Gerald Casale

Gerald Vincent "Jerry" Casale (né Pizzute; born July 28, 1948) is an American songwriter, director and musician best known as the co-founder of Devo, as well as the writer or co-writer of many of their songs.
== History ==
===Early life===
Gerald Vincent Pizzute was born on July 28, 1948, in Ravenna, Ohio. He was born with the last name Pizzute because his father, Bob, had legally changed his name (his birth name having been Robert Edward Casale) to that of his foster parents. Four years after Gerald's birth, his father changed his name back to his birth name. Gerald Casale grew up in Kent, Ohio
==Album Discography==
As A Head Writer 
*Q: Are We Not Men (1978) (With Devo)
*Freedom of Choice (1980) (With Devo)
*New Traditionalists (1981) (With Devo)
*Oh No, It's DEVO (1982) (With Devo)
*Shout (1984) (With Devo)
*E-Z Listening Disc (1987) (With Devo)
*Total DEVO (1988) (With Devo)
*Now It Can Be Told (1989) (With Devo)
*Smooth Noodle Maps (1990) (With Devo)
*DEV2.O (2006, with DEV2.O)
*Mine Is Not A Holy War (2006) (With Jihad Jerry & The Evildoers)
*Something For Everybody (2010) (With Devo)
*Something Else For Everybody (2014) (With Devo)
*Hardcore Devo Live! (2015) (With Devo)
*It's All Devo (2016) (With Phunk Investigation)
As Additional Writer
*Duty Now For The Future (1979) (With Devo)
*Word Of Mouth (1981) (With Toni Basil)
*P' Twaaang!!! (2001) (With The Wipeouters)
*Songs About Love And Machines (2010) (With Die alten Maschinen)
== External links and references ==
* Gerald Casale at Wikipedia