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leger 2010 . performing at the loveless barn , nashville , 2005 -- present toronto , ontario , canada latent recordings warner music canada fontana north golden rocket solo_singer 19 april 1985 vocals , guitar , piano folk , country rock jerryleger.jpg jerry leger
 jerry leger musician , songwriter
jerry leger

jerry leger -lrb- born april 19 , 1985 toronto , ontario -rrb- is a canadian singer-songwriter .
since 2005 , he has released 7 acclaimed albums and toured canada and the united states , playing shows with ron sexsmith , the sadies , jesse winchester , fred eaglesmith , danny michel , jill barber , justin townes earle , deer tick , skydiggers , jim lauderdale , dawes , tift merritt , doug paisley , among others .
jerry leger 's music has been heard on cbc radio shows -lrb- including `` q '' , `` drive '' , `` mainstreet '' , `` bandwidth '' , `` shift '' -rrb- , npr , wsm , bbc radio and various campus stations .
videos for `` you got away from me '' and `` all over again ft. serena ryder '' are still in rotation on country music television -lrb- cmt -rrb- .
his songwriting influences include hank williams , bob dylan , lightnin ' hopkins , elvis costello , buddy holly , gordon lightfoot and leonard cohen .
ron sexsmith has called him `` one of the best songwriters i 've heard in quite some time . ''
