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Kid Rock: A Taylor Swift Fan By Mark Gray January 19, 2010 Kid Rock isn't necessarily a fan of Taylor Swift's music, but he's definitely a fan of Taylor Swift. While he admits he doesn't often reach for Swift's...

COUNTRY THROWDOWN TOUR May-June What does country music have in common with punk rock? Not much. That is, until this spring, when the producer of the most consistent vehicle for blaring teen angst—the Vans Warped Tour, a 15-year-old...

Country Music Critics' Poll - The Results Singles 2. Jamey Johnson, "High Cost of Living" Male Vocalists 3. Jamey Johnson Live Acts 5. Jamey Johnson (tie with Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith and Wille Nelson) Songwriters 1. Jamey Johnson Artists of...

The Mount Rushmore of country music's future—Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift and Jamey Johnson—tops the 2009 Country Music Critics' Poll By Geoffrey Himes published: January 07, 2010 Jamey Johnson When you move a lot of...

The Decade In Music Top Billboard 200 Albums #65 That Lonesome Song Top Country Artists #24 Top Country Albums Artists #15 Top Country Albums #13 That Lonesome Song

By Chris Richards - Pop Music Was there really and era before ear buds? And was it really the 90’s? From Napster to iTunes to a blogosphere still brimming with MP3s, our almost-over decade changed the way we consume music forever – or, in the...

December 29th, 2009 By: Alison Bonaguro It's easy to refer to some country music as pop music. It is, after all, popular. And the hooks are catchy, the beats infectious and the appeal is broad. But it's not all that way. Plenty of music over the past...

Top Country Albums of the Decade #1.That Lonesome Song (2008) – Jamey Johnson It would be easy to name Johnson the savior of country music, sent to rid the genre of all its wicked ways, crown him with a halo of thorny guitar picks...

Jamey Johnson recently teamed up with TN Titans’ Rob Bironas for an event held at the Tin Roof 2 to raise money for Bironas’s charity. The funds collected will go towards music education for kids in and around Middle Tennessee. Pick up the December 14th...

Rhapsody announced their picks for the best country albums of the past ten years - "Country's Best Albums of the Decade." Included on the list is Jamey Johnson’s That Lonesome Song. CLICK HERE to see the entire story.

Recent records by Jason Aldean and Jamey Johnson represent a grittier side of country that’s holding its own against the genre’s more genteel performers. Aldean hails from Macon, Ga., which is home to the Allman Brothers Band. Perhaps that explains the...

NASHVILLE SKYLINE: The Music Moments of the Decade Songs That Have Mattered the Most -- for Good or for Bad NASHVILLE SKYLINE is a column by CMT.com Editorial Director Chet Flippo It seems odd to reflect, on this Thanksgiving...

Rough and ready: Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser play to rowdy crowd in Birmingham By Mary Colurso November 22, 2009 Jamey Johnson and Randy Houser, 8 p.m. Saturday at the Alabama Theatre in Birmingham. Review rating: Four...

Going Country By John Davisson November 17, 2009 Last week I went country for two nights in north Florida, just before my hippie jam weekend and shortly after my metal weekend. Lately country music seems to be kicking rock down...

Between a Rock and a Hard (Country) Place By Alison Bonaguro November 13th, 2009 I already blogged a little bit about loving the collaborations on Wednesday (Nov. 11) night's CMA Awards, especially when Jamey Johnson and Kid Rock...

Bang a drum: Matthew McConaughey is 40 years old "The 30's were good to me and I'm really looking forward to my 40's, 'cause I'm a late bloomer," the actor writes on his Celebrity MySpace page. "Got everything I need for a perfect 40th ... a...

Jamey Johnson, Montgomery Gentry + More to 'Throwdown' Get ready for a Throwdown, country fans! Billboard reports that Jamey Johnson, Montgomery Gentry, Little Big Town and Jack Ingram will embark on the first annual Country Throwdown...

Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser Offer Postcards for USO During CMT on Tour October 22, 2009 Jamey Johnson and Randy Houser have partnered with CMT One Country to support the USO (United Service Organizations) during CMT on Tour. At...

"In Color" "If it looks like we were scared to death Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other You should have seen it in color" You can watch a movie where they've got an overpaid teenager trying to play scared, you can dial up a book on...

Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser Bring Outlaw Country Back to New York City No Compromises Made During CMT on Tour Date at the Bowery Ballroom By: Jim Allen October 12, 2009 NEW YORK -- It wasn't until the last part of Friday night's...

