Soul-R&B-Blues Singer Ole' Gerome Durham

BIOGRAPHY

Gerome, as a young boy picked cotton and plowed fields in Durant, MS and attended L.A.C. School in Lexington, MS. At the age of 17, Gerome moved to North Carolina and worked in tobacco fields, then moved back to Durant, MS.

Then he got job in Jackson, MS where he later moved, and worked at a chicken factory. In 1962 won a talent contest at the Blue Nose Club in Jackson, MS for $25.00.

In 1965 - moved to Milwaukee, WI where he worked at a washbowl factory for 38 years. In Milwaukee, he met Mr. Johnny Rawls and started his music career. Johnny took him under his wing, and began taking him on the road with him.

Gerome's music careers spans 20 years.

CD Single in 1993 entitled, " A Woman is a Strange Thang Part 1 and 2

3 previous cd's titled. "Walk In", "Stepping Out" and "Gerome Durham"

Gerome's recent performances include: 930 Blues Club in Jackson, MS; Morgan Freeman's Place in Clarksdale, MS; Starlight's Lounge in Sterling, IN; Buddy Guy's Legend in Chicago, IL; Edge of Town in New Albany; Checker's in Cedar Rapid. IA; Pomeroy Blues Festival in Pomeroy, OH.