Performance · Production
Jay Ferguson
United States • b. 1947-05-10
Jay Ferguson is credited on 859 releases across 173 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
859
Pressings credited
173
Albums
7
Decades active
313
In collections
Biography
John Arden "Jay" Ferguson (born May 10, 1947) is an American rock and pop musician known for his work with the bands Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne, and his 1978 solo hit "Thunder Island". His later career has been as a composer of music for television programs and films, most notably the theme song for the American version of The Office on NBC.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
859 releases · 173 albums · active 1968–2023
- Performance · 2,156
- Production · 46
- Other credits · 17
- Engineering · 2
Studios: Sierra Sound Laboratories · Record Plant, Sausalito · Cherokee Studios · Kingsway Recorders
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Uh-Huh
1983
"But Seriously, Folks..."
1978
Daylight Again
1982
Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
1970
Wildflower
2016
Psychotic Supper
1991
The Best That I Could Do (1978-1988)
1997
Try This
2003
The Family That Plays Together
1968
You Can't Argue With A Sick Mind
1976
The Guitars That Destroyed The World
1973
Superstars Of The 70's
1973
Jo Jo Gunne
1972
Spirit
1968
The Best Of Spirit
1973
Where The Action Is! (Los Angeles Nuggets: 1965-1968)
2009
Little Miss Dangerous
1986
Real Life Ain't This Way
1979
The Terminator (Original Soundtrack)
1984
White Noise
1982
Two Sides Of The Moon
1975
Clear
1969
Witch Mountain
2018
Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits
2004
Frequent collaborators
- Spirit (8)
- Various
- Jo Jo Gunne
- Joe Walsh
- France Joli
- Gary Myrick
- Tesla
- Delta (31)
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