Jerry Cummings

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(February 22, 2021) Many soul music fans know Jerry Cummings from his period as part of the legendary act Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. In a memorable story from his time with the group, in 1974 Jerry was thrust to the front of the stage for an historic lead performance that was captured on tape, and then lost …until now.

On a tour that ran through New York’s Carnegie Hall, Jerry met Sidney Bernstein, known as the promoter who first brought the Beatles to perform in the US. Bernstein was in the audience for the Carnegie Hall show, and had requested to Melvin that the group perform “My Hero,” the theme song from the Opera of the Chocolate Soldier.

Harold Melvin didn’t tell Jerry of the request, but midway through the show, gave a surprise. Jerry tells it, “During the show I heard Harold yell to the orchestra ‘My Hero’ and looked at me and said ‘step up front Jerry.’ So I went forward and I sang it without rehearsing it!” Cummings’ stirring rendition brought the house down.

That memorable performance was recorded, but sat in a university vault for more than four decades, only recently coming into Jerry Cummings’ possession. Cummings and his engineers recently remastered the recording and now it is available for the first time.
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Without a doubt, one of the biggest soul acts of the mid-70s was Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, and singer Jerry Cummings The Last Note Standing was a big part of the mix. These days, Jerry works with younger artists as a “music and life coach,” and remains active in the music world. Recently, after singing to the late Teddy Pendergrass's mother Ida Pendergrass on her 100th Birthday and recording again such hits as "No One Compares To You" and "What A Woman", Jerry has been encouraged by thousands of fans to return back to the studio's and fulfill his long time dream of Playing the Royal Albert Hall in London England with their Symphony.

Jerry is now releasing a long lost solo song that was recorded during the Blue Notes’ heyday in 1978, but which was never formally issued. “It’s My Pleasure” is a classic Philly-style ballad, with Cummings’ first tenor sounds just terrific as it guides the listeners through the track.
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