Jamey Johnson at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Thursday. By Nate Chinen October 9, 2009 Jamey Johnson was drawling his way through a rueful country waltz at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Thursday night, and his audience,...

Gretchen Wilson, Jamey Johnson Give Farm Aid A Country Feel (RTTNews) - Gretchen Wilson, Jamey Johnson and the legendary Willie Nelson paid tribute to the American farmer Sunday in St. Louis, joining an all-star lineup at Nelson's annual...

Country Music Fest returns to Grant Park with hot lineup 10/2/09 BY BOBBY REED Call it a homecoming. The Chicago Country Music Festival returns to Grant Park this weekend with 32 acts on four stages, plus a fifth stage devoted to dance...

Jamey Johnson surrounds himself with some lovely ladies I don't know but it looks like Blake Shelton better be watching his back because it appears Miranda Lambert's got a thing for hillbilly ticklers facial hair. Of course Jamey Johnson looks a...

Jamey Johnson Driven By Fans, Not Awards Jamey Johnson is the envy of a lot of fellow artists right now. Nominated for four CMA awards, including New Artist and Album of the Year, it's certainly an honor to be recognized by the industry. But...

Blake Shelton, Josh Turner, Jamey Johnson light up WGAR Country Jam by Chuck Yarborough/Plain Dealer Reporter September 13, 2009 The Jam has a history of presenting stars before they're stars. Rascal Flatts, Phil Vassar, the Dixie Chicks and a few...

Jamey Johnson was recently announced as a performer at the 2nd annual ACM Honors to be held September 22nd in Nashville. The 2nd annual ACM HONORS, is an evening of musical tribute performances and special presentations celebrating the special honorees...

Jamey Johnson returns to The Intersection in Grand Rapids by Jack Leaver | The Grand Rapids Press Thursday September 10, 2009, 6:13 AM GRAND RAPIDS -- Award-winning singer and songwriter Jamey Johnson is passionate about his art...

CMA nods to Jamey Johnson, Little Big Town, Mac McAnally Posted by Mary Colurso September 09, 2009 Just call them the usual suspects. Jamey Johnson, Little Big Town and Mac McAnally, all of whom have Alabama ties, have been...

ROARING OUTLAWS JAMEY JOHNSON AND JAMES OTTO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENT IN KENTUCKY During the Daniel Boone Pioneer Festival in Winchester, Kentucky this past weekend, country music fans were treated by the talents of James Otto and Jamey Johnson....

TOP SINGLES: Jamey Johnson “My Way to You” 4 Stars By Will Hermes A guilt-scarred tune by country’s top outlaw that begins like a honky-tonk hangover and ends like a hair-metal power ballad. Johnson’s tenor reeks of sin: When he...

Jamey Johnson – My Way To You I’ve always been a huge fan of Jamey Johnson and for me to like this new release “My Way to You” is no surprise. Johnson seems to capture his true authenticity and really release his raw emotions in this single. His...

The debut single from Jamey Johnson’s forthcoming album is entitled “My Way To You.” The song, co-written by Johnson and Charlie Midnight, is available now as a free download at www.jameyjohnson.com. On August 11, the digital e-single will be available...

“CMT ON TOUR” HITS THE ROAD THIS FALL WITH HITMAKERS JAMEY JOHNSON AND RANDY HOUSER First Round of Tickets On Sale Now in Select Markets NASHVILLE – July 28, 2009 – After years of writing songs together, longtime...

Finding My Way to Jamey Johnson July 28th, 2009 By: Alison Bonaguro I adore Jamey Johnson’s new song, “My Way to You,” so much that I’m seriously considering going to hear him do it in St. Louis. He’s playing Farm Aid there on Oct. 4 (along...

Sometimes, Too-Cheery Summer Songs Are Not What’s Called For NASHVILLE SKYLINE is a column by CMT.com Editorial Director Chet Flippo You know, summer is barely half over, and I’m already tired of cheerful, bouncy summery songs...

Jamey Johnson - "My Way To You" By: Ten Pound Hammer Last Updated: July 19, 2009 1:07 PM To borrow a line from Marty Stuart, "Now that's country." Jamey Johnson's third single for Mercury Nashville finds him continuing in the same deep,...

