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What members did outside of the band was impressive as well, Ray Shulman produced the Sugarcubes and the Sundays… but it was Derek Shulman “Simon Dupree” who really helped shape rock and roll. He became the president of ATCO where he signed Bad Company, AC/DC, Pantera, The Rembrandts, and Jive Bunny all of whom went platinum or multi-platinum, he also signed Dream Theater. He was the VP of Polygram Records and signed Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Kingdom Come, Tears For Fears, Men Without Hats & Dexy’s Midnight Runners. He later became the CEO of Roadrunner and signed Slipknot, Type O Negative, Coal Chamber, Fear Factory & Machine Head. Currently Derek is the President of his own label, DRT Entertainment.
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This pioneering Progressive Rock band was so “in” at the time - that many musicians flocked to them to try and be a part of the scene. Most notably, Sir Elton John failed to pass the audition. The most complex of the Progressive Rock bands - their dissonant counterpoint made them in a stratosphere all by themselves. The band morphed from the late 60s obscure pop band, Simon Dupree and the Big Sound. This band included all three of the Shulman brothers, Derek (a.k.a Simon Dupree) and the band had one top 10 U.K. hit in 1967, Kites. Vocalist and Keyboardist Kerry Minnear studied at the Royal Academy of Music. Gentle Giant finally broke through to American audiences with the political concept album, The Power and the Glory. One of the amazing things about Gentle Giant is that most of the members are multi-instrumentalists. Their last studio album was produced by radio consultant Lee Abrams. Mr. Abrams is currently the “Chief Programming Officer” for XM Radio.
Band members: Vocals, Sax, Keyboards
& Recorder: Derek Shulman The Progressive Rock Hall of Fame is proud to induct: Gentle Giant.
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