Jeff Black
Jeff Black
Born: 1960s
Origin: Kansas City, Missouri
Genres: a… Read Full Bio ↴Jeff Black
Born: 1960s
Origin: Kansas City, Missouri
Genres: alternative, folk, singer-songwriter
Instruments: vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, harmonica
Years active 1990s - present
Label: Lotos Nile Music
Website: jeffblack.com
Jeff Black is an American singer-songwriter. After critically acclaimed commercial releases on label homes, fan favorite independent releases on his own Lotos Nile Music imprint, song placement on numerous independent films, thirty plus years of celebrated live performing and songs covered by artists as diverse as Alison Krauss, Waylon Jennings, Sam Bush, Blackhawk, Jerry Douglas, John Oates and Dierks Bentley, Jeff Black is recognized as a pioneer in the modern music industry. As an influential independent artist, Boston’s WUMB listeners voted Jeff Black as one of the top 100 most important Folk artists of the last 25 years. Continuing to evolve as a master songwriter and performer in the tradition of the great storytellers, his passionate, soul driven live performances of songs from his vast catalog are not to be missed.
Biography
Jeff Black was born circa 1960 and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. Black received his first guitar as a present for his tenth birthday. In his twenties Black began performing at Blayney's, a Kansas City blues club where he also worked as a bouncer. Soon Black began touring and eventually relocated to Nashville, Tennessee after receiving a letter from Iris DeMent (Black lends some backing vocals on DeMent's 1992 debut album, Infamous Angel).
Black's own first album, Birmingham Road, was recorded with the members of the band Wilco, minus lead singer, Jeff Tweedy. The songs have been described as "fine portraits of American life without the sappiness or self-consciousness often attributed to the singer/songwriter genre. In 2007 Boston's WUMB listeners voted Jeff Black as one of the top 100 most important Folk artists of the last 25 years.
Discography
* Birmingham Road | Arista 1998
* Honey And Salt | Lotos Nile Music Released 2003
* B-Sides And Confessions Vol. I | Lotos Nile Music Released 2003
* Tin Lily | Lotos Nile Music Released 2003
* Mining | Lotos Nile Music Released 2007
* Sleepy Town | Lotos Nile Music Released 2008
* Christmas Sunshine | Lotos Nile Music Released 2009
* Plow Through The Mystic | Lotos Nile Music Released 2011
* B-Sides and Confessions Vol. 2 | Lotos Nile Music Released 2013
* Folklore | Lotos Nile Music Released 2014
1. Ronnie Lankford, Jr. "Review: Tin Lily", Allmusic 3.5/5 stars
2. Melissa Block, "Singer as DJ: Jeff Black's Podcasts", All Things Considered,
National Public Radio, August 9, 2005
3. Arthur Wood, "From Missouri to Nashville", FolkWax (link requires free subscription)
4. Charlotte Dillon, "Jeff Black: Biography", Allmusic
5. James Chrispell, "Review: Birmingham Road", Allmusic 4/5 stars
6. Arthur Wood, "Review: Honey and Salt, FolkWax, June 11, 2003 (8 out of 10)
7. Arthur Wood, "Review: B Sides and Confessions" , FolkWax, March 26, 2003 (9 out of 10)
8. Arthur Wood, "Another Winner from Jeff Black" (Review of Tin Lily), FolkWax, July 28, 2005
Born: 1960s
Origin: Kansas City, Missouri
Genres: a… Read Full Bio ↴Jeff Black
Born: 1960s
Origin: Kansas City, Missouri
Genres: alternative, folk, singer-songwriter
Instruments: vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, harmonica
Years active 1990s - present
Label: Lotos Nile Music
Website: jeffblack.com
Jeff Black is an American singer-songwriter. After critically acclaimed commercial releases on label homes, fan favorite independent releases on his own Lotos Nile Music imprint, song placement on numerous independent films, thirty plus years of celebrated live performing and songs covered by artists as diverse as Alison Krauss, Waylon Jennings, Sam Bush, Blackhawk, Jerry Douglas, John Oates and Dierks Bentley, Jeff Black is recognized as a pioneer in the modern music industry. As an influential independent artist, Boston’s WUMB listeners voted Jeff Black as one of the top 100 most important Folk artists of the last 25 years. Continuing to evolve as a master songwriter and performer in the tradition of the great storytellers, his passionate, soul driven live performances of songs from his vast catalog are not to be missed.
Biography
Jeff Black was born circa 1960 and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. Black received his first guitar as a present for his tenth birthday. In his twenties Black began performing at Blayney's, a Kansas City blues club where he also worked as a bouncer. Soon Black began touring and eventually relocated to Nashville, Tennessee after receiving a letter from Iris DeMent (Black lends some backing vocals on DeMent's 1992 debut album, Infamous Angel).
