Jamey Johnson
Singer/songwriter Jamey Johnson is just as comfortable mopping up the tears on the barroom floor with an old Hank Williams-style ballad as he is tearing the roof off with a honky tonk juggernaut. The Alabama native and former Marine rose to the top of the Nashville food chain through blood, sweat, and tears. Being raised in a devout and deeply musical family helped the new traditionalist find his voice, but it wasn't until he moved to Music City that the world began to take notice. After laying low for nearly a year, he began appearing at songwriter nights, where he met other writers. As his peers began securing publishing deals, they would ask Johnson to sing on their demos.
In 2002, mutual friend and songwriter Randy Hardison turned producer/songwriter Buddy Cannon on to Johnson; the two became close friends and allies after Hardison's death later in the year. Johnson's next convert was publisher Gary Overton, who signed the budding songwriter to EMI. In April of 2005, Johnson signed a record contract with BNA and released his debut, The Dollar, in January of 2006. After a tour supporting the album, he was dropped from the label. He and his wife separated, then divorced, sending Johnson into seclusion for a year before he re-emerged, renewed and ready to begin work on a new album. Two major labels showed interest, but it was the Universal imprint Mercury that signed the artist and released his album That Lonesome Song in August of 2008. The first single off the album, "In Color," reached number nine on the Billboard country chart, followed by "The High Cost of Living," which peaked at number 34. The album was certified gold. At the 2009 Country Music Association Awards, Johnson won Song of the Year for "In Color," and was nominated for various other honors.
Johnson followed up his success in the fall of 2010 with an ambitious double album called The Guitar Song, preceded by the single "Playing the Part." The album and its singles and videos gained nearly universal critical acclaim and sold exceptionally well, particularly for a double album. Johnson followed it in the fall of 2012 with Livin' for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran, which featured a slew of guests including Willie Nelson, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, Leon Russell, and Kris Kristofferson. In December of 2014, Johnson released a five-track holiday EP entitled Christmas Song that featured collaborations with Lily Meola and the Secret Sisters. It also included "South Alabam Christmas," his first self-recorded new song in four years. A conflict with his publisher was apparently keeping Johnson from being more active with his material, although the formation of his own label, Big Gassed Records, appeared promising. Johnson independently released a few singles during 2015, but the songs had apparently been recorded years earlier. He kept busy playing live, though, and also wrote for others, including a pair of songs with George Strait that Strait recorded for 2015's Cold Beer Conversation.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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That Lonesome Song
Country - Released by Mercury Nashville on Jan 1, 2008
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The Guitar Song
Country - Released by Mercury Nashville on Jan 1, 2009
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Stubborn Pride
Zac Brown Band, Jamey Johnson, Marcus King
Country - Released by Home Grown Music - Warner Music Nashville on Aug 12, 2022
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Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran (Album Version)
Country - Released by Mercury Nashville on Oct 16, 2012
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The Dollar
Country - Released by BNA Records Label on Jan 31, 2006
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Unplugged at Studio 330 (CMT 330 Sessions)
Country - Released by Mercury Nashville on Jan 1, 2009
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To All the Girls I've Loved Before
Country - Released by Mono Mundo B on Nov 12, 2021
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You Are My Sunshine
Jamey Johnson, Twiggy Ramirez, Shooter Jennings
Country - Released by Black Country Rock on Nov 26, 2013
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Music City's Killing Me
Country - Released by Ain't Skeerd Records on Sep 9, 2022
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Macon (Album Version)
Country - Released by Mercury Nashville on Jan 1, 2010
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The Christmas Song
Country - Released by Big Gassed Records on Nov 19, 2014
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Alabama Pines
Country - Released by Big Gassed Records on Feb 23, 2015
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California Riots (Without Segways)
Country - Released by Mercury Nashville on Jan 1, 2010
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My Way To You (Album Version)
Country - Released by Mercury Nashville on Jan 1, 2009
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My Way To You (Album Version)
Country - Released by Mercury Nashville on Jan 1, 2009
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The Dollar
Country - Released by BNA Records Label on Jul 21, 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo