Chris Jones
Chris Jones' vocals -- often earthy, always rich and deep, sometimes a bit country -- help contribute to his image as one of the finer modern bluegrass artists. He delivers a "low lonesome sound," as the magazine Bluegrass Now described it, distinguishing it from the genre's long-standing definition of the high-pitched "high lonesome sound." Throw in his superb handling of his Gallagher guitar and his straight-to-the heart songwriting skills, and you might expect that this well-rounded bluegrass musician hails from a long line of Southern mountain folk. You'd be wrong, though, for he was born and bred a Yankee, straight from New York State's Buffalo region.
Jones, whose mother was an actress, was 18 years old when he joined a group named Horse Country. While furthering his education as a University of Vermont animal science major, he spent time playing for an outfit called Banjo Dan & the Mid-Nite Plowboys. He became a member of Special Consensus, a band led by banjo player Greg Cahill, during the early '80s. Four years later he moved on to work with guitarist Dave Evans. After settling in Pennsylvania, Jones joined forces with Lee Olsen, Marshall Wilborn, and Lynn Morris in a group called Whetstone Run. He moved on in 1988 to the Weary Hearts, a group that also included Mike Bub, Butch Baldassari, and Ron Block. The newly formed quartet took top honors in a competition sponsored by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America, and Flying Fish Records put out the group's By Heart album in 1989. His association with Weary Hearts, and Block in particular, led Jones to another life-changing event. He headed north to the Canadian province of Alberta as a guest at Block's wedding, where he met his bandmate's soon-to-be sister-in-law, Sally, the woman Jones would later take as his wife. In 1989, the couple settled in Nashville.
When Weary Hearts disbanded, Jones spent time touring and performing with several different artists, among them the McCarters, Vassar Clements, and the Lynn Morris Band. With Morris he played the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, as he also did with both the Whitstein Brothers and Laurie Lewis. Jones established his own group, the Nightdrivers, in 1995. Rebel Records issued the band's debut CD, No One but You, in 1997. The same year that the Nightdrivers formed, Strictly Country Records put out Jones' debut solo recording, Blinded by the Rose. While his band's sound was influenced by such bluegrass greats as Flatt & Scruggs and the Stanley Brothers, Jones himself draws on the influence of Block, Tony Rice, Larry Sparks, and George Schuffler. "Dark Wind of Missouri," from Blinded by the Rose, held a spot for more than 12 months on the National Bluegrass Survey issued by Bluegrass Unlimited. In addition to creating and playing bluegrass music, Jones writes about it in a column published by the magazine Flatpicking Guitar.
© Linda Seida /TiVo
-
Y.A.M.A
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei The Commission Inc am 20.08.2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Another Life (Allen Watts Remix)
Dance - Erschienen bei Kontor Records am 06.03.2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Terrible Rapper
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Chris Jones am 10.09.2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Strong Re-Mixes
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Diamond Records am 08.02.2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I Still Love You
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei 4104 Entertainment am 06.11.2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Another Life (Allen Watts Remix)
Dance - Erschienen bei Kontor Records am 06.03.2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Road, Pt. 1
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei The Commission Inc am 04.08.2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Love Comes In Colours
House - Erschienen bei Armada Zouk am 20.02.2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
Too much of my time
Dance - Erschienen bei 3221909 Records DK am 19.04.2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Chris Jones World (Theme Song) [feat. Kenny Wade]
Soul - Erschienen bei Chris Jones Productions am 02.03.2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rest of the day (feat. Phil Daniels)
Dance - Erschienen bei 3221909 Records DK am 19.04.2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Power/Levels(9000+) (feat. Bandzuchiha and John Blixk)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei The Commission Inc am 16.03.2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Fierce Drama
Chris Jones, Universal Production Music
Electronic - Erschienen bei FirstCom Music am 30.09.2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Weeklong Marathon
Chris Jones, Jessica Lynne Witty
Country - Erschienen bei Chris Jones am 28.04.2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ocktane
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei The Commission Inc am 04.05.2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Don't You Wanna
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei The Movement am 28.10.2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Angles&Demons
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei The Commission Inc am 30.04.2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
GOD Mode(Son of Creed)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei The Commission Inc am 08.05.2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo