Gerald Veasley

American musician

Born: 28 July 1955
Philadelphia
Country: United States
Active: 1980–
Record labels: Heads Up International

Biography

Gerald Veasley is a jazz musician who plays guitar, bass instrument and bass guitar. Gerald Veasley was born on 28 July 1955 in Philadelphia. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Heads Up International.

Gerald Veasley (born July 28, 1955) is an American jazz bass guitarist. Veasley was born and raised in West Philadelphia, where he played in R&B groups as a teenager. He received a bass guitar for Christmas from his dad when he was 12 years old and his relatives drove him to music lessons. A strong student, Veasley was attending the University of Pennsylvania with plans to go to get a Juris Doctor degree, but then his father died. After that, Veasley changed directions following his heart which was to pursue music. His uncle Ira Tucker, lead singer of the gospel quartet The Dixie Hummingbirds, took him under his wing providing him with work at the beginning of his career. Veasley also worked in an R&B revue-carnival run by his cousin and his cousin's wife, and from this experience learned what it would be like to be a musician. In the early 80's Grover Washington Jr. asked Veasley to work with him.

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