Glenn Mercer
is the vocalist and guitarist of the influential North Haledon, New Jersey-based rock band The Feelies. Together with Bill Million, Mercer wrote and produced virtually all of the Feelies' recorded output.
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History
The Feelies' debut album,
Crazy Rhythms
, was voted in the top 50 albums of the 1980s by
Rolling Stone
magazine and chosen by
Spin
magazine as one of the best alternative albums. Other critical acclaim included a feature in
Time
magazine. The Feelies performed on
Late Night with David Letterman
and on Broadway and in concerts with
Lou Reed,
Patti Smith,
R.E.M. and
Bob Dylan.
Mercer’s music has been featured in the films
Married to the Mob
,
Something Wild
(which featured a performance by the Feelies credited as "The Willies"),
Prelude to a Kiss
,
The Truth about Charlie
and
The Squid and the Whale
. Glenn’s television credits include
Dawson’s Creek
,
Party of Five
and
The Real World
. He has also recorded with Feelies offshoots
the Trypes,
Yung Wu,
the Willies and Wake Ooloo.
His first solo record,
Wheels In Motion
, was released by Pravda Records on
June 5, 2007. Performers on the record include ex-Feelies drummers and percussionists
Stanley Demeski, Vinny DeNunzio, Dave Weckerman and
Anton Fier, as well as ex-Feelies and Trypes bassist Brenda Sauter.
Mercer's live band includes Vinny DeNunzio (drums), Dave Weckerman (percussion), Adam Berardo (guitar), and Bob Torsello of
Shrubs (bass).
In July of 2008, The Feelies reunited for a series of concerts at Battery Park (with
Sonic Youth and
Maxwell's.
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Discography
- Wheels In Motion
(2007) Pravda
References
- http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/arts/music/01feel.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all