Jonathan David "JD" McPherson, born April 14, 1977, is an American singer-s… Read Full Bio ↴Jonathan David "JD" McPherson, born April 14, 1977, is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He is known for a retro sound rooted in the rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and rockabilly music of the 1950s.
McPherson grew up in rural southeastern Oklahoma, on a cattle ranch near the town of Talihina. His father was a farmer and ex-army while his mother was a church minister. He took up the guitar at age 13. In high school he played in a number of local punk rock bands and began writing his own songs. He has stated that he has never not been in a band of some sort since he was 16 years of age.
During this time, McPherson also developed a strong interest in 1950s rock and roll after being exposed to the music of Buddy Holly. This went on to shape his song writing and sound for bands he was in such as The Poison Okies and The Starkweather Boys.
He studied visual arts in college, earning a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Tulsa, and later worked as an art and technology teacher. After deciding to pursue music more seriously, McPherson sent a demo to Jimmy Sutton of the small independent record label Hi-STYLE Records, which specialized in roots music. Sutton agreed to produce McPherson's debut album: this became 2010's Signs and Signifiers. On 19 November 2012, Rolling Stone labelled McPherson an "Artist to Watch" in a 3½ star (out of 5) review of Signs and Signifiers after its wider release through Rounder Records.
The band played the acoustic stage at the Glastonbury Festival 2015 on Friday June 26, before continuing their European tour in the Netherlands.
In October 2015, JD McPherson and band appeared (in animated form) as musical guests performing a new and original song "Crazy Horse" for the DreamWorks animated TV series, The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show on Netflix.
McPherson grew up in rural southeastern Oklahoma, on a cattle ranch near the town of Talihina. His father was a farmer and ex-army while his mother was a church minister. He took up the guitar at age 13. In high school he played in a number of local punk rock bands and began writing his own songs. He has stated that he has never not been in a band of some sort since he was 16 years of age.
During this time, McPherson also developed a strong interest in 1950s rock and roll after being exposed to the music of Buddy Holly. This went on to shape his song writing and sound for bands he was in such as The Poison Okies and The Starkweather Boys.
He studied visual arts in college, earning a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Tulsa, and later worked as an art and technology teacher. After deciding to pursue music more seriously, McPherson sent a demo to Jimmy Sutton of the small independent record label Hi-STYLE Records, which specialized in roots music. Sutton agreed to produce McPherson's debut album: this became 2010's Signs and Signifiers. On 19 November 2012, Rolling Stone labelled McPherson an "Artist to Watch" in a 3½ star (out of 5) review of Signs and Signifiers after its wider release through Rounder Records.
The band played the acoustic stage at the Glastonbury Festival 2015 on Friday June 26, before continuing their European tour in the Netherlands.
In October 2015, JD McPherson and band appeared (in animated form) as musical guests performing a new and original song "Crazy Horse" for the DreamWorks animated TV series, The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show on Netflix.
All The Gifts I Need
JD McPherson Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by JD McPherson:
03 North Side Gal I pulled a match game all around the north side…
A Gentle Awakening Put down the paper, baby I had a dream at dawn A…
Bossy Did you win a black ribbon for breaking hearts? I spent…
Country Boy Trigger Ah shirajirashii kono machi mo hito mo najinde ik…
CRYING'S JUST A THING YOU DO Your at your whitest wedding That black is very swimming But…
Dimes For Nickels I've been trading up dimes for nickels over you My golden…
Fire Bug Burn it up burn it down Let it burn across the…
Firebug Burn it up burn it down Let it burn across the…
Head Over Heels Got my head in the sky and a heart like…
Holly Carol Candy & Joy Holly She really makes the season jolly Decked divinely head…
HUNTING FOR SUGAR Don't pass my doorstep if your hunting for sugar I offer…
It Shook Me Up I didn't get what I wanted from the world today Didn't…
It's All Over But the Shouting It's all over but the shouting It's all done but the…
Let The Good Times Roll I miss you so every time I fall away I miss…
Lucky Penny Jokers turn to Kings and diamonds to dust I tried to…
North Side Gal I pulled a match game all around the north side…
ON THE LIPS I never had a dream like this A memory of a…
Precious The twilight fades, it′s a precious thing The even tide unde…
Rome Wasn't Built In A Day You don′t know it but I've made my mind up You′ll…
Scandalous Look at that mama with that gold-capped tooth See how she…
Scratching Circles When I get an inkling in the middle of the…
Shy Boy This thing trips on the shortest of lips And when the…
Signs & Signifiers I've got signs and signifiers Gossipers and liars Twist me…
Steal Away I've got to see you Oooh somehow No not tomorrow Mmmm right …
Ugly Sweater Blues Momma, don't make me wear that old thing again Hand-knitted …
UNDER THE SPELL OF CITY LIGHTS Walking up and down Columbus avenue Making friends with the …
UNDIVIDED HEART & SOUL Lonely little lies and dissing little minds Cause lonely lit…
Why Lady Why Why lady why, can't I leave you alone? I try lady…
Wolf Teeth If that ol moon Dont go down soon I aint gonna…
You Must Have Met Little Caroline? Do you feel like I feel Half a dozen times a…
Your Love Don’t need to worry about me cheating on you If that’s…
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John McMullen
One of the BEST Christmas albums of all time! What a refreshing sound!
Donna Bowen
JD McPherson can't do anything wrong. Such a great group.
Ted Scheffler
Outstanding Xmas album - one of the best EVER.
Melody Worsham
Great song! At first I thought it was sung by a 1950’s group. JD was born in 1977. He’s right up there with Brian Setzer.
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great album! melts my heart and gives me so much joy . thank you! greetings from kazakhstan
Nancy Whitaker
It’s after Christmas and i am still listening to this song!!! It’s wonderful!!
Dianna Grana
Me too so cool & listen all year 2021 !
Western Bigfoot Exploration
Off the hook. The whole album. Saw him live playing the Xmas show and it was beyond words. Thanks JD for years of good Christmas memories.
Liz Pjesky
We love you guys! The album is PERFECTION!
Kevin McQuade
What a great record