~ We need and want to be YOUR FRIENDS! If you know how to do this MySpace/Friends thing, please pass on the info to me. I'm all thumbs with this kind of thingy, so PLEASE be kind enough to help. We're here for you in support of your efforts: we Indies are all in this together!
* WE can ONLY post 2 minute samples of Jason's songs on MySpace due to legal issues, so we encourge you to either buy the entire album that lists all of the credits from CDBaby.com or our website below, or download whichever songs you like from over 50 digital download sites including recently, SNOCAP!
"Directions," by ‘Greywolf,’ includes the talents of the National fiddle champion, Randy Elmore, electric lead guitar of Chris Thornberg, the late, great Henry Sapp--formerly of Willie Nelson's band, young drummer Aaron Brown, multi-instrumentalist/producer/engineer Gary Mann, and the
multi-instrumentalist/producer/singer-songwriter, Jason 'Greywolf' Leigh.
Genre: Folk/Folk Rock/Americana music: Acoustic-electric using some hand-made instruments, all totally real: homemade Folk music. (All songs written & (c) by Jason Leigh, BMI).
* This album is not Native American music.
The album is envisioned to bring back some of the highlighted sounds of the late 60s and early 70s into the now, with truth-telling, ‘down-to-the-bone lyrics,’ upbeat, leg-shaking songs, blatantly honest ballads and 'anti-dishonest-politician' songs that reflect this war-torn, Cyberville, reality-TV show and uncertain world we find ourselves living in: songs designed to set the mind and spirit free. 'Take a trip while sitting still.
Award winning Poet/Songwriter, Jason 'Greywolf' Leigh, toured across the USA and has been down that rocky road of life, learning from the school of hard knocks, which gives him the introspective to write with knowledge in an original fashion that YOU would be proud to enjoy.
Greywolf's on-stage charisma and this 'live' sounding album will inspire all those who listen. Catch the buzz!
Oh yes: there are no photos on the album just yet, but we're trying to find a camera right now, or hopefully, a major label contract. ???
** UPDATE: We have been fortunate in having National radio shows play our album of late. Here is a link for our forthcoming interviews: http://jasonleigh.org/interviews.htm.
*** After a two hour interview up in Canada, we were asked to send in our album to a station in England ("Radio Haven") and a station in Belgium ("Somewhere Between" where the album was the 2nd most requested American Folk album the first week sent). As some, if not all of you may know, this is unheard of in the USA: to have radio stations actually request an album from an Indie artist! On all three of the latest interviews, we were able to 'plug' CDBaby.com as a service to ALL Indie musical artists to help promote everyone's efforts.
"Big things are born of small beginnings."
Thusly, “DIRECTIONS” was born.
Quirt Evans, Web Master for Greywolf
Cherry Picker Publishing
P.O. Box 377
Cleburne, TX 76033
Influences
Foremost: The Beatles, all four made the same hand of a GREAT band. John Lennon, George Harrison, The Travelin' Wilburys, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan (of course!), Johnny Horton, Hank Williams, SR. & JR, and the people I meet and love have all influenced my songs and writings. That means you, too!
Sounds Like
No one else: Jason Leigh and Greywolf have their own sound some have compared to "The Sgt. Pepper of Americana music!"
*Please see the 'Influences' section.
* *Almost all songs run over 2:30 to 6:10 minutes long for your listening pleasure, so we will only post 3 or 4 song samples that are the shortest songs with the lead song that was written right after '9/11' and is the world's first copyrighted song making mention of that horrid event. Thanks for your support! 'Patch' the wonder dog thanks you 2.
~ We would like to invite you to be friends and exchange info/links. I am all thumbs, so for the folks who know how to make friends on both sides of the fence: please tell me! Please!
* We can ONLY post 2 minute samples of Jason's songs at MySpace.com due to legal issues. We encourge you to either buy the complete album on CD for the credits and all of the songs from CDBaby.com or at our website below, or our website below, or download whichever songs you like from over 50 digital download sites including recently, SNOCAP!
Jason 'Greywolf' Leigh, an active cancer survivor, has performed solo all across America in Coffee Houses, Halls and Bars, as well as appearing on several PBS Television Musical Specials and also appeared at the very first Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans. He is a Folk/Americana singer/songwriter, active member of BMI, as well as membership as Publisher, 'Cherry Picker Publishing' (BMI). He is registered with the Texas Performing Artists, Bandname.com (Where his Band name ‘Greywolf’ has long been registered), CDBaby.com, Apple iTunes, and many other such music related associations and websites.
Debut album, “Directions,” was released and played worldwide on the 1 daytime talk radio show, ‘The Meria Heller Show’ (http://meria.net ) and then again on 'The Tony Gill Show' (metro Boston area--ABC-News/American College Radio Network) and various other radio stations under ‘talk radio’ banners.
Jason studied Liberal Arts, Journalism and Electronics in college and noted Universities. Elected Editor of the student newspaper while contributing as a writer to the Under Ground newspaper, The Crab. He holds several Degrees. Honorably Discharged, Disabled Vietnam Veteran who is a decades long Veterans advocate.
He worked in Network TV-News & PBS as a cameraman, Master Controller, writer, editor and director, having obtained a First Class F.C.C. License and Electronics Degree.
Jason is an active member of The IFP (Independent Film & Producers), the Film Music Network, Texas Talent Registry and many other such film/musical Registries.
Songwriter, Jason ‘Greywolf’ Leigh, has spent many years writing and crafting his mostly acoustic Folk/Americana/Ballad songs for the 'everyday man and woman' with the spirit of good in spreading his messages as the voice calling ‘to’ the wilderness.
Being a cancer survivor, Jason is not easily discouraged and tries to extend his positive outlook on life through his song lyrics, poems, short stories, and novels.
* Greywolf’s album, “DIRECTIONS,” was recently voted in the Top 25 of all Indie produced albums by Unsigned Magazine where his Pre-release of the album interview can be found in the April, 2005 Issue 9, can be downloaded free at: http://www.unsignedmusicmag.com/archive.html.
For more information, please visit: http://jasonleigh.org/greywolf1.htm or http://jasonleigh.org/jlbio.htm and http://cdbaby.com/cd/jgreywolfL.
Email: jasonsos@digitex.net.
Thank you for considerations.
Sincerely,
Cherry Picker Publishing
P.O. Box 377
Cleburne, TX 76033
