Jarvis Church

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Gerald Eaton
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Eaton at an autograph session in 2009
Background information
Also known asJarvis Church
Born Spanish Town, Jamaica
Genres R&B, Pop
Occupation(s)Musician, producer
InstrumentVocals
Years active1993–present
LabelsG.E.M./Universal
Website http://www.jarvischurch.ca

Gerald Eaton (born November 22, 1971) is a Jamaican-Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and music producer, also known by his stage name Jarvis Church. [1] [2]

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Career

Eaton is the lead singer for the R&B-pop group The Philosopher Kings, [2] [3] which reached its peak popularity in the 1990s. [4] During the group's ten-year hiatus, Eaton began a solo career, releasing the album Shake It Off in 2002 under the stage name Jarvis Church, derived from two parallel streets in Toronto, Ontario. [2] [5] The Philosopher Kings subsequently reunited and released a new album in February 2006. In 2008 he released his second solo album called The Long Way Home. In 2012 he released his third solo album The Soul Station Vol 1: The Songs of Sam Cooke, A Tribute, and in 2015 continued with his second in a series of albums spotlighting the music of soul singers called The Soul Station Vol 2: The Songs of Curtis Mayfield, A Tribute.

As a producer, in 1999 he discovered Nelly Furtado at the Honey Jam showcase in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and in 2001 [6] he co-produced Furtado's debut album Whoa, Nelly! with his Philosopher Kings bandmate Brian West. [7] In 2001 they were nominated for the producer of the year Grammy. Their production team is known as Track and Field, [2] [4] and they also appear on the production credits of Esthero's album Wikked Lil' Grrrls . Track and Field also produced Canadian rapper K'naan's albums The Dusty Foot Philosopher and Troubadour , and the title track from Stacie Orrico's 2006 album Beautiful Awakening . He appeared on the song "Saturdays" by Nelly Furtado on the album Folklore .

He scored the music for and appeared on the television series Da Kink in My Hair in 2007. [5] [8]

Awards and honors

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

  1. ↑ "Gerald Eaton". Discogs. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jarvis Church | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Philosopher Kings". Discogs. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Paquin Artists Agency, Jarvis Church". www.paquinartistsagency.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Da Kink In My Hair | City Life Magazine Vaughan Woodbridge" . Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  6. ↑ Kinos-Goodin, Jesse (October 20, 2020). "An oral history of the night Nelly Furtado was discovered". CBC. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Nelly Furtado | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  8. ↑ Da Kink in My Hair (TV Series 2007–2009) - IMDb , retrieved February 1, 2021
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