With his parents, Terry and Danielle, brother, Solon and sister, Shannon Johnson he played in the McDade family band and performed a variety of shows in Canada.
Jeremiah McDade received a distinguished alumni award from MacEwan University, where he studied jazz.
He, his brother Solon, and sister Shannon formed the McDades in 2000.
[1] For nine years, McDade had a kidney disease which worsened until he could no longer work.
McDade is now based out of Edmonton, Alberta where he continues to perform and record with a variety of artists.