Editing Jerry Chamberlain

{{short description|American guitarist}}
{{about||the American racing driver|Gerald Chamberlain}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2013}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Jerry Chamberlain
| image               =
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| background          = non_vocal_instrumentalist <!-- guitar seems to be his most notable thing -->
| birth_name          = Gerald Parker Chamberlain
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1952|2|25}}{{Citation needed|date=May 2015}}
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| origin              =
| instrument          = Lead guitar
| genre               = Rock, [[pop rock music|pop rock]], [[Christian alternative rock|alternative]]
| occupation          = Singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer
| years_active        = 1974–present
| label               =
| associated_acts     = [[Daniel Amos]], [[the Swirling Eddies]]
| website             =
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'''Jerry Chamberlain''' is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer, best known for his work with the rock bands [[Daniel Amos]] and [[the Swirling Eddies]] (credited as "Spot").

In late 1974, Chamberlain was asked to join Jubal's Last Band, a band that consisted of [[Terry Scott Taylor]], [[Steve Baxter (musician)|Steve Baxter]] and bassist Kenny Paxton. [[Marty Dieckmeyer]] was soon brought in as a replacement for the departing Paxton. Sometime in the middle of 1975, Jubal's Last Band or Jubal (as a shortened form of the name was briefly used) auditioned for [[Maranatha! Music]] and [[Calvary Chapel]] (without Baxter, who couldn't get off work) in hopes of signing a recording and performance contract. At a Maranatha Music meeting, another band led by [[Darrell Mansfield]], was
also using the name, Jubal. The two bands decided to change their names to avoid confusion. Mansfield renamed his band ''[[Gentle Faith]]'', and Jubal's Last Band/Jubal became [[Daniel Amos]].

Daniel Amos succeeded in landing a recording and performance contract, and quickly recorded their first song for the label, Taylor's "Ain't Gonna Fight It" for the Maranatha 5 compilation. A full album, produced by [[Al Perkins]], followed. Chamberlain quickly became an important part in the sound of D.A. In the band's early days of country/rock, Chamberlain would often launch into a rock and roll guitar solo inappropriately in the middle of "Happily Married Man." In the later years, his guitar playing drove songs like "Endless Summer" and "I Love You #19".

Although Chamberlain left DA in late 1983, he did return on a few later albums including ''[[MotorCycle]]'' (1993) (which he co-produced), ''[[BibleLand]]'' (1994) and ''[[Songs of the Heart]]'' (1995).

In 2001, Chamberlain and Sharon McCall recorded a song ("Message from the Country") with pop rocker Doug Powell, drummer Ken Coomer ([[Wilco (rock band)|Wilco]], [[Uncle Tupelo]]) and session musician Jonathan Yudkin for the [[Jeff Lynne]] tribute ''Lynne Me Your Ears'' (2002) under the moniker, The Balls of France.

The years 2004–2005 saw Chamberlain and McCall join forces with friends to form an all-[[British Invasion]] outfit called The Pickled Beats. The band continues, with slight lineup changes, to play the occasional live performance.

In 2006, Chamberlain once again joined forces with Terry Taylor by lending a hand on the [[Lost Dogs]] album ''[[The Lost Cabin and the Mystery Trees]]''. Chamberlain also returned to his [[Swirling Eddies]] pseudonym "Spot," for the 2007 release ''[[The midget, the speck and the molecule]].''

After meeting and doing gigs together over 30 years ago in California, Chamberlain and [[Pam Mark Hall]] joined forces as the duo, Pamelita and Parker, in late 2008.

==External links==
* [https://www.myspace.com/deefunked Jerry Chamberlain's MySpace Music Page]
* [https://www.myspace.com/jerrychamberlain Jerry Chamberlain's MySpace Personal Page]
* [https://www.twitter.com/jezparker Follow Jerry Chamberlain on Twitter]
* [http://pamelitaandparker.com/ The Official Website of Pamelita & Parker (Pam Mark Hall & Jerry Chamberlain)]

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