Jerry Riopelle (5 May 1941 – 24 December 2018) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer born in Detroit, and raised in Tampa, Florida. He mixed rock, country and jazz with R&B and was an inductee into the Arizona Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame. Riopelle began his music career in the 1960s in Los Angeles working as an independent record producer. He played drums for the The Hollywood Argyles and later signed with Screen Gems as a staff songwriter. At Screen Gems, he wrote and produced, along with Clydie King, a single called "The Thrill is Gone&q… read more
Jerry Riopelle (5 May 1941 – 24 December 2018) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer born in Detroit, and raised in Tampa, Florida. He mixed rock, country and jazz with R&B and was an inductee into the Arizona Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame. Riopelle began … read more
Jerry Riopelle (5 May 1941 – 24 December 2018) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer born in Detroit, and raised in Tampa, Florida. He mixed rock, country and jazz with R&B and was an inductee into the Arizona Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame. Riopelle began his music career in the 1960s in Los Angeles working as an independent r… read more
