Born in Pomona, California and raised in Eugene, Oregon Jaimi grew up in an environment awash in music and art. “There was always music playing in the morning before school, Dan Fogelberg or The Beatles or Jerry Jeff Walker.†There were violin lessons and many nights at The WOW Hall and house parties with family and friends soaking up the vibrant local music scene.
Jaimi landed in Los Angeles at 19, singing in blues bands and eventually forming a traditional jazz trio called Patti O’Dining. Sometime in the late 1990’s Jaimi picked up a guitar and started to write her own songs. Armed with three chords and a Martin, Jaimi was naturally attracted to traditional country music, and her songwriting wholeheartedly embraces this newfound love along with her old flames jazz and blues.
Performing at the Cinema Bar in Culver City, local musician Mike Baker heard Jaimi and introduced her to producer Charlie McGovern (Ramsay Midwood, Mike Stinson, Tony Gilkyson). Charlie loved the songs and they got right to work on the record. “We kept the recording real stripped down,†says Charlie. “No layered guitars, no backing vocals, just Jaimi fronting a tough band.â€
“Wrong Girl†features performances from drummer Don Heffington (Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams, Lone Justice), John McDuffie (Rita Coolidge) on electric guitars and pedal steel and Mike Baker on bass. Songwriter and recording artist Kip Boardman drops in on piano and Wurlitzer while Danny McGough (Tom Waits, Social Distortion) adds the Chamberlain, Hammond, Vox & Pump Organs to round out this stunning debut. John Nowland (Neil Young, Jewel) mastered the record at Broken Arrow Ranch.
This album is a collection of stories and daydreams about love lost, found and not returned. The title track “Wrong Girl†is a classic example of the poignant scenes displayed in Jaimi’s songs. Her unique, sometimes melancholy, sometimes holy voice brings the characters in these tales to life. Great songs, gifted musicians and raw, unfussy production continue to be the hallmark of Boronda Records and “Wrong Girl†no exception.
One forth of July in Eugene, when Jaimi was kid, the apartment caught on fire. In the thick smoke, Jaimi managed to hear her mother yell, "forget the photos, grab the records!" Good thing she did because The Rolling Stones, Emmylou Harris, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt provided her with a steady diet of inspiration. Since moving to Southern California, Jaimi’s priorities haven’t changed--the first things she’d save would be her Martin HD-28 and her stack of notebooks filled with her songs.
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