Spotlight: Jefferson Grizzard

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Webpage: http://www.jeffersongrizzard.com

Location: Rome, Georgia, USA

Description: Jefferson Grizzard is a prolific Roots Rock artist who writes all his own music with a touch of the 60's and 70's rock sound thrown in

Biography: Growing up in small town Rome, Georgia and listening to his father’s records, Back Porch Syndicate Records recording artist Jefferson Grizzard cites The Beatles and The Band as the major influences of his musical heritage. The release of his first album, “A Crack in the Door,” a collection of Country and Rock and Roll songs, takes us back to the 60’s and 70’s era and into a world reminiscent of the stylistic murmurings of such artists as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Donovan and Kris Kristofferson. At the age of thirteen, Jeff became serious about his guitar and writing. By the age of eighteen, Jeff’s musical portfolio contained over 100 songs, good songs, songs containing an earthy heart and soul more readily displayed in the life of someone who had lived many more years. As a freshman at St. Edwards University in Austin, Jefferson continued to write and frequented the local bars, clubs and hangouts studying acts, observing, learning, taking to heart every note of music, every portion of life each artist had to offer. He absorbed everything, fodder for songs, depth of soul, every life experience he could cram into his memory banks. He took to the stage on numerous occasions to find an audience swept away by his sounds, a man who’d found his destiny and is gaining momentum. After his freshman year, Jeff decided to pursue his dream full time and returned to Georgia devoting every waking minute to his music. Soon he traveled to Nashville and to Sound Emporium Studios where, after weeks of recording and later, months of tracking at The Temple in Rome, the project was complete. Released on March 19th, 2010, “A Crack in the Door” has been met with a wide array of critical acclaim. Jefferson Grizzard is a name that will soon make the music world sit up and take notice, living out his “Americana” dream and proving to the world that once again, Small Town U.S.A. is where the meat and guts of true southern music is born. And if you think nothing important ever comes out of a small, southern town, grab hold and ride the rocket that is Jefferson Grizzard, soaring into the stratosphere.

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