FARM AID ANNOUNCES MORE ARTISTS TO JOIN FESTIVAL LINEUP ON OCT. 4 Jason Mraz, Wilco, Jamey Johnson and Phosphorescent to perform at Farm Aid 2009 Presented by Horizon Organic ST. LOUIS—Farm Aid today announced an expanded lineup that...

"After an outstanding, independently-recorded effort that ushered him in as country music¹s Outlaw Savior (garnering an unprecedented level of critical acclaim from essentially every corner of the music universe), Jamey Johnson returns with ³My Way To...

Sunday's Riverside show features country star 7/16/2009 By Tom Weber Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN Jamey Johnson's country music sometimes sounds decidedly retro, but he's definitely living in color these days. Johnson, who performs a...

July 17, 2009 MERCURY RECORDS NASHVILLE ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF NEW MUSIC FROM AWARD-WINNING SINGER/SONGWRITER JAMEY JOHNSON Nashville, TN – The debut single from Jamey Johnson’s forthcoming album is entitled “My Way To You.”...

Country rebel: Jamey Johnson takes Nashville by storm with his own style Joy Kimbrough/The Daily Times Rising country star Jamey Johnson will headline Thursday’s Sundown in the City concert in downtown Knoxville, bringing the series to a...

Jamey’s Johnson recently joined George Jones onstage at one of George’s shows. CLICK HERE to check out this performance at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Jamey takes the stage at 4:42.

Jamey Johnson, Lee Ann Womack’s Mutual Admiration Society Here is what GAC has to say about Jamey Johnson and Lee Ann Womack: Jamey Johnson performs at the "McDonald's-Dr Pepper Saturday in the Park Show" at the Greased Lightning Riverfront...

Photos by Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY Produced by William Couch, Tory Hargro, Jerry Mosemak, Frank Pompa, Kim Willis and Jym Wilson, USA TODAY STARS GIVE GOOD FACE FOR CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL PORTRAITS Country music’s best and brightest...

CMT Breakthrough nominee Jamey Johnson is enjoying the ride Posted by Brian Truitt We’ve spent the week looking at nominees for the USA WEEKEND Breakthrough Video of the Year award at next week’s CMT Music Awards, and last but certainly...

JAMEY JOHNSON KNOCKING THEM OUT June 8, 2009 — Jamey Johnson’s album That Lonesome Song has made him one of the strongest developing artists in country music, and it made him a very popular man in Nashville last month when his gold album...

Billboard June 13, 2009 Inside Track NO SLOWING DOWN FOR JOHNSON Jamey Johnson still has plenty of life left in his current album, the gold-certified “That Lonesome Song,” but he’s “so far ahead of another album it’s not...

Jamey Johnson Date/Time:Sat., June 6, 6:00pm VENUE Crosby Fairgrounds 14920 FM 2100 Crosby, TX 281-471-5060 Jamey Johnson has proved a lot of people wrong. Not so much the people who thought Nashville...

CMT Insider: Jamey Johnson's Roadwork Creates Strong Connection With Fans Live Performances Allow Him to Relive His Songs June 3, 2009 Jamey Johnson is reaping the rewards of his hit album, That Lonesome Song, as more and more fans...

Jamey Johnson, Mel Tillis and Tootsie’s June 2nd, 2009 By: Alison Bonaguro I still have a few items left on my Thing to Do Before I Die list. One of them is to spend some quality time at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge in Nashville. And another is to...

Left to Right: Dean Dillon, Bill Anderson, George Jones, Johnson and Mel Tillis Mercury recording artist, Jamey Johnson, respects and honors the legendary artists of country music and they know it. Country music icons, Grand Ole Opry members...

The World Cafe will be re-broadcasting Jamey Johnson's session on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009. National Public Radio’s World Cafe with host David Dye can be heard on nearly 200 stations nationwide. Jamey fans can find their local station by scrolling to the...

Jamey Johnson was one of many country stars to honor George Strait at the ACM Artist of The Decade taping. Jamey also had the extra bonus of playing a song that he wrote for George Strait and George took to # 1. The song, “Give It Away”, also won Jamey...

Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser and Guests Perform at Ryman Auditorium May 29, 2009 Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser and Jarrod Niemann performed to a packed house Thursday night (May 28) at the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville during a...

CMT Insider: Jamey Johnson Humbled by Music Industry's Support Other Country Stars Join Friends and Business Associates to Celebrate Gold Album May 26, 2009 Jamey Johnson's friends and supporters from the music industry came out...

