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By KEN FINK
THE SUN HERALD
BAY ST. LOUIS ? At 20, Jerry Fisher faced a choice about his future. Actually, it was not a very difficult decision for him.
After spending his younger years gathered around the old southern Oklahoma homestead playing music with his father and relatives, he tried out the sheet metal business. It didn?t last long.
?My boss said, ?You?re going to have to do sheet metal or music,?? Fisher said. ?I told him, ?Well, I got to sing tonight, so I?ll see you later.?
Fisher, affectionately known as ?Fish,? went on to become a member of the popular group Blood, Sweat and Tears, did solo work after that, and performed with other bands.
He opened Dock of the Bay, a restaurant and nightclub in Bay St. Louis, and now performs there and at other venues with his band, Jerry Fisher and the Music Company.
Fans of Blood, Sweat and Tears and lovers of music in general are still pleased with his decision.
?Sheet metal?? Fisher said, shaking his head. ?No way.?
Ride a painted pony
At the Dock of the Bay, where the bearded and bespectacled man with
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Jerry Fisher
Age: 55 Occupation:
Musician/restaurateur ; Family: Wife Melva, son Tony, 32 Quote: ?My true love has ? always been a great song. There?s nothing faddish about a great piece of music.?
Fish?s favorites
Jerry Fisher?s all-time favorite songs;
?God Bless the Child? ? An original Billie Holiday tune performed by BST, 'It has a great message. Children can achieve what they want to if they try.?
?So Long Dixie? ? From Blood, Sweat and Tears? ?New Blood? album, 1972. ?I?m glad 1 had you for a while. It's a recollection of times.?
?Georgia on my Mind? ? Fisher has performed this perhaps more than any other tune. ?I love to do ballads.?
?After the Mardi Gras? ? From Music Company CD, ?In An? dutta Da Blues.? It was written by a friend in Slidell. ?It?s about an affair during carnival season. Where do we go now?
What are we going to do after it?s over??
He also, more than a year ago, released The Music Company?s first CD, ?In An? Outta Da Blues.?
?Love this area?
Fisher came south to record his first solo album at Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, La. But finances for the project fell through.
His trip, however, was not without benefit. He found his new home ?