Black's own first album, Birmingham Road, was recorded with the members of the band Wilco, minus lead singer, Jeff Tweedy. The songs have been described as "fine portraits of American life without the sappiness or self-consciousness often attributed to the singer/songwriter genre. In 2007 Boston's WUMB listeners voted Jeff Black as one of the top 100 most important Folk artists of the last 25 years.
Discography
* Birmingham Road | Arista 1998
* Honey And Salt | Lotos Nile Music Released 2003
* B-Sides And Confessions Vol. I | Lotos Nile Music Released 2003
* Tin Lily | Lotos Nile Music Released 2003
* Mining | Lotos Nile Music Released 2007
* Sleepy Town | Lotos Nile Music Released 2008
* Christmas Sunshine | Lotos Nile Music Released 2009
* Plow Through The Mystic | Lotos Nile Music Released 2011
* B-Sides and Confessions Vol. 2 | Lotos Nile Music Released 2013
* Folklore | Lotos Nile Music Released 2014
1. Ronnie Lankford, Jr. "Review: Tin Lily", Allmusic 3.5/5 stars
2. Melissa Block, "Singer as DJ: Jeff Black's Podcasts", All Things Considered,
National Public Radio, August 9, 2005
3. Arthur Wood, "From Missouri to Nashville", FolkWax (link requires free subscription)
4. Charlotte Dillon, "Jeff Black: Biography", Allmusic
5. James Chrispell, "Review: Birmingham Road", Allmusic 4/5 stars
6. Arthur Wood, "Review: Honey and Salt, FolkWax, June 11, 2003 (8 out of 10)
7. Arthur Wood, "Review: B Sides and Confessions" , FolkWax, March 26, 2003 (9 out of 10)
8. Arthur Wood, "Another Winner from Jeff Black" (Review of Tin Lily), FolkWax, July 28, 2005
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Jeff Black Lyrics
#10 Bus We were waiting on the number ten bus We were taking…
1001 Motivos Tudo aconteceu numa tarde de domingo Quando percebi que não …
63 Mercury Meteor At first it's the wind blowing so cold The ice and…
All Days Shine Down in the corner of a sleepless night I was looking…
Bless My Soul I know why the blackbird sings His strange and mournful song…
Break The Ground Where in this world are you going child Does your mother…
Cages Of My Heart I want to keep you in the cages of my…
Cakewalk Traffic is a constant Up and down the avenue There is a…
Cure Polly's daddy was a hard shell preacher Talk about a ball…
Decoration Day At the end of this old highway Lay the bones of…
Easy on Me Hey I know what you want from me I've given all…
Flat Car Flat Car wore an old top hat Always looking out for…
Folklore My dear sweet daddy was the banjo boy Grew up poor…
Free at Last Jackin' around that old jazz town Was like draggin' a dried…
Gold Heart Locket All night long I've been riding riding I should have been…
Happiness I met a girl in california Said she'd do anything to…
Hard Way Out Mephistopheles is dead But the last thing the little bastard…
Heaven Now We lay the blanket down And the summer was gone In…
Higher Ground There's a star shining over Jordan Looks like we're going to…
Hollow of Your Hand If it weren’t for the rumbling of the wheels or the sound…
Holy Roller Get back you holy roller Let the poor boy through He's got…
Home I feel the lights of town fade I traded out the…
Honey and Salt There are sacred sanctuaries Warm and full of light That we …
How Long Joseph was a humble child Selfless in his soul Spent his you…
Howdy Do I bet somebody Roughed you up good I bet you come from A…
Immigrant Song When I first started falling Through the hole in the sky Man…
Island When you need to find a cure And your remedies are…
Lemonade Sitting in the mouth of a crocodile A crocodile a crocodile …
Libertine Free as a libertine Sweet as cream Sight unseen Fights wit…
Making The Day Say good morning The new world is born The penny falls And…
New Love Song If you're ever tangled up In the lines that you can't…
Nineteen The sky might be gray today But that won't last for…
No Quarter I want to thank you for the warning And to what…
One Last Day to Live If you had one last day to live And your soul…
Plow Through The Mystic I'm going staight to hell And that's a well known fact Just…
Ravanna I was born down by the missouri river Where the copperheads…
Rider Coming Candle light is Riddle dancing Wind is blowing Hard as hell …
Run This was supposed to be so easy But the blood…
Shout From the Street We're going to gather in a wheel We're going to live…
Sing Together A lot of people out there spinning down Hard as hell…
Slip Close your eyes And let things happen in a natural…
Sorry I should show more grace for all I have And not…
Sunday Best Wheels go round and round it seems Like we never stop…
Time One step inside this empty room, retelling lies which never…
To Be With You I may be borderline But all joy is mine Anytime I choose…
Tom Domino I don't have any excuses They give me too much room…
Waiting Well I don't suppose that any of my raving ever…
Walking Home From new hope to fairview When I was just a boy Past…
What I Would Not Do In the very beginning With no direction known The end of day…
Wounded Heart I got more blue skies Than I got gray I got more…
You Belong to Me You Belong To Me Forever's calling The secret's safe with m…