Gerry Woo - How Long

[@gregoryohara6114]

I remember watching him on soul train. Awesome singer.

[@curtismichael4703]

Gerry Woo had the goods to become a major pop act.

[@the4cqueen148]

He goes by the name Harlem Lee now. He hasn't aged a but and can still sing his azz off.

[@pacificcoastbreeze]

My man slipped on a piece of the stage and smoothly recovered

[@sukafreecity5955]

Talented and underrated artist...If there was a Gerri woo now he would of been a platinum artist!

[@sing1967]

His name is Bruno Mars LOL!

[@7777Lace]

EXACTLY

[@haylotroutman7826]

WOW... this young man was FIRE! I still have his first album, Believe It or Not. Here he is jamming and singing LIVE! Take note of this ,new artists from today.😏

[@TheSterlpettis]

Gerry did the dam thang, Remember this like it was just yesterday..

[@leolizard3152]

So impressive on how close he sounds to the studio version, he didn't shy away from any of the notes.

[@IzzoDaZombie]

Just LEGENDARY!!! Gerry Woo is the Asian Michael Jackson much RESPECT! But the Crowd is too quiet

[@edwardbender7724]

I remember seeing this around 1987! I can't believe it's been that long. I remember he became the first Asian artist to appear on B.E.T.'s top20 video countdown and the video was dope for that time. He could sing and dance like an Asian Jackson lol. I still watch his video in 2020. Hope he is doing fine his record company didn't know how to promote him properly back in 1987-1988. Today there is BTS, Kpop, and Jpop. He was ahead of his time. I think the album was called "Listen to my heart" 1988. You can find the video on KZbin.

[@timsohn7057]

The thing is, unlike kpop jpop artists, he is American that happens to be on Asian descent. It has always been hard for people of his background because its not like he is from the motherland either. This puts artists like him in an awkward position where it’s hard to be successful in both the US and his ancestral land. Also, it makes little sense for someone like him to “return” to his country when he was born and raised in the US. If your grandparents were German, I don’t think anyone would tell that person to go back go their country. The industry now is pretty amazing in that sense in my opinion. Artists from around the world get recognition and have played in sold out concerts outside of their home country!

[@lexdee523]

Another great artist lost to time. I was a fan of this young man's music back in the 80's and I still love his music to this day. Sad to see he came and went.

[@taichi29]

I remember watching this on tv. Gerry Woo killed it.

[@cornbreadthedog]

so do i! al b. sure was the headliner of this show but yet gerry woo totally stole the show away from al and plus gerry woo got a standing ovation from the apollo theater crowd!

[@BBBYpsi]

You should of seen him before he got the record contract that this song came from. He won the Detroit music machine contest. He was fantastic every week.

[@troyarrington5485]

He killed it!!!

[@lhdollbaby]

I had, the biggest crush on him!!!!😘 and yes l had the album!!!

[@darronds]

What a fantastic trip down memory lane Harlem! Now, I'm going to go watch the music video! 😁

[@cornbreadthedog]

after watching this performance many years ago, i ran out and bought gerry woo's album the very next day! it was worth every penny! a great artist and a slammin' album, too!

[@無名兄弟-i7m]

@@cornbreadthedog how many albums does he have can you name them for me, it's so hard to find anything about this guy.

[@cornbreadthedog]

@@無名兄弟-i7m Gerry Woo has two albums so far. The first and best is GERRY WOO: LISTEN TO MY HEARTBEAT which came out in the late 1980's. I remember seeing copies in the used record store for like a dollar. Search on Ebay or Amazon and the record is now like 50 bucks. Really fantastic '80's R&B/SOUL music. Woo changed his name to Harlemm Lee and won the (2003)FAME t.v. show contest and put out another CD. Rather than having cool R&B dance/pop music on the album, Lee filled the CD with the standards/covers that he sang on the show which meant poor record sales. Then, again, his record label buried him and abandoned him.

[@artistpr5386]

Best music in the 70's and 80's!

[@fatmant100]

Wow this took me back. Need that in my collection

[@troyarrington5485]

They were not feeling the song...however...he MADE them,feel it!!!

[@anthonydavid8193]

It probably was the 1st time hearing it.It's not like it was a wasn't a familiar hit or anything. :)

[@DonRedmond-qb3we]

That took some serious showmanship to pull off such a feat! Jerry Woo was the real deal! If he would've sang "Hey there Lonely Girl" it would've definitely blown their mines!!!

[@troyarrington5485]

@@DonRedmond-qb3we FACTS!!👍👍

[@hotice8885]

I hate that the audience (except for a few) seemed to be trying to _drain_ him. Dude did his thing legitimately, and respected the genre (AND the people that creates it); give him props!!!

[@sinclair1420]

old school classic !!

[@mc_seimo]

😲👍🏽✨ So fresh 상쾌합니다!

[@MastersGraduate2023]

Gerry's whole overall makes us wanna scream. I hope his is doing fine these days.

[@cornbreadthedog]

Last I heard, Woo was working an office job and singing in small bars and cafes. He should have been super-huge but lame and racist record label execs didn't promote his career. Blinded by racism, they didn't get or want to see how many millions of dollars that they could have made with a super talented Asian kid singing awesome R&B/dance records. Ironically, one year after Gerry Woo, we'd get New Kids On The Block tearing up the charts.

[@D.1992-w9l]

Some sick people living in this world go against good talent.

[@beasaroseco5840]

I have been looking for him, I thought his name was Johnny.🤣

[@normanperez9096]

Eventhough he nailed, seemed like the audienice wasn't ready for him, especially at the apollo?..... Come on now!

[@beachwooddude2852]

So Sorry he didnt make anything from Fame.... SO SO Talented..

[@cornbreadthedog]

yes..racism and haters strike again!..gerry woo could have been the justin timberlake of the 1980's...gerry should have been a huge star!

[@BBBYpsi]

He actually has done some stuff on Broadway. He is also appearing in the live telecast tonight of Jesus Christ Super Star

[@MrAntiSellOut]

It would've been awesome if either Terry Lewis & Jimmy Jam, Babyface & LA Reid, or Teddy Riley had worked with this Asian brother

[@joeyinempirestate]

MJ Hiccup 1:37

[@rareperson7186]

what year is this(?) who did this tune(?)

[@BBBYpsi]

Rare Person this was in the 1980s I believe mid-1980s he won the Detroit Music Machine that's why he ended up on the Apollo he's from Detroit area later on in life he won the fan contest and he went by Harlem Lee then

[@marcusrob02]

1987

[@cjsmoiv1405]

Imagine being the first person to thumbs down this video

[@LazyScoutJace]

Better than Bruno Mars

[@edencrush2223]

LazyScoutJace precursor to bruno mars

[@marcusrob02]

Not better at all, but he should have been given far better credit

[@duane_313]

I feel if he just did LESS dancing it epuld be better. His voice and stage presence is amazing. The choreo just looks goofy and too much

[@cornbreadthedog]

This was the late 1980's. Everyone was doing dance videos and dancing in their performances, even if they couldn't dance well or it made them look goofy. (Whitney Houston anyone?...Cringe..Cringe...LOL..LOL..)Everyone was trying to ride the big wave of dance music and performance that Michael Jackson had tsunami-ed into effect back then.