J.D. Thompson - Vocals and guitars, percussion
Mike Elizando - Electric Bass/Upright Bass,
Joey Waronker - Percussion for "Choke"
Simon Farrel - Electric/Upright Bass
John Hanley - Drums and Percussion
Cian Boylan - Piano and Hammond Organ
Christian Volkman - Harmonica
"When I first started writing music, I resisted my roots. I wasn't interested in ‘my grandma’s music.’ Then somebody said, ‘Boy, you're tryin' to reinvent the wheel before you've learned how to use it. Play what ya' know, and don't worry - nobody sounds like you’." J.D. Thompson
In the modern world of popular American music, it's not uncommon for artists with deep traditional influences to be overlooked. It takes a unique talent to set one man and his guitar apart from the endless hordes of singer-songwriters. Oklahoma born and raised, JD Thompson is just such a talent.
With stories and a style all his own, Thompson builds on the legacy of America's most original storytellers such as Johnny Cash and Woody Guthrie. Combining a lurid intellect with something more carnal, almost bordering on subversive, his deeply spiritual voice and mournful guitar work take his audience through the backwoods and back alleys of one man's experiences on the fringes of purgatory and paradise.
At age sixteen, Thompson left his home in Grady County, Oklahoma (known better as "Hell's Fringe" to history buffs and Western noir readers). Growing up in a musical family and already playing in local bands as a pre-teen, Thompson was bound for something more. For nearly a decade, he traveled across the U.S. and beyond until one fateful afternoon in Dublin, Ireland legendary producer Lou Adler discovered Thompson busking on the street. He soon found himself recording with stalwarts Mike Elizondo (Ry Cooder, T-Bone Burnett, Fiona Apple) and Joey Waronker (Beck, R.E.M., Elliot Smith) with Adler producing.
The result: a brilliantly crafted album entitled Chasing Demons mastered by Bob Ludwig (U2, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney). Though recorded both in Dublin (Sun Studios) and L.A. (Shangri-La Studios, Phantom Studios, and Adler’s home), Thompson’s rural Oklahoma roots are still very present in his sound. Following his instinct, Thompson recorded as organically as it gets – no click-tracks, over-dubs or invasive production – just a mic and the energy of true musicians coming together.
While recording, Thompson also put some time into playing a residency at Adler’s famed L.A. club The Roxy and at The Mint. In 2007, Thompson was invited to play Ireland’s largest music festival, Electric Picnic, alongside Iggy Pop, Bjork, Sonic Youth and Modest Mouse. He now resides in New York and has rallied up a touring band from the Northeast. Thompson continues to do what he does best: write, record, and play for the people.
Refusing to become a product of society, Thompson remains a bit of an anomaly in today’s pop culture. His sound could be quantified as ‘Americana,’ but each song lives a life of its own and takes you on a different journey. You can hear the hardship, the love, and the brutal truths spoken through his potent and eloquent prose – and he has lived it all. Most will say: he is a diamond in the rough, a beacon of light in such a mucky industry, and one of few artists whose music will stand the test of time.
JD on Fox? Ha! You should write a song about Obama ruining America because he an Evil Marxist Muslim who hates family values and you'll be a star in now time.
I am so ready for more of your music, so please kick out another CD before I turn 50 ~ what if myspace crashed? So, here I am silently screaming out for MORE MUSIC ~ loved seeing ya on the tv and just saying...
JUST, NEEDED TO TELL YOU; YOUR FRIENDSHIP MAKES ME FEEL, AS THOUGH, I HAVE, MAGICALLY, BEEEEN SPIRITED TO, MY, ULTRA-PEACE-EXPANDING, GETAWAY, BELOW. IT‘S, ONLY, n THE PIC; I WAS -SAD- TO TELL? TILL, I REALIZED, THAT YOUR FRIENDSHIP IS MORE “COMMODIOUS“! “Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles, and kindnesses, and small obligations, given habitually, are what win and preserve the heart and secure comfort.”-Humphrey Davy ILY! Tommy Gee aka Roberto the Dragon “I‘VE HAD A “HOT DOG“. I‘VE HAD A “FRANK”. EVEN, A “FRANKFURTER“. I -NEVER- HAD, NOR WOULD WANT, A ‘WEINER‘?” n THE FAM ICE CREAM BIZ, WE SELL HOT DOGS. I HAVE BITTEN MY TONGUE, SO MUCH; I NEED PLIERS, TO LICK A STAMP, bc TOO MANY MALES HAVE ASKED, “COULD I HAVE A WEINER?” HOW, I -WANT- TO SAY, “UMMM? I DUNNO, AND WOULD -NOT- LIKE TO SEE? BUT, I’M, PRETTY, SURE; YOU, OR ANY GUY, MIGHT? IT‘S ‘HOW YOU USE IT“?” OH MY? HAAA {NO HTMLs? YOU COULD COPY & PASTE THE UPCOMING CODE?} http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s26/tommygeeee/COOL%20SHIT/2713305980104237032S500x500Q85.jpg
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And don't forget to send me some energy back! A favor begets a favor, capisce?
