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Jack Speer Songwriter & Singer

About Me

John Henry "Jack" Speer IV was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He and his family moved to Groveland, Florida, when Jack was in the first grade. While attending Groveland High School, Jack excelled at music and sports. His songwriting roots began when he wrote music for a band he started called The Originals.After graduation, Jack turned down a music scholarship to the University of Miami and accepted a football scholarship to Florida State University.Today, Jack lives in the Tampa Bay area with his wife, Julie, where they enjoy time with their family. Jack splits his musical time between composing and performing.

Order Jack Speer's My Hometown CD with 18 original recordings.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/12/2006
Band Website: www.jackspeersongwriter.com
Band Members:

Jack Speer
Influences:
The Beatles, the Beach Boys, The Everly Brothers, Marvin Gaye, Sam (Moore) and Dave (Prater), Rick Nelson, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Gene Pitney, Elvis Presley, The Righteous Brothers, Johnny Rivers, James Taylor and Jackie Wilson, to name a few.


Sounds Like:

Country and Adult Contemporary- think Porter Wagoner meets Cole Porter.


Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Reunion

I’m getting really excited about performing at my High School Class Reunion this weekend. I’ve even written a new song especially for the event. It’s not that I live in the past and ...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:10:00 GMT

Christmas ... good times, good friends, good music

It's so cool when Christmas and New Year's fall on a day of the week that allows for a long, extended weekend! Looking back at 2007, I feel very fortunate. I love where I work , my family and friends...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:50:00 GMT

Thankful

With Thanksgiving less than a week away, I am feeling especially grateful after spending last Thursday night at A Third Place Pub in downtown Eustis with 25 of my wonderful, childhood friends.&nb...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT

Tim Buppert and Opportunities

If  no when  I make it as a songwriter, one of the people at the top I'll be thanking is Tim Buppert.I met Tim while attending a March 2006 Symposium in Nashville, Since then, he's sung 10 of my dem...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:01:00 GMT

Songposium

If you like music, you would love Nashville! I just returned home from a 4-day trip there for Songposium. It started with music publishers randomly critiquing songs from an audience of 60 wannabe so...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:54:00 GMT