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Gerard Nathaniel Miller-Williams Born 2nd September 1949 - 14th May 2020 Georgetown,Guyana

Gerard (Gerry) Williams was born in Georgetown Guyana hailing from a village in the Demerara-Mahaica Region Buxton.He moved to the city of London at a young age and attended Croydon Technical College.

Gerard was the keyboard player of at one point an all-male group.The group named Eruption enjoyed their first minor success when they won a talent competition in 1975, and then went on to record the song "Let Me Take You Back in Time".Shortly after, the lead singer left the group, and Precious Wilson stepped forward to front the band Eruption.

The group then relocated to Germany in 1976, and the following year in 1977. While on the road touring in Germany, Eruption was introduced to German producer Frank Farian who booked them to work with Boney M as their backing band, and as their support act on Boney M's first European tour. Frank Farian then went on to sign them to Boney M.'s label, Hansa Records, Farian released the single "Party Party" which was written by Gerald Williams but it was their disco cover version of Ann Peebles' "I Can't Stand the Rain" from their first album which broke big, giving them a UK No. 5 hit and a US No. 18 hit. After a second album and another hit single with Neil Sedaka's "One Way Ticket" (UK #9), Precious Wilson left the group to pursue her solo career.

On May 14th 2020 Williams died as of a 15 year battle with an illness