Jamey Johnson and Randy Houser Walk Into a Bar ... How do you get two of country music's fastest-rising stars to divulge each other's darkest secrets? Give 'em some whiskey. The Boot recently sat down with two-time ACM award-winner Jamey Johnson...

Jamey Johnson at Billy Bob’s Texas             Slick hits-minded Nashville couldn’t conjure up Jamey Johnson even if it tried to clone classic country outlaws such as Willie Nelson, David Allan Coe, and the late Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash. ...

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009905220346 Jamey Johnson's gold sales party is as unique as he is By Cindy Watts • May 22, 2009   individual: 5 numChar :2092 -->Parties celebrating career milestones happen on Music Row...

Jamey Johnson Celebrates Success of That Lonesome Song Brody Vercher | May 21st, 2009 Email Share Universal Music Group Nashville chairman Luke Lewis has been selling records for 35 years and he says Jamey Johnson achieving gold status for That...

Jamey Johnson’s Golden Moment May 21, 2009 — Jamey Johnson’s album That Lonesome Song was certified gold last month, and Jamey’s label held a big celebration in Nashville this week to toast his success. Keith Anderson, the Oak Ridge...

CLICK HERE to watch WKRN's TV coverage of Jamey's GOLD Party.

Bobby Karl Works Jamey Johnson Gold Party—Chapter 309 (L-R): Brian Wright, UMG Nashville VP A&R; Luke Lewis, UMG Nashville Chairman/CEO; Jamey Johnson; Hank Cochran; Cowboy Jack Clement; and Buddy Cannon. The Gold good old days are back. ...

Jamey Johnson Celebrates His Proudest Moment at Gold Party Bill Anderson, Hank Cochran, Oak Ridge Boys Toast Singer-Songwriter at BMI Party Written by Craig Shelburne Jamey Johnson accepted a gold plaque for his album, That Lonesome Song, on...

Jamey Johnson: Live Last Night (By Richard A. Lipski) With his mountain man beard and Charlie Manson stare, country singer Jamey Johnson looks like the kind of guy who is mandated by law to stay at least 100 yards away from Carrie...

Johnson fits nicely in country By Marc Hirsh, Globe Correspondent | May 15, 2009 If there was one thing and one thing only that was clear at the Paradise on Wednesday, it's that Jamey Johnson wants to save country music. That was evident from...

The biggest challenge of booking tours for country singer/songwriter Jamey Johnson is “finding venues that are as cool as Jamey Johnson,” says Lane Wilson, who books the artist at the William Morris Agency in Nashville. “We’re looking for plays that have...

by Joseph Hudak May 13, 2009 With his devilish beard, icy stare and a voice as deep as the Mississippi, rising country star Jamey Johnson cuts quite an intimidating figure. But he’s actually one of country music’s most humble guys—despite writing one...

Packed Pier for Jamey Johnson Show Jamey Johnson & the Kent Hardly Playboys perform on the pier at Ocean Key Resort in Key West, Fla., on April 30, 2009. Photo Credit: Brian Tipton With 150 Nashville songwriters playing more than 30 shows during the...

Country music has straddled a dichotomy for decades. Some fans like to see their heroes fly around arenas and spit fire, playing a twangy version of rock ’n’ roll. Others don’t go out so much; they sit at the end of a bar, feeding quarters into an old...

Matthew McConaughey Answers Your Questions By Brenda Rodriguez Thursday April 23, 2009 His fans asked, and Matthew McConaughey happily obliged. The leading man in the new romantic comedy Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, costarring Jennifer Garner,...

Playboy Presents Jamey Johnson “Uncovered” You never know where you’re going to run into ACM Song of the Year winner Jamey Johnson. The editors of Playboy magazine recently caught up with the hirsute singer/songwriter at Music Row watering hole Loser’s...

Gold Records, Sweet Talk, a Paisley Baby and More Two Go Gold Jamey Johnson and the Zac Brown Band, ACM Award winners for Song of the Year and Top New Group respectively, have both been certified Gold for sales exceeding 500,000 for their debut...

More than country, Hank Jr. rocks Roberts Jamey Johnson is strong opening act By JULIE ROSENBAUM-ENGELHARDT After conducting a lengthy telephone interview with Hank Williams Jr. and finding him genuine and enjoyable, I was apprehensive about...

Jamey Johnson's 'In Color' Award Sends Album Sales Soaring Jamey Johnson: "Right now, you've got a honky-tonk band playing in a honky-tonk bar, and that's what we do." April 16, 2009 Gary Graff, Detroit Having his...

