Hometown: New York, NY
Website: gerrysegal.com
Sounds Like: Randy Newman, Rambling Jack Elliot, Ry Cooder, James Taylor, Tom Lehrer
Genre: Pop
Very Active in the Folk Revival of the 1960's. Past President of the Hunter College Folk Music Society. Performed at the legendary clubs of the Greenwich Village Folk Revival including: Gerde's Folk City, The Village Gate and The Bottom Line. Gerry has retired from his day job and is back at writing, performing and recording . music full time. His first YouTube Video: "Jacques: The Wall Street Tailor" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcUUxwF99MA won first prize on WNYC's Satire Slam and was featured at New York City's Blackout Film Festival.
“What a rush. My song "Quantum Love Song" was just released on this weeks PodCast from PHYSICS WORLD.
https://physicsworld.com/a/watching-planet-birth-citizen-science-and-a-quantum-love-song/”
James Dacey - Physics World
“Just found out the journal "Physics World" will be featuring my song: "Quantum Love Song" in their upcoming Physics podcast: For me this is beyond cool.”
Physics World
“Two songs of mine got more than 1000 hits on YouTube..
Bus Ride to Washington
Sunny Day in Dallas”
YouTube
“What an honor...I've just been asked to participate in the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington on August 27th and August 28th. President Obama will be speaking and I'll share my experiences as part of the CONFERENCE ON CIVIL RIGHTS:MARCHING FORWARD BY LOOKING BACK("Bus Ride to Washington"). I'll also be at the front of the line marching with the Folks who were there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_slIO8CxDw”
LATEST NEWS
“Well, the stats are in, and Gerry Segal hits the big time as the VOD "Hero of the Month"! Gerry struck online video gold with his performance on "The Song", FCAT's own music show, with more unique hits than any other program on our VOD system!
Congratulations to Gerry, and to Mary Wheelan for producing "The Song". '”
FCAT TV
““The Song” was recently ranked third out of 130 shows in varying categories in the music-and-entertainment category of the 2013 Video Festival of the Alliance for Community Media/Northeast Region.
The program featuring Gerry Segal was submitted for the competition”
LAURA RODLEY - Daily Hampshire Gazette
"Bus Ride To Washington"was number two on the ezFolk Monthly Charts. in July 2011.
Richard Hefner - ezFolk.com
“Re: Knick-Knack a composition for the TRans:traNS Performance at Space on White NYC:
got rave revues from everyone. I personally feel it was the highlight of the evening.”
Chris Moscato - Concrete Timbre
“Two songs by Gerry Segal are featured on the New Artist Radio web page”
New Artist Radio
“Gerry Segal's song "Bus Ride to Washington" featured on the efolkMusic website”
efolkMusic
““inspiring and creative work””
Graham Browne - Educational Equality Project
"Gerry Segal and Bill Schneiderman performing Country Joe McDonald's "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" at a Hunter Hoot in 1966 -- the year before the Country Joe original was released"
. David Koeppel - The New York Times
“Cool New Songs from Music Xray Take a listen to these cool tunes! ... Tell The Doctor I'm In Love by Gerry Segal ...”
Music Xray
"Gerry Segal, YUEI contributor...the winner of the Brian Lehrer Show satire slam."
WNYC
““The Jacques the Wall Street Tailor piece is wonderful, great lyrics and sweet accompaniment that sets up the irony so very well.””
WNYC
“Check out Jacques the Wall Street Tailor on youtube by Gerry Segal.
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Joe Mahon - Sing Out Magazine