Sixties music-poet, Jake Holmes has been favorably compared to the likes of Tim Buckley, Bob Dylan, Bob Lind, Jesse Colin Young, Bruce Cockburn and Jesse Winchester. His late 60's releases - "Above Ground Sound of Jake Holmes" (Tower), - "Letter to Katherine" (Capitol) and "Jake Holmes" & "How Are You" (Polydor) lead to the 1970 hit "So Close" from the album "So Close, So Very Far to Go" (Polydor) and the subsequent CBS release, "How Much Time."
His work was also featured in the films "Dusty and Sweets McGee" and Woody Allen's "Bananas." His songs have been recorded by artists from Tom Rush to Nina Simone to Frank Sinatra including Frank's entire "Watertown" album co-written by Jake and Bob Gaudio, writer for The Four Seasons.
Today, aside from producing catchy TV jingles as a partner for 3 TREE PRODUCTIONS, Jake is spitting hot SLAM POETRY and producing political, socially-wise tunes that make you think.
Jake Holmes was also a part of a 60's radical folk/comedy trio called "JIM, JAKE, & JOAN".
He, along with JIM CONNELL and red carpet diva JOAN RIVERS, went on to perform in a 60's beatnik movie called "ONCE UPON A COFFEEHOUSE".
Jake Holmes is an accomplished JINGLE WRITER, composing some of the catchiest TV commercial jingles ever written. Among the instantly recognizable favorites are "BE ALL YOU CAN BE"for the U.S. Army, "GILLETTE: THE BEST A MAN CAN GET" and the catchy soft drink ditty "BE A PEPPER". Here's the video.
Jake also wrote "ZACK THE LEGGO MANIAC". Here's the video.
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One of many journeyman New York folk-rock singer/songwriters of the late '60s, Jake Holmes, is known as the author and original performer of "Dazed and Confused." It is still not widely recognized that he wrote and recorded the first version of this song on his 1967 solo debut album, prior to it being covered (in concert) by the Yardbirds, and then becoming one of the most famous numbers in Led Zeppelin's repertoire. A big part of why that's not widely recognized is that Holmes, for murky reasons, was not credited as a writer on Led Zeppelin's recording, which gave sole author credits to Jimmy Page. For that accomplishment alone, Holmes is worthy of a footnote.
Holmes had worked in a group with fellow folk-rock singer/songwriter Tim Rose before going solo. "Dazed and Confused" was on Holmes' 1967 debut LP The Above Ground Sound of Jake Holmes, which had an odd, edgy folk-rock sound built around a drumless trio, featuring Holmes' rapid rhythm guitar strums and Ted Irwin's spidery acid folk-jazz-lead guitar lines.
Hi Jake. Thanks for the Friends approval. Just Passing by. I hope your well? Please check out my Music I really would like to hear your veiws when you get a Min. Thanks Again Jake Cheers DreadyZepplin
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Hey Jake I heard your stuff on "I love the company" and the "wears the voice" and saw you at the end of the year concert. Thanks for the add can I play Dazed and Confused on my podcast Jaansworld. Thanks.
hey how are you... just wanted to let you know that my myspace was erased some how don't know the reason why ...but hey ...I am trying to get my friends back.. please add me to your profile thank you and happy holidays ainsley
YO JAKE--I'M GONNA TRY MY DAMNDEST TO GET TO THE WRITER'S CIRCLE-THIS MONDAY----DAMN-LONG TIME PASSIN' HUH?--I REMEMBER WORKING WITH YOU JIM AND JOAN AT THE BITTER END--MEMORY SOMETIMES FAILS OR DIMS--BUT YOU I REMEMBER AS AN INDIVIDUAL- CLEARLY--SO THAT'S THE GOOD PART OF MY BRAIN WORKIN':))--PREP SCHOOL BOYS IS A HOOK--THANKS:)--SEE YA MONDAY-IF THE CREEKS DON'T RISE-VINCE
Hello Mr Jake Holmes! Wow what a treat to find you here. We've been listening to the above ground sound for a month or two now. it really is the bees knees. Hope you like our stuff if you get a chance to listen.
His work was also featured in the films "Dusty and Sweets McGee" and Woody Allen's "Bananas." His songs have been recorded by artists from Tom Rush to Nina Simone to Frank Sinatra including Frank's entire "Watertown" album co-written by Jake and Bob Gaudio, writer for The Four Seasons.
Today, aside from producing catchy TV jingles as a partner for 3 TREE PRODUCTIONS, Jake is spitting hot SLAM POETRY and producing political, socially-wise tunes that make you think.