Jamey Johnson’s unsmiling voice resurrects the outlaws of country music Contributed Jamey Johnson’s rough, grizzled appearance matches his rough, grizzled voice, matching his rough, grizzled I’d-like-a-double-shot-of-whiskey-on-the-double...

MORE INFO ABOUT JAMEY JOHNSON’S SMILE From TheInsider.com… I had this picture yesterday and was so happy to see Jamey Johnson smile. It's such a rare thing to see him smile in pictures and I figured it was because Matthew's girlfriend/baby...

Jamey Johnson is Our Man By whiskeychick | April 1, 2009 Jamey Johnson’s unapologetic forwardness and true-to-life lyrics make him CMNB’s favorite male artist for the month of April. Jamey...

  It’s true, I’m a big fan of country music, even though I know I give country music a great deal of crap. My problem with country music is not the fact that there are no good artists or songs, but that they all sound the same and nobody’s daring...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2009 NASHVILLE - The excitement continues to build for 2009 CMA Music Festival as Jamey Johnson is added to the performance lineup for the Nightly Concerts on the VAULTTM Concert Stage at LP Field. The four-day...

Concert Review: Jamey Johnson & Willie Nelson Create Religious Experience at House of Blues I have a confession to make: On my list of Country Artists To See Before I Die, Willie Nelson has always been a little further down than others, as my musical...

Jamey Johnson and John Rich Help Country Radio Get RealCountry radio isn't always known for its daring social relevance, but two singles that are currently rising up the charts--John Rich's politically themed "Shutting Detroit Down" and Jamey Johnson's...

Jamey Checks His List Jamey Johnson is among the latest stars to share his list of “Music You Should Hear” for amazon.com. Topping Jamey’s suggestions is George Jones’ classic heartbreaker “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” “It’s as if every time...

At CRS, Radio Reacts to Jamey Johnson’s “High Cost of Living” by: Pierce Greenberg March 5th, 2009 Sandwiched in the shadow of two big buildings on the intersection between 5th and Commerce Street in downtown Nashville, Jamey Johnson wowed a...

Jamey Johnson's free outdoor show, DOWNTOWN SHUTDOWN '09, was a great success today.  CLICK HERE to see the Nashville Scene's coverage from the event.

Jamey Johnson Scoffs at Pressure March 4, 2009 — Jamey Johnson’s That Lonesome Song was one of the most acclaimed releases of 2008, picking up a Grammy nomination and earning Best Album honors in The Nashville Scene’s annual...

Jamey Johnson Takes It to the Streets at Free Nashville Show Posted: March 4th, 2009 at 6:15 pm | By: Craig Shelburne Downtown Nashville is famous for its honky-tonks, but Jamey Johnson took it one step further by shutting down a whole street...

Jamey Johnson - “High Cost of Living” Jim Malec | January 28th, 2009 Email Share Songwriters: Jamey Johnson and James Slater. Jamey Johnson’s outlaw persona may be exaggerated for effect (word is that he never actually pulled a shotgun on a...

Jamey Johnson - “High Cost of Living” by Jim Malec January 28th, 2009 Songwriters: Jamey Johnson and James Slater. Jamey Johnson’s outlaw persona may be exaggerated for effect (word is that he never actually pulled a shotgun on a radio...

Jamey Johnson tackles tough topics in song From Tennessean staff writer Cindy Watts: Jamey Johnson doesn't hide from controversial topics in his new single, "High Cost of Living." Drug use? Prostitution? Yes, and more. The song, which heads to...

Jamey Johnson rule breaker By ANDREW DANSBY Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle Feb. 6, 2009 Jamey Johnson says his three Grammy nominations are “just icing on the cake.” His run of good luck started in 2007 with Give It Away, a song he wrote that...

Grammys Help Boost Touring Acts February 06, 2009 By Mitchell Peters, L.A. A recent study by Billboard parent the Nielsen Co. has proven that Grammy nominations, wins and television performances can help boost album and digital sales (Billboard,...

Grammy predictions: Who will win, who should win, who got shafted The 20,000 members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences take another shot at rewarding “artistic excellence” at the 51st annual Grammy Awards. History shows us they don’t...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GRAMMY NOMINEE JAMEY JOHNSON TO OPEN SHOWS FOR THE LEGENDARY WILLIE NELSON JOHNSON WILL PERFORM HIS NEW SINGLE “HIGH COST OF LIVING” ON THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO FEBRUARY 5 Nashville,...

