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Released: May 17, 2011
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General Info

  • Genre: Americana / Country / Roots Music

    Location CELESTE, Un

    Profile Views: 125756

    Last Login: 3/11/2012

    Member Since 3/20/2006

    Website johndavidkent.com

    Record Label Roustabout Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    In just a short time, John David Kent has made a big impression. With rich three-part harmonies and fresh twists on sounds that channel a mix of Waylon Jennings and Creedance Clearwater Revival, John David Kent's songs instantly feel both unique and familiar. Their song, "My Girl," garnered immediate attention after the video became the "Pick of the Week" recently on CMT.com and was added to CMT's Pure Country rotation. While the band's budding success is impressive on its own, Kent himself has a notable and vast musical history. Signed to Mercury Records by age sixteen, Kent began touring with "Radish," the rock band he formed with childhood friend and now well-known artist, Ben Kweller. Soon after came recording and touring with the Lemonheads, a national tour with My Morning Jacket and various other acts, as well as appearances on Letterman and Conan. Kent has toured Japan, opened for major bands like Kings of Leon and Incubus, shared the stage with acts like Metallica and Snoop Dogg and done a Lollapalooza tour with Korn and Tool—all with an air of humility and gratitude. Kent's decision to take his music into the direction more rooted in country was an organic one. As a young child, Kent's parents introduced him to a diverse array of music. He started playing drums at the age of 4 and he vividly remembers being drawn to the earthy stylings of musicians like John Denver, Willie Nelson and the Eagles. "When I came off the road with Ben Kweller and settled down with my family back in Texas, a lot of the songs I was writing were subconsciously coming out with a southern flavor," says Kent. "I like taking the elements of traditional rock and country and blurring the lines. It's a very natural evolution for me." John David Kent released their debut album on May, 17 2011. They currently are touring throughout Texas and the southeast.

  • Members

    John David Kent - Vocals/Guitar/Rhodes Jamey Gleaves - Bass Jason Andrew - Fiddle Tony Kent - Drums

  • Influences

    PUBLICITY: NPG PR Nicole Pope Gaia Public Relations 615-517-1960 nicolepopegaia@gmail.com Hayley Frank 281-701-6900 hayley.jo.frank@gmail.com RADIO PROMOTION: Angela-Marie Lampton SunFire Entertainment 615-523-9500 angela@sunfireent.com BOOKING JMF Entertainment Jake Freeman 214-502-9419 jake@jmfentertainment.com

  • Sounds Like

    Somewhere west of Hank Williams and east of the Rolling Stones; north of Kris Kristofferson, but south of Wilco. Somewhere in that wild, unruly country where people invent nonsense genre names like..."Alt Country",..."Tx Country"..."Southern Rock".

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