User:Jerry Wayne Allen

Singer-songwriter Jerry Wayne Allen was born in the Fountain Square area of Indianapolis, Indiana in 1969. Jerry started playing music when he was a teen, but didn't start writing music until much later in life. At the age of 28, Jerry wrote a song about his wife Priscilla called, "Peace of mind." Jerry, not liking the sound of his own voice thought it was just a one time thing, until Priscilla encouraged him to keep writing and playing music. Soon after, Jerry started playing at some open stage nights at a local bar and decided to join a band. He played around with different bands for a year or two until he met John Decosta, a very talented Bass player from Carmel, Indiana. Jerry was going to join another band but they needed a bass player. Jerry put an add in the local paper (Nuvo) and found John. John agreed to jam with Jerry and the other band, but it didn't go very well. As they were trying to build a song, Jerry looked over and saw that John was sleeping on the couch, bored out of his mind. John suggested to Jerry that they should not join the band. In Johns own words, "we should start our own shit." Jerry, a singer-songwriter, was just what John was looking for, but he wasn't impressed with the others in the band. Jerry agreed, and they started a new project called, "ZERO GRAVITY" with John's twin brother, (drummer Shawn Decosta), and guitar player Paul Baker. After playing around for a year or so, drummer Shawn Decosta had to leave the band for personal reasons. The band needed a drummer ASAP or they were going to have to start canceling shows. So, John found another local drummer, Becket Weir. Becket was a phenomenal drummer that gave the band the edge they needed to really stand out from the rest. After playing in ZERO GRAVITY for two years, Jerry needed a change in his life. With a heavy heart, Jerry decided to quit the band and move to California with his family. Jerry wanted to join a band right away. After getting somewhat established in his new state, he responded to an add in the Riverside paper (The Recycler), and started playing with some very talented musicians two hours away. After playing with his new band for a few months they named the band "Beware." They played their first show at the San Bernardino Fairgrounds. After playing with Beware for a few months, thing started to fall apart on a personnel level for Jerry. Between that and missing Indiana, Jerry and Priscilla decided to move back to Indiana. After moving back home, Jerry and Priscilla's life fell apart. Their daughter Samantha (age 7) was hit by a car getting off of the school bus. She was Paralyzed from the neck down. For the next 9 years, all Jerry was interested in musically was writing. John and Becket would stay very close friends with Jerry through this long hiatus. They would get together here and there just for fun. In 2012, Jerry contacted John and told him he was working on some new material. John immediately said, "when can I book some studio time?" Jerry went into the studio and started recording "BLACK EYE MEMORY." The new CD was finished with Jerry's new band. Members: Jerry Wayne Allen, singer-songwriter and guitar, John Decosta on Bass, Becket Weir on Drums, Bill Ferguson-Wagstaffe on lead Guitar and harmony vocals, Johnny Five on keys, Nick Sims on percussion, Cheyenne Allen on Harmony Vocals. Websites: Facebook @ Jerry Wayne Allen(Jerry Allen). You can find songs on Youtube.com by searching, "Jerry Allen California" with songs titled, "Tattoo Gun", "Memory", "Sunday Morning", and "Promise Land."