Jeremy Russell also known as Jerry Russell, was a co-founder, with Eric Albronda

Eric Albronda

Eric Albronda is a co-founder of the band Blue Cheer. Along with Jerry Russell, Albronda initially organized the San Francisco-based band in 1966 and provided financing. Albronda was also the first drummer for the band, prior to being replaced by Paul Whaley. He then was involved in Blue Cheer...

, of US rock band Blue Cheer

Blue Cheer

Blue Cheer was an American psychedelic blues-rock band that initially performed and recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s and was sporadically active until 2009...

. Russell and Albronda were music aficionados who organized the band and provided initial financing.

After Blue Cheer

Blue Cheer

Blue Cheer was an American psychedelic blues-rock band that initially performed and recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s and was sporadically active until 2009...

, Jeremy worked for several music studios in London during the 1970s. Upon returning to the United States, he worked at the Double H ranch, which had been built by Mr. Russell's grandfather, and various jobs in Arizona.

He died after a long battle with Myelodysplasia, MDS (a bone disease) in Tucson, Arizona

Arizona

Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

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