Jay Johnson Royalbluemoon CD

PLEASE NOTE: Jay's music has found homes in various genres, from southern rock to blues to americana/country to funk and singer songwriter...so please peruse through the entire catalog - thanks so much!Jay Johnson is a multi-genre (he hates that term, by the way,) multi-award winning (hates that one, too) performer singer/songwriter. Among his most recent accolades, Jay was nominated for Singer/Songwriter of the Year at the 2007 Texas Music Awards. He is currently doing an internet-only re-release of his 2004 album, RoyalBlueMoon, as well as his new political funk-ballad, The TruthWagon, and his songs are being added to playlists and charts globally. Jay was voted Male Vocalist of the Year at the 2005 Texas Music Awards in which he and his band at the time received the most nominations (6) in the history of the show, including Song, Album, Musician and Entertainer of the Year. He was also selected as a Regional Finalist in the 2004 Sony/USA Network Nashville Star TV Show and currently has several of his songs being considered for placement in upcoming film and television shows. This 18-yr veteran performer has self-released 3 albums in the last 7 years (all received statewide, regional and international airplay)while sharing the stage with such talent as Jackson Browne, Pat Green, Willie Nelson, Charlie Robison, Jack Ingram, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Steven Fromholtz, Gary P. Nunn and countless others. Several of Jay's songs have been re-released by fellow songwriters as well. Johnson's style of writing is as diverse and all encompassing as the writer himself and his writing savvy has been compared to James Taylor, The Black Crowes, Neil Young, Jackson Browne & Townes Van Zandt.Jay Johnson is proud to play Seagull® Guitars and Elixir® Strings Exclusively, and wishes to thank the following very groovy people who have chosen to help him along this kaleidoscopic journey:www.godinguitars.com www.elixirstrings.comwww.JagerMusic.com www.WOOT.comTHANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN JAY'S MUSIC!2007 SINGER/SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR NOMINEE - Texas Music Awards (TexasMusicAwards.org)2005 MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR - Texas Music Awards (TexasMusicAwards.org) 2005 - Song contribution to Freedom Bound CD, benefiting Educate Van Zandt (EVZ) which promotes and provides adult education for area residents of Van Zandt County, TX. Featuring Willie Nelson, Mickey Newberry and others.2004 FINALIST/RUNNER UP - Shiner Bock Rising Star Competition (KHYI.com / Shiner.com)2004 REGIONAL FINALIST - Sony/USA Network's Nashville Star Television Show(UsaNetwork.com/nashvillestar)2004 SEMI-FINALIST - Dallas Songwriter's Association Competition (DallasSongwriters.org)2003 SEMI-FINALIST - Wildflower! Art and Music Festival Songwriter Competition(WildflowerFestival.com) 2003 CAMPFIRE HERO AWARDTexas Music Nation Festival (TexasMusicNation.org) 2003 OUTSTANDING FESTIVAL PERFORMERBeanstock Festival (Beanstock.org)2002 - Song Contribution to Open Doors Project CDbenefiting The Parkinson Foundation (OpenDoorsCD.org)2002 MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR - Rockzilla MusicAwards (Rockzilla.net)2001 WINNER - BW Stevenson SongwriterCompetition (PoorDavidsPub.com)1999 - Song Contribution for A.R.T.S. For People CD(A.R.T.S.ForPeople.org)JAY JOHNSON BIO"I loved the guitar. Girls loved the guitar. I loved girls. I had learned to play by watching my brother struggle. I wanted to sing songs so I learned to play songs. Lots of songs. There was no ROCK music allowed in my house. Late at night I would listen to Dallas ROCK stations. KZEW, Z-97, Q102. Tyler radio sucked. I'd go to sleep with that little mono earplug (white) hidden in my ear. I learned those songs. I couldn't buy an ELECTRIC guitar so I used what I had. (David and a sling.) Mostly a gut string classical that I got for $100. I bought a 12 string for $80 and took the little strings off 'cause I couldn't tune it. I played that. Daddy took the guitar away one time. I was playing "