Complex sentence: Gerry left Steve's Music in 1981 to devote himself entirely to playing and toured with The Lincolns, opening for the late Robert Palmer and played with The Alannah Myles Band.
Split into simpler sentences: Gerry left Steve's Music in 1981 to devote himself entirely to playing. He toured with the Lincolns, opening for the late Robert Palmer and played with The Alannah Myles Band.