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Jon Jackson

Homicidal Americana.

About Me

"Jon Jackson’s basically the reason I got into mp3 blogging. Not him personally of course but the idea of a Jon Jackson. A guy with limited resources who lives a rough and tumble life. Who battled alcohol and drug addiction and a stint in a psych ward all while still in high school. Who somehow manages to scrap together studio time, money for gear, CD duplication, etc. etc. to release their life’s dream in the form of a CD. In Jon’s case it took almost half of his annual income and a year of work to accomplish this feat. The result of all that trouble and strife is Green Apples. This post is not going to bring in much in the way of google searches, no one’s going to link to it (that’s a challenge to all you bloggers reading this btw and I know you’re out there!) and it’s not going to be picked up by Boing Boing, VH1’s Best Week Ever or Idolator. But writing about Green Apples is the one thing I can do to support independent music. Jon puts it best in this entry on his MySpace blog:
'well let me start by saying that up until last year i never considered the possibility that i would ever make an album of any kind. The last year has been the busiest of my life. it has flown by in a blur never to return again. having said that it’s also been one the best years of post-childhood life. i’ve been absolutely blessed to be living where i am and hanging out with my friends everyday and surrounded by the best musicians i’ve ever known.
when i decided to make this album i had one goal with it; that i could pull it out of a drawer in twenty years and say “oh yeah, man i’m glad i did that.” then i could listen to it and laugh at myself. anything more than that would be gravy. also, if i had kids i could say “hey, you might not believe this, but your dad was pretty cool in his day.” and then show them this thing called a compact disc as some sort of proof, to which they would yawn and ask me for $200 dollars to go to a movie.
but i’m getting off the point even though i’m not really sure what the point is…i think it’s knowing that i won’t regret this. even if it gets shit on by everyone that hears it, and even though it’s cost me almost half a years wages, and even though i can barely stand to hear myself sing, i would do it all over again tomorrow without a second thought.'
Anyway if you’ve read through all that you’re probably as intrigued as I was about what this record might sound like. Of course it sounds like Jon’s influences. What musician’s debut record doesn’t? So take equal parts Hank Williams Sr., John Prine and The Beatles, let that stew in the Nashville sun for a bit, add some talented session players (mandolin, guitar, piano) and on a few songs a lovely female vocalist and you’ve got Green Apples. Which may turn out to be the most self assured, confident, musically satisfying, self-released debut record you’ll ever hear."
--songsillinois.net

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/31/2006
Band Website: serenityhillrecords.com
Band Members: I Don’t Believe You...

Atlantic City live at Knuckleheads in K.C.

Influences: memphis, hank sr., john prine, and the beatles

Read some reviews about my cd Green Apples

here: songsillinois.net

and here: herohill.com

Here's an interview I did with youcrazydreamers.com

Sounds Like:
To download "Green Apples" from itunes click here: ..

Also available at Grimey's
And CD Baby

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Free download-Great Big

Let me know if it won't download and I'll email you an mp3. -Jon
Posted by Jon Jackson on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:28:00 PST

Untitled

writers- jacksonpublishing- bluechatmusic (bmi) / MROK songs (bmi)I have a hard time listening to my cd. I guess that's probably pretty normal. But this is my favorite song on the cd. I've listened to...
Posted by Jon Jackson on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:04:00 PST

Fly

writers- jackson/bishop/yordpublishing- bluechatmusic (bmi) / MROK songs (bmi)"fly" was written all over the city of nashville. i came up with the chords and first verse in the trailer, and wrote the ...
Posted by Jon Jackson on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 02:13:00 PST

The Sycamore Tree

writers- jackson/petronepublishing- bluechatmusic (bmi) / MROK songs (bmi)Me and Joey wrote this song one late night in the trailer. I'd wanted to write a duet since I'd heard Kat sing. My original id...
Posted by Jon Jackson on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:04:00 PST

Why? (14)

writers- jackson 50% / young 50%publishing- bluechatmusic (bmi) / MROK songs (bmi)this is the second song i ever wrote. drew was grilling chicken last summer and i was playing guitar and we just start...
Posted by Jon Jackson on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:13:00 PST

The Album

well let me start by saying that up until last year i never considered the possibility that i would ever make an album of any kind. The last year has been the busiest of my life. it has flown by in a ...
Posted by Jon Jackson on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:49:00 PST