Jesse Bryant is no stranger to a bar room brawl or the
bottom of a shot glass...multiple ones actually. He was weaned on
Willie, Cash, Jones, Haggard, Jennings, and Hank Sr. -all outlaws.
Coe's another hero, and judging solely by tattoos, they could be kin.
Jesse Bryant is exactly the kind of kick in the teeth act the counry
music biz needs-real, unrelenting, unforgiving, and unapologetic.
Bryant released a new single, "Honky Tonkin'In My Veins" in January and
a radio tour will follow.
Outlaw, redneck, one of a kind, this coal miner's son grew up in
rural Logan Co.,West Virginia, joining his dad in the mines by age
fifteen. It is this hard working, meek, rough-shed man that has used
music as his refuge from long days and less than humble surroundings.
Any free time he had in his early teens was spent weaving poetry into
songs and playing bass in his father's gospel band. "The gospel never
leaves you. It's present in all the country music I write today. There's
not enough of that in music now," Bryant Laments.
Bryant's songwriting has always been a raw reflection of his life. The songs are anthems of the workingman, a downhome countryboy who does what is neccesary to get by. The storytelling is only a portion of his art. "I play bass,
rhythm guitar and drums-all self-taught. I still can't read sheet
music, though. That's how you did it back home, listened to the tape and
then played it," Bryant states. That southern sensinsiblity in his music
is complemented by the coarse outlaw that developed just as naturally.
Listening to formative outlaws and idols, Bryant developed his mantra
on music..basic and honest is always best. With that, he played every dance
hall and hole in the wall that wouldn't kick him out. "I've defintely played
behind chickenwire before," Bryant says. He did everything he could to get by in
Logan County as his life became a string of honkytonks and sad songs. Bud in 1987,
jobs got scarce and Bryant packed up for Greensboro, NC where he still
resides today. He is gearing up for his single release, "HonkyTonkin' In My Veins"
so get ready....Don't say we didn't warn you....
SEE JESSE LIVE AT DOUGLAS CORNER!!
POOR MAN'S BLUES-VIDEO
