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jess atkins

About Me

Jess Atkins is a native Montanan singer/songwriter continuing the tradition of great american troubadours. His proficient finger and flat picking styles immediately bring to mind such players as: Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Keller williams and Dave Matthews. Growing up as a self-taught musician, jess' lyrics and compositions hide his young age, sounding more like some one who's been at it for 45 years. Pulling subject out of thin air, his songs reflect melodies and interpretations of subject we all think about, but can't articulate. Along with his self-penned compositions, he easily blends in timeless classics that paved the way for acoustic singer/ songwriters. His adept versions of songs like Danny O'Keefe's "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues", Santo and Johnny's "sleepwalk" and other blues and country classics, make you feel like he wrote them himself. A stunning instrumentalist and a true showman, Jess Atkins is a must see for any music enthusiast.

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Member Since: 02/05/2005
Band Website: jessatkins.com
Influences: IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER.........................ween, junior brown, they might be giants, ernest ranglin, phish, miles davis, david grisman, bill monroe, the band, john prine, ernest tubb, johnny cash, the police, talking heads, sky cries mary, tex tucker, jalan crossland, leo kottke, mike gordan, ryan adams, moistboyz, hank snow, elvis, beatles, sound tribe sector nine, buddy guy, muddy waters, keb mo, taj majal, crowded house, adam platt, BUT, john usher, north mississippi all stars, primus, frog brigade, los lobos, sam bush, bela fleck, leftover salmon, johnny paycheck, tennesee ernie ford, blind mississippi morris, mississippi john hurt, robert johnson, red hot chile peppers, eminem, nirvana, led belly, elvis costello, rem, stephane grapelli, red allen, open road, rickey skaggs, van morrison, grahm parsons. emmeylou harris, kaki king, keller williams, hank williams, hank williams III, ominous seapods, ravi shankar, eek a mouse, black uhuru, tenacious D, junior wells, buckwheat Zydeco, jerry garcia, herbie hancock, brian bronberg, beck. breeders, swyl, justin brown, evan johns, bb king, jerry douglas, throwing muses, bo diddly, thelonious monk, dave brubeck, gershwin, beethoven, ralph stanley, mengjamin cranklin, touchers, posies, pixies, mcgraw gap, ozark mountain daredevils, hendrix, sonny landrith, lowell george, modest mouse, ugly cassanova, charlie price, loretta lynn, delbert mcclinton, mearle haggard, waylon jennings, the who, the stones, henery mancini, danny elfman, aaron copeland, willie nelson, digable planets, dre, thrill kill cult, buddy miles, persy hill, mr bungle, paul rose, weezer, thievery corp, zappa, flying burrito brothers, OAR, new riders of the purple sage, sausage, wilco, sun volt, dolly pardon, edgar meyer, kelly roberty, just an atom, modeski, martin, wood,
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