Joshua Scott Jones
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| Background information | |||
| Born | July 10, 1980 Houston, Texas, United States | ||
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| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter | ||
| Years active | 2009–present | ||
| Associated acts | Steel Magnolia | ||
| Website | https://www.joshuascottjonesmusic.com/ | ||
Joshua Scott Jones (born July 10, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and entertainer. Jones is half of the duo, Steel Magnolia and has recorded four solo albums. He plays guitar, bass, banjo, harmonica, drums, and piano. [1]
Early life
Though born in Houston, TX, he was brought up in Charleston, IL by his uncle Wesley Jones, who worked in a local factory and was a preacher on the weekends and his adoptive mother Christie.
Jones started working on a farm at the age of thirteen. Around the same time, his biological father, David Jones, gave him his first guitar.[2][3]
About a year later, Jones gave his first performance of an original song about racism, while attending the Second Baptist Church in Mattoon, IL.[4]
After high school, Jones hit the road and became a street musician playing anywhere and everywhere he could for the next several years. He ended up in Los Angeles for a brief period, sleeping on the floor in a studio apartment on Hollywood Blvd [5] while booking small, uncrowded shows at places like the Knitting Factory and the Viper Room.[6]
In 2003, he landed a job in Nashville selling advertising for terrestrial radio and writing jingles for 102.9 The Buzz and 102.5 The Party. [7]
During the winter of 2006, Jones met longtime girlfriend and fiancé Meghan Linsey. They began collaborating on music as a duo. Jones has been getting his music played regularly on Nashville’s radio station, Lighting 100 before he began making music with Lindsey full time.[6]
Music career
Over the next two years, Jones and Lindsey went to London to record with producer Fraser T. Smith[8]. After returning home to Nashville, they auditioned for a CMT production called “Can You Duet”, a reality singing competition. Judges Scott Borchetta, Big Kenny Alphin, and Naomi Judd selected the pair as season two winners.
In the summer of 2009, they signed a record deal with Big Machine Records[9]. On January 11, 2011, Steel Magnolia released thier Steel Magnolia (album)|self-titled debut album. The album went on to have 3 top 40 songs including the number 4 hit “Keep on Loving You” written by Chris Stapleton. Jones co-wrote seven of the twelve tracks the album, including the ballad, “Glass Houses,” which he wrote solo. [10]
Steel Magnolia officially broke up in 2012 after Jones completed a rehabilitation program and the personal relationship between Jones and Lindsey fizzled. [11]
While in rehab, Jones compiled a twelve-song debut record entitled “The Healing” which received critical acclaim. [12] The lead single, “Honk (If You’re Tonky)” was written mainly by Jones’s long time and late friend Joshua Alford. [13] [14] Jones co-wrote and executively produced every song on the album.[15][16]
Since the recording of “The Healing”, Jones has released three additional studio albums “The Rural Deal”[17], “How the Story Goes“[18], and a stripped down acoustic record called “Outlier Circa 1980”[19].
References
- ↑ "Joshua Scott Jones Plans Nashville Showcase During CRS Week – Got Country Online". Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ Pound, Kara. "Joshua Scott Jones: 'I just loved music always'". The St. Augustine Record. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ "'Can You Duet?' champions Steel Magnolia to highlight performers at Obion County Fair". NWTN Today. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ Talbot, Chris (2011-01-25). "Sparks fly as duo Steel Magnolia releases debut". The Register Citizen. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ November 12, Erin DuvallPublished; 2010. "Steel Magnolia Singer Thumbed His Way to Music Career". The Boot. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.roughstock.com, Roughstock- (2009-11-23). "New Artist Spotlight: Steel Magnolia". RoughStock. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
{{cite web}}: External link in|last= - ↑ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2009-12-05). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Join Country Music Chat with Meghan Linsey 8/12 #CMchat". Country Music Chat & Sway. 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ "Steel Magnolia Wins "Can You Duet," Signs With Big Machine". MusicRow.com. 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ "Album Details - Universal Music Publishing Group". www.umusicpub.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Steel Magnolia Singer's Battle with Drug Abuse". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ↑ "Album Review: Joshua Scott Jones "The Healing" – Got Country Online". Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ "NashvilleGab | Joshua Scott Jones on a possible Steel Magnolia reunion, being tonky and 'Healing'--EXCLUSIVE". NashvilleGab. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ News, A. B. C. "Video: Steel Magnolia's Joshua Scott Jones Releases Solo Album". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ soundslikenashville (2014-03-27). "Joshua Scott Jones Announces Debut Solo Album, 'The Healing'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ Dunkerley, Beville; Dunkerley, Beville (2014-06-10). "Joshua Scott Jones Opens Up on Going Solo". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ↑ August 24, Hannahlee AllersPublished; 2016. "Joshua Scott Jones Drops Second Solo Album, 'The Rural Deal'". The Boot. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Joshua Scott Jones Album Release". NowPlayingNashville.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ "Joshua Scott Jones". NowPlayingNashville.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
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