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Gerald Anderson Lawson (December 1, 1940 – April 9, 2011) was an American electronic engineer.Besides being one of the first African-American computer engineers in Silicon Valley, Lawson was also known for his work in designing the Fairchild Channel F video game console, leading the team that refined ROM cartridges for durable use as commercial video game cartridges.
Jerry Lawson was the original lead singer, arranger and producer of the a cappella group the Persuasions.In the 1970s, with Lawson on lead vocals, the Persuasions had five albums in the Billboard Top R&B Albums charts and four in the Billboard 200 charts:
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Jerry Lawson (engineer) (1940–2011), American electronic engineer and videogame pioneer Jerry Lawson (musician) (1944–2019), American singer, producer, musical arranger, and performer Jerry Lawson (runner) (born 1966), former American long-distance runner
USC Games has announced an endowment named for Jerry Lawson, the Black engineer who created the first console to store video games on cartridges.
The duo attempted to interest several television manufacturers in the system, but were unsuccessful. Next, they contacted a buyer at Fairchild, which sent engineer Jerry Lawson to evaluate the system. Lawson was impressed by the system and suggested Fairchild license the technology, which the company did in January 1976. [1] [4]
Jerry Lawson (born July 2, 1966) is a retired American long-distance runner who held a national record in the marathon. [1] He won the 1992 Jacksonville Marathon in a course best time of 2:14.33 which thirty years later is still the male record.
While Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town's career deserves a mention here, his recordings post-Persuasions should not be listed as Persuasions recordings--any more than Wings or Plastic Ono Band recordings should be listed as Beatles recordings. His solo and Talk of the Town releases are listed on his solo page and do not really belong here.