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Jerry Lawson was the original lead singer, arranger and producer of the a cappella group the Persuasions.In the 1970s, with Lawson on lead vocals, the Persuasions had five albums in the Billboard Top R&B Albums charts and four in the Billboard 200 charts:
Gerald Anderson Lawson (December 1, 1940 – April 9, 2011) was an American electronic engineer.Besides being one of the first African-American computer engineers in Silicon Valley, Lawson was also known for his work in designing the Fairchild Channel F video game console, leading the team that refined ROM cartridges for durable used as commercial video game cartridges.
Jerry Lawson (engineer) (1940–2011), American electronic engineer and videogame pioneer Jerry Lawson (musician) (1944–2019), American singer, producer, musical arranger, and performer Jerry Lawson (runner) (born 1966), former American long-distance runner
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Lawson began his career in Silicon Valley and joined the Fairchild Semiconductor in 1970. He developed the first home gaming system with interchangeable game cartridges ...
USC Games has announced an endowment named for Jerry Lawson, the Black engineer who created the first console to store video games on cartridges.
Herbert "Toubo" Rhoad, one of the original members of the Persuasions, died in 1988 while on tour, and Raymond Sanders came in as an additional voice. Sweet Joe Russell died in 2012, bass singer James Caldon Hayes died in May 2017, Jerry Lawson died in July 2019 and Jayotis Washington currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.
John Draper was a member of the club, as was Jerry Lawson (creator of the first cartridge-based video game system, Fairchild Channel F). [13] Li-Chen Wang, developer of Palo Alto Tiny Basic and graphics software for the Cromemco Dazzler, was a club member, and Lee Felsenstein was moderator of the club meetings.
Jerry "Smith" Jerrod: 16 episodes 2003 CSI: Miami: Jimmy Hutton Episode: "Grand Prix" 2005 Charmed: Dex Lawson: 6 episodes 2006 The Evidence: Inspector Rourke/Officer Rourke 2 episodes 2007, 2009 Brothers & Sisters: Chad Barry 8 episodes 2007 Six Degrees: Todd Episode: "Get a Room" 2008 House: Evan Greer/Dr. Brock Sterling