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Jacki B.

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JACKI B.
COUNTRY WITH A DIFFERENCE
HERE'S WHAT SOME FOLKS ARE SAYING ABOUT NEW ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY ARTIST, JACKI B.!!:
"Jacki B. crosses into the alternative music sphere Brilliantly!"- Girls Rock Radio
"Alternative country translate to exceptional country - Emotion and style that is hard to find in today's music." - Larry / Founder of www.DetroitCountrymusic.com
"Major Tom meets Sarah Mclachlan, Hanging out on Allison Krauss's porch." - Perry @ www.bestradiopodcast.com
"Jacki B. sings alt-country with a little western flair and a milligan's stew of other inlfuences." - Trebor / CEO of City Canyons Records
CITY CANYONS SONG OF THE WEEK: NOW PLAYING ON THE CITY CANYONS FANS AND FRIENDS PAGE:
City Canyons Records new single release, "Gone," features the rich voice of alt-country songbird, Jacki B, supported most notably by a fiddle, a mandolin, a Nashville-style piano and a rocking guitar. "Gone" is the story of a regretful lover who knows she's blown a relationship but manages to smile through her tears to move on and to move out. "Gone" continues in the City Canyons' tradition of offering fine independent music in a variety of genres. Available exclusively at Tarnius Music.
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ABOUT JACKI B.
City Canyons artist, Jacki B. lives in the country. Not some farm skirting a red dirt country road, nor a small town nestled along a long ribbon of two-lane blacktop, nor a ranch banking under a southern sun. Nor does Jacki hail from Memphis or Nashville. Yet she calls all those places home, because, as everyone knows, home is where the heart is.
So, Jersey girl Jacki B. sings country---alt country with a little western flair and a mulligan's stew of other influences. Country with a difference. That difference is reflected in her haunting City Canyons debut single, "Burning Star". While other country singers have heralded the adventures and misadventures of their cowboys, their desperados both romantically, in many a whiskey and tear-soaked ballad, and dramatically, in songs like "El Paso" and "Pancho and Lefty", Jacki sings of another kind of cowboy, a dying astronaut sending a last love song spiraling down from the heavens to his earth angel. Jacki's voice, the soaring lap steel guitar and the vibrant earthy mandolin of "Burning Star" bring vividly alive the tale of the last True West and it's perishing but intrepid hero, a hero more romantic than any juke-box Romeo and braver and more tragic than any man that ever strapped a big-iron on his hip.
Click below to download my single "Burning Star"!
REKINDLING MY FIRST LOVE.............MUSIC!!
Growing up in a small shore town in south Jersey, there was not much advancement in the performing arts field. SO, as soon as I could, I packed up my bags and headed for the "Big Apple" to pursue my passion. I studied performing arts at "The American Musical and Dramatic Academy". Then I went on to perform Off Broadway, Cabaret Acts, I became a singer in a five girl pop group "The Applez" and would be a featured/back up singer for various bands throughout NYC. I was living my dream!! But unfortunately, I had the starving artist syndrome and was forced to move back to my hometown, which was no longer home to me. Having to live the so called "normal life" I adapted but had lost a part of myself not being able to live the life of an artist.In 2007, opportunity came knockin'. I found my old NY band manager via the internet. Now, 7 yrs later, he has his own successful indie label "City Canyons Records". After a few meetings, I became an alt-country artist with CCR. For now, I am still living in south Jersey, so I have been commuting for rehearsals/recordings. Although the back and forth has been hectic, it has been well worth it. Especially being able to present to you my first single with CCR, "Burning Star"!! I am thrilled that I have gotten that second chance and this is only the beginning! As the saying goes, Never give up on your dreams, because no matter what the outcome, there is no way you can fail!!
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Member Since: 06/03/2008
Band Members: The Jayne Canyons Band featuring Anne Husick-guitar; Dawn Mcgrath-drums; Robert Watkins-steel guitar; Antar G.-bass; David Patterson-madolin. Also featuring Jen Elliot -back up vocals
Sounds Like: "Major Tom meets Sarah Mclachlan hanging out on Alison Krauss’s porch" - Perry @ www.bestradiopodcast.com
Record Label: City Canyons Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

NEW RELEASE!! "GONE"

Finallymy new single "Gone" has been released! You can hear it right here onmy myspace music page!! It will also be available for download on TarniusMusic...comwithin the next few days! There will be ...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:11:00 GMT

Reschedule for "Gone" confirmed!!

As some of you kow I was suppose to hit the studio in January with my second single being released this month. Unfortunately I was unable to record due to a bad cold. Well, I have recovered and I am g...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:44:00 GMT

A fiddle, mandoline, piano & Jacki B.!!

What do they all have in common?????  Just some of the sounds you'll here in my upcoming single "Gone"!! I returned from recording yesterday and am excited to tell ya'll that in a few shorts weeks the...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:25:00 GMT

HMTV DJ Tina Interviews Jacki B on podcast!!

To listen to me chatting away with the great Tina from HMTV Canada Online, click the following link! http://hmtvcanada-citycanyonsrecords.podomatic.com/   HAPPY HOLIDAY, FOLKS!!   ...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:36:00 GMT

"LIVE" INTERVIEW! PLEASE JOIN ME THURSDAY 11/20 @ 9PM EST ON DARK SHADOW RADIO!

Dj Skye Pilot Proudly Presents... Thursday November 20th @ 9 pm EST  An Interview With City Canyons Artist Jacki B !!!!DARK SHADOW RADIOI HOPE YOU JOIN ME! JACKI B. :)
Posted by on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:27:00 GMT

JACKI B. ADDED TO EAST BANK RADIO ROTATION

I am proud to announce that I have recently been added to one of the best America and Roots internet radio station for independent and up and coming artists..... EAST BANK RADIO! Based out o...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:35:00 GMT

INTERVIEW-INTERVIEW!!

Now that summer is over, it's back to work... starting with my first  interview with DJ Damion which will air Tuesday, October 7th at 8pm. It will be on Indie Life Radio, Listener Ship and will b...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:56:00 GMT

"BURNING STAR" DONATED TO MUSIC FOR TROOPS

I am pleased to inform you that my single, as well as other artists from City Canyons Records, has been donated to Music For Troops, a GREAT program that gives the gift of music to the troops ALL over...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:22:00 GMT

"BURNING STAR" - MOST PLAYED ON PODCASTS FOR THE WEEK OF....

I am very excited to announce that my new single "Burning Star", which was only released a few short weeks ago,  was the NUMBER 1 most played on podcasts in the Americana genre for the week of 3/...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:43:00 GMT

DOWNLOAD MY SINGLE "BURNING STAR"!!

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Posted by on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:48:00 GMT