Background
He was born Jerome Albert Evans Senior
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Jerome Evans
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Evans has sung with The Coasters various other groups, "The Coasters Two Plus Two" (with Leon Hughes, Bobby Nunn, and Grady Chapman), "The Fabulous Coasters" (with Grady Chapman), and Bobby Nunn"s "The Coasters Mark World War II" In 1977, he sang backup vocals with Billy Guy and Grady Chapman on "Paid The Price," a song from Michelle Phillips" album "Victim Of Romance." In the 1990s, he has also toured with The Drifters (Bobby Hendricks" Drifters) and with Vernon Green & The Medallions. Evans has also written songs such as "Gee Girl" by Bobby and Billy in 1962, and "I"ll Do Anything Foreign You" by Freda Payne in 1978. During the 1970s, he had also recorded "Charlie Chan" b/w "Dance With Charlie Chan" (Kris #8109).
The record was released as by "Private Eye" and Evans sang the lead vocals.
He also performed "Charlie Chan" with Bobby Nunn"s Coasters in the late 1970s. Before his death, he was working on a new Civil Defense to be called "Life."
Evans died in November 2003 in Lancaster, California from a heart attack at the age of 65.
Membership
The late Jerome Evans Senior, father of (Silkski) Jerome Evans Junior., had been a member of The Cyclones, The Furys, The Lions, The Centennials, and Vernon Green & The Medallions.