Jamey Johnson Is Already a Grammy Winner Posted Feb 3rd 2009 2:00PM by Stephen L. Betts Filed under: Grammy Awards Jamey Johnson wants you to know that in the upcoming Grammy race, his fellow nominees are no competition -- and he's already won...

Country's Jamey Johnson has 3 Grammy nominations By JOHN GEROME, AP Entertainment Writer Tuesday, February 3, 2009 Jamey Johnson strokes his long scruffy beard, pauses a moment, then unloads. "I saw one write-up somewhere that said I was up...

Jamey Johnson: Grammy nominee for Best Male Country Vocal Performance February 2, by Michael McGuire, SF Country Music Examiner Jamey Johnson - 2009 Grammy Award winner? “In Color” by Jamey Johnson may have a chance at winning the Grammy for...

DISClaimer by Robert K. Oermann Newcomers, baby acts and veterans are all in the mix this week. Both Aaron Tippin and Collin Raye arrived with excellent sounding comeback discs. Chris Young, Bomshel, Jamey Johnson continue to shine with blindingly...

Single Review: “The High Cost Of Living” by Jamey Johnson Jamey Johnson is a gift to country music. He’s gained it some major critical attention that it needed from some of the biggest names in the business. In addition Johnson’s album That Lonesome...

Alabama boy sticks to rawboned '70s sound Saturday, January 31, 2009 1:13 AM By Aaron Beck THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH If there's a country fan out there searching for a guy who looks and sounds "country," seek out Jamey Johnson the next time the...

Q&A | Jamey Johnson Resume of singer colorful Thursday, January 29, 2009 3:04 AM By Aaron Beck The up-and-comer They come around every now and then: salt-of-the-earth country vocalists with a resume ready-made for country music. ...

Singer Jamey Johnson strips away the pretense Thursday, January 29, 2009 By John Benson The country singer found his groove on ‘That Lonesome Song.’ Similar to how in 1991 Kurt Cobain and his grunge music exposed the hair metal nation as...

Jamey Johnson Brings Jennings Back to Life Posted: January 26th, 2009 By: Alison Bonaguro I never thought a country singer could do this: get about 1,000 people to sing all the words to an old Waylon Jennings song. But it happened on...

Jamey Johnson packed Joe’s Bar January 24, 2009 by CountryMusicChicago.com Editor Filed under FEATURED, News Alabama native and rising country music star, Jamey Johnson performed before a packed, standing room only crowed at Joe’s Bar, Friday. A...

Staying up late with Jamey Johnson Posted by Linda Odette  January 25, 2009 By 7 p.m. Saturday, a couch and a blanket were looking better than a bar and a beer to my husband and I, but we had tickets to see country singer Jamey Johnson at the...

Jamey Johnson lives life of country song By JULIE ROSENBAUM-ENGELHARDT Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009 The life of triple-Grammy nominee Jamey Johnson is a country song in itself. This young man has gone through hell and back. However, now he is on...

For this week's playlist, Edna Gundersen offers 10 overlooked tunes from 2008 that deserved a closer listen.  Jamey Johnson's "In Color" made the list!   IN COLOR: In this melodic ballad, country's outlier spins depressing yarns about fears that confront...

The Ninth Annual Nashville Scene Country Music Critics Poll: Jamey Johnson captured the critics, Taylor Swift topped the charts and Sugarland conquered them both By Geoffrey Himes Published on January 14th Never before has a newcomer...

December 23, 2008 Best of 2008: Jamey Johnson If Waylon rocked Rob Zombie's look, he'd be Jamey Johnson. Country traditionalist Jamey Johnson is a good ol' boy in a bad, bad way on "That Lonesome Song," a brilliant bummer of...

Jan. 6, 2009 — One of the most honest and personal albums of 2008 belonged to Jamey Johnson, and it’s little surprise that That Lonesome Song ended up one of the favorite releases among critics. In fact, the number of outlets that listed the...

CLICK HERE TO READ FEATURE ONLINE Pop & Hiss The L.A. Times music blog Jamey Johnson: Bringing grit back to country music Jamey Johnson's songs tell it like it is, and folks are taking notice. When...

It takes a mixture of generosity and suspension of disbelief to want to hear what Jamey Johnson has done since "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" (he was one of the three writers who gave Trace Adkins that particular joke-gone-obnoxious). But anyone who can muster...

