US
A.k.a. Jerry House
American country music songwriter, not to be confused with Gerry House (Gerald L. House). House spent his working career in the printing industry, but he retained a lifelong love of country music. The Alabama native first performed on the Grand Ole Opry at age 16. He wrote songs throughout his life. His “Midnight, Me and the Blues” (1974) and “I Got the Hoss” (1977) both became top-10 hits for Country Music Hall of Fame member Mel Tillis. He was also a local television personality. His “Tubman” character appeared on three different Nashville fishing programs. In addition, Gerald House was a violin maker and an author. One of his books, Dial-a-Chord, was a guidebook to the “Nashville number system” used by Music Row’s studio instrumentalists. House died July 9, 2011 at the age of 69.