some of his songs, watch videos of his performances, or to request/download
an electronic press or promotional kit.
Contact info: Jerry Harmon Music Enterprise,
1234 1st Ave NW Hickory, NC 28601 828-270-7733 Office
1234 1st Ave NW Hickory, NC 28601 828-270-7733 Office
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