2011

The Michael Eric Dyson Show 2/2/11: http://dysonshow.org/?p=3926

KPFA/Berkeley/Pushing Limits: Join Leah Gardner and Shelley Berman talking music with Jerry Lawson: http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/67348

2006

NPR/KJZZ/Phoenix:Host Drew Verbis  Interviews Jerry

http://www.djdirrty.com/mp3s/lawson06.mp3

2005

http://www.djdirrty.com/mp3s/lawson05.mp3

2004

http://www.djdirrty.com/mp3s/lawson.mp3

2002

NPR/WBUR/Boston University/ Tom Ashbrook

Upon the release of  “The Persuasions Sing The Beatles”

http://onpoint.wbur.org/2002/06/14/the-persuasions-the-grandfathers-of-a-cappella-2

2001

Behind The Beat with Jesse Boggs

They’ve done Dylan, Zappa Kurt Weill, Sam Cooke to name a few.  Now Jerry Lawson adds The Grateful Dead to the Persuasions seemingly unlimited repertoire proving once again that great songs done by a genius arranger and producer transcend categories and labels.

Might As Well: The Persuasions Sing The Grateful Dead (Out of print)

What led The Persuasions to the Dead? According to Lawson it was a dream conjured up by a special request.

http://behindthebeat.com/2001/01/persuasions-might-as-well-the-persuasions-sing-grateful-dead/

 

2000

Behind The Beat with Jesse Boggs

Frankly A Cappella: The Persuasions Sing Zappa

Lead singer, arranger and producer Jerry Lawson tells the remarkable history of Frank Zappa and The Persuasions.

http://behindthebeat.com/2000/06/persuasions-frankly-a-cappella-the-persuasions-sing-zappa/