Born February 21, 1949 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Jerry Harrison is best known as a former member of Talking Heads, where he played guitar and keyboards from 1976 until 1991 when the band split up, between 1981 and 1990 he also recorded three solo albums; two under the name Casual Gods. As of 1991 he has turned his attention to producing and has worked on a number of successful albums by Violent Femmes, Crash Test Dummies and Live.