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JJ Baron

About Me

Quotes About The Man*********************************************"One of the area's most promising songwriters". -Jim Vickers Motif, June 16, 2004 ********** Slaid Cleaves Says******"It's hard to believe someone so young could be so talented. JJ reminds me of myself 20 years ago. Except he has a lot more talent than I did. JJ's got the gift. He knows how to craft songs that give you the goose bumps, he plays a mean guitar, and he has a great attitude. In the next few years, the folk world will come to know JJ Baron, and I'll be saying, 'I told you so!' " -Slaid Cleaves ************************************************************ *** Peter Mulvey Says *"JJ Baron's stuff has spit and grit and humor, things you would normally need to look pretty hard for, but here they are, all in one guy." - Peter Mulvey**************************************************** RAVE REVIEWS**************Support acts can be transcendent or trash. Some 12 years ago, I traveled down to New Haven to see John Hiatt perform. The opener that night was an unknown singer-songwriter who was of only mild interest to the crowd. She had a decent voice, some fine songs, and an alluring stage presence. I remember thinking, "pretty good opener, but it's hard to picture her making much of a splash in the music world." I was wrong. Unheralded Sheryl Crow made it. Big. Last week, I went to the Iron Horse in Northampton to catch Slaid Cleaves. The opening act was a young singer-songwriter from Providence, who has yet to release a record, named J.J. Baron. His vibrant Dylan-meets-Hank set earned a highly unusual opening act encore. Although I have been wrong about these things before, I predict this kid will make the same kind of splash I never expected from Ms. Crow. - Dave Madeloni The Berkshire Eagle March 2005 ************************************************************ ****Calling his music 'Alternative Country,' Providence's JJ Baron throws Jazz, R&B and Rock into his sound, while rooting his lyrics in Myth, Bible and Shakespeare. At 21 years old, it's tough to call a songwriter enigmatic. Let's face it, there's just not enough wear and tear on the soul at that age. But at 21, lyricist JJ Baron has plenty of unsettling contraries pulling him in opposing artistic directions. With one eye toward American music's roots and another focused on creating an original presentation, Baron meshes a sound both new and familiar with an acoustic six-string in hand. The result has been a string of solid "alternative country" songs. One of the area's most promising songwriters. - Jim Vickers Motif, June 16, 2004 **************SHARED THE STAGE WITH****************************JJ has shared the stage or worked in the studio with the following musicians:Guy Clark, Slaid Cleaves, Dar Williams, Peter Mulvey, Catie Curtis, Todd Synder, Tim OBrien, Pauline Reese, Professer Louie and the Crowmatics, Jim Weider {the Band}Paul Geremia, Joyce Katzberg, Dan Blakeslee, Graham Weber, Ryan Fitzsimmons Max Creek Stu Kimball {Bob Dylans Band} Buddy Cage {new riders of the purple sage} Jenna Nicholls, Sam Bisbee, Ian Thomas Verlon Thompson Back Eddy Bluegrass Band Atwater and Donnelly, Otis ReadAfter living in Providence and New York City JJ Baron now lives in Austin, Tx copyright 2005 Rhody Records rhodyrecords.com, 1151 Aquidneck Avenue Suite 531, Middletown, RI 02842

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Member Since: 11/07/2005
Band Website: www.jjbaron.com
Band Members: JJ Baron, Singer/Songwriter/Guitar/ Piano/Harmonica/Mandolin************************ Ball and Chain /A Steel Jackhammer/Whiskey Jug/Tin Cup with Pebbles/Bars of a cuban jail/Hands clapping/Field Hollar
Influences: Blind lemon Jefferson, Tom Waits, Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Lucinda Williams, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Marlon Brando, Thomas Edison, The Wright Bros, Robert Zimmerman, Slaid Cleaves, Elvis Costello, Lenny Bruce, Bob Marley, Gene Krupa, Chaplin, Jimmy Reed, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Townes Van Zandt, Robert Johnson, Charie Patton, Josh Ritter, Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, Wilco, Gregory Peck, Beatles, Steve Earle, Handsome Boy Modeling, Wu-Tang Clan, Bruce Springsteen, Ryan Fitzsimmons, blind Boy Fuller, Coldplay, The Smiths, Radiohead, Bill Monroe, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Santana, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Wes Montgomery, Radiohead, Jimmy Lafave, Rolling Stones, Broken Social Scene, Doc Boggs, New Lost City Ramblers, Doc Watson, Muddy Waters, Robert Hunter, Benny Goodman, U2, Cisco Houston, Blind Blake, Jimi Hendrix, Nick Drake and many many many more...
Sounds Like: the devil himself
Record Label: Rhody Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Such A Long Road

its a Long Road way down south,its a Long Road babe till the sun comes out,will take the words right from you're mouth,Ramblin', traveling' rolling on, sucha Long Road best bewareits a long road baby ...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:09:00 GMT

dead music future

PACKING THE SYSTEM OF LINES, MOTIVE UNKNOWN FOR KEEPING MEN ALIVE.YOU IN TO THIS OR PICKING A SIDE, EITHER ARRIVE OR DIE ON TIME NO LIE. TIME IS HEAT UP YOUR COAT I WRITING 1000 DOLLAR NOTES, IN COACH...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:15:00 GMT

New Review

  http://thepromiselive.blogspot.com/ JJ Baron  Brand New Stranger (2005).Americana with a rock edge. I was re-listening to this CD today and realized that it fits so comfortably into everything...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:55:00 GMT

Just a Moment

Standing strong on these Texas Streets, Black raven pays me a visit from time. the heat of a contented heart, the bloodstream of an enlightened mind. Shadowy Soldiers in the dark, the rails ...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:19:00 GMT

new review

Reviews:JJ BaronBrand New Stranger2006, Rhody RecordsWell! After listening to just a few of the songs on Brand New Stranger I thought that JJ Baron must a talented Austin musician who has b...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:05:00 GMT

JJ Baron Review

  Call It Americana - Brand New Stranger - J. J. Baron From Kathy Coleman One amazing thing about being in the position I've found myself in is that artists will seek me out to ask me to listen ...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:12:00 GMT

BRAND NEW STRANGER REVIEW

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Posted by on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:47:00 GMT

Song For June Lyrics

Whisper to me and I'm coming back home, Will you miss me, miss me, miss me when I'm gone    Another night where the lone wind moans   In your long black veil cryin' over my b...
Posted by on Wed, 31 May 2006 14:33:00 GMT

Last Years Gig List 2005

Feb 4: Fall River, MA - The Narrows w/Cutie CurtisMarch 2: Cambridge,MA - Club Passim w/Slaid CleavesMarch 3: Northhampton, MA - Iron Horse w/Slaid CleavesMarch 4: Fall River, MA - Narrows Center w/Gu...
Posted by on Wed, 24 May 2006 10:07:00 GMT

Austin Livin'

Livin' down in Austin TX, I love this City, feelin' I'll be here for awhile, NYC was a great experience but does not compare to the personal warmth and the energy on the faces and movement of the peop...
Posted by on Tue, 23 May 2006 18:25:00 GMT