- Jeff Black
Infobox Musical artist
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Name = Jeff Black
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Jeff Black
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Born = 1960s
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Origin =Kansas City, Missouri
Instrument = vocals,guitar ,piano ,harmonica
Genre = alternative, folk,singer-songwriter
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Years_active = 1990s - present
Label = Lotos Nile
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URL = [http://www.jeffblack.com/index.html jeffblack.com]
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Past_members =Jeff Black is an American
singer-songwriter originally fromKansas City, Missouri and now based inNashville, Tennessee . His writings have been described in the "Allmusic " as "impressionistic songs that are smart without forgetting the emotional undercurrent."Ronnie Lankford, Jr. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:knfixqlsldfe "Review: "Tin Lily"] , "Allmusic " Rating|3.5|5] His songs have been covered byWaylon Jennings ,Sam Bush and BlackHawk. BlackHawk's cover of Black's song, "That's Just About Right," was a Top 10 Country single in 1994. Since then Black has released four of his own albums and tours widely. He also maintains his own free weeklypodcast , "Black Tuesdays".Melissa Block, [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4792688 "Singer as DJ: Jeff Black's Podcasts"] , "All Things Considered ",National Public Radio , August 9, 2005]Biography
Jeff Black was born circa 1960 and grew up in
Kansas City, Missouri .Arthur Wood, [http://www.visnat.com/entertainment/music/folkwax/mp3/bio.cfm?artistnumber=1053 "From Missouri to Nashville"] , "FolkWax " (link requires free subscription)] Black received his first guitar as a present for his tenth birthday.Charlotte Dillon, [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wbfexq9gldje~T1 "Jeff Black: Biography"] , "Allmusic "] In his twenties Black began performing at Blayney's, a Kansas City blues club where he also worked as a bouncer. Soon Black began touring and eventually relocated toNashville, Tennessee where he met, among others,Iris DeMent (Black lends some backing vocals on DeMent's 1992 debut album, "Infamous Angel").Black's own first album, "Birmingham Road", was recorded with the members of the band
Wilco , minus lead singer,Jeff Tweedy . The songs have been described as "fine portraits of American life without the sappiness or self-consciousness often attributed to the singer/songwriter genre."James Chrispell, [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gvfyxqtjld6e "Review: "Birmingham Road"] , "Allmusic " Rating|4|5]Discography
* "Birmingham Road" (1998 Arista)
* "Honey and Salt" (2003 Yep Roc)Arthur Wood, [http://www.visnat.com/entertainment/music/folkwax/mp3/album.cfm?aaa=zzz&reviewnumber=557 "Review: "Honey and Salt"] , "FolkWax", June 11, 2003 (8 out of 10)]
* "B-Sides and Confessions, Volume One" (2003)Arthur Wood, [http://www.visnat.com/entertainment/music/folkwax/mp3/album.cfm?aaa=zzz&reviewnumber=556 "Review: B Sides and Confessions" ] , "FolkWax", March 26, 2003 (9 out of 10)]
* "Tin Lily" ( 2005 Dualtone)Arthur Wood, [http://www.visnat.com/entertainment/music/folkwax/mp3/album.cfm?aaa=zzz&reviewnumber=1495 "Another Winner from Jeff Black" (Review of "Tin Lily")] , "FolkWax", July 28, 2005 (10 out of 10)]References
External links
* [http://www.jeffblack.com/index.html Jeff Black.com] , official web site
* [http://www.myspace.com/jeffblack Jeff Black] atMySpace
* [http://www.woodsongs.com/showlist.asp "Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour", Archives] , see episode #250
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