Biography
Jerry Madison
Real name: Robert W Jensen
Effective period / Period of releases: 1962
American painter, pop singer, book illustrator and dancer.Born 1929 in Fresno, California, USA.
He is known for his career as an entertainer, recording work as Jerry Madison in the late 1950's and early 1960's and later success as an impressionist artist.
Soprano singer in church choir growing up, studied voice with local teachers and won several voice scholarships. He attended the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara.
His first professional job came in Hollywood with Edwin Lester's L.A. Professional Light Opera Association. He sang in a chorus on Broadway as well as on the Dinah Shore TV show.
He had a minor hit with the song "Merry, Mary" and landed on the cover of Deejay magazine in April 1958.