Oct. 13, 2008 — Jamey Johnson’s current video, "In Color," ranks at No. 7 on GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown. Jamey didn’t necessarily intend for it to be a commentary on modern times — it was inspired by his grandfather — but with a war and the Great...

Who: Alabama's own Jamey Johnson, a shit-kicking, hard-drinking badass who is well on his way to being country music's biggest outlaw. Sounds Like: To start, think Steve Earle and Merle Haggard, not Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban. On his album That...

Alabama badass turns his grim life into a stunning set of songs. By Christian Hoard Jamey Johnson is full of stories.  Some are funny, like the one where he tossed a TV out of a hotel window or the one about the drunk dancing girl with "60 pounds of butt...

There's a new man in Black in Nashville. Jamey Johnson's monochrome color scheme begins with his denim-and-leather wardrobe and extends to his songs — tales of drug abuse and marital ruin sketched in shades of black and blacker. "I had a job and a piece...

Words by Edd Hurt Country music might qualify as down-home interior monologue, but it rarely works as dreamscape, especially in the well-lit modern era.  Jamey Johnson shields himself from the industry's noontime glare, and the Alabama-born singer and...

Adjust and Overcome Jamey Johnson’s made it through the dark times and emerged with a new outlook and a powerful hit with “In Color.” Jamey Johnson’s written hits like “Give it Away” and “Honky-tonk Badonkadonk” for other artists, but his own new...

High Lonesome Sound How Jamey Johnson turned personal and professional disaster into one of the year's best country albums By Chris Neal For Jamey Johnson, 2006 had its ups and downs. That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson (Mercury) ...

Jamey Johnson, That Lonesome Song: * * * * -- A country classic Johnson, whose songs for other artists have ranged from the sublime (George Strait’s Give It Away) to the silly (Trace Adkins’ Honky Tonk Badonkadonk), finally comes into his own with...

In With the Outlaws Jamey Johnson's new album evokes gritty, old-school country music By JOHN JURGENSEN August 9, 2008; Page W2 Jamey Johnson Whiskey, trucks and honky-tonks crop up with other...

Music Review: Jamey Johnson CD By MICHAEL McCALL For The Associated Press Jamey Johnson, "That Lonesome Song" (Mercury Nashville) Jamey Johnson's "That Lonesome Song" delivers a salt-of-the-earth antidote for those who consider...

New voice Jamey Johnson stays true to outlaw sound Rebellious streak, frustrations of real life fuel 'That Lonesome Song' By BEVERLY KEEL • August 5, 2008   Jamey Johnson may be the closest thing to Waylon Jennings that country...

Disc Debuts: 'That Lonesome Song' by Jamey Johnson Mario Tarradell Jamey Johnson A -- That Lonesome Song (Mercury Nashville) SEARING AND SOBERING: Jamey Johnson takes heartaches and hangovers, revenge and redemption, and pain and pleasure...

Jamey Johnson Lives Country Music "In Color" Alabama Native Bounces Back From Professional and Personal Upheaval August 5, 2008; Written by Craig Shelburne Jamey Johnson's album, That Lonesome Song, sounds like it could...

Jamey Johnson -- That Lonesome Song By Andy Whitman Jamey Johnson looks like an escapee from The Hell's Angels, so you'd be forgiven if you expected some sort of death metal caterwaul to erupt from your stereo speakers. Instead, Johnson...

Jamey Johnson sets memories to music in his touching new video by Bob Paxman Jamey Johnson's new single, "In Color," tells the poingnant story of a man looking back at his life through black-and-white photographs.  So, when it came time to film the video...

Gruff-voiced storyteller gives hellacious tour of hard life by Chuck Eddy Opening with clanking prison doors, then taking off with "High Cost of Living," a nearly six-minute, drugs-nullifying-life drone that's as close as 2008 will get to its own...

No Pain, No Gain Jamey Johnson Starts Fresh with Mercury Nashville July 19, 2008 Story by Ken Tucker In classic country fashion, once-bitten, twice-shy Jamey Johnson owes at least part of his new deal with Mercury Nashville to...

Jamey Johnson looks like an escapee from The Hell's Angels, so you'd be forgiven if you expected some sort of death metal caterwaul to erupt from your stereo speakers. Instead, Johnson sounds like a good ol' boy from Montgomery, Alabama, which is what...