Jamey Johnson added to Farm Aid
Monday, August 18, 2008 – Jamey Johnson was added to the line-up of the 23rd annual Farm Aid concert, being held Sept. 20 in Mansfield, Mass. Johnson will join Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Mathews, Kenny Chesney and others to raise awareness and funds to promote a strong family farm system of agriculture.
"I have no idea why Willie picked me to do this show, but I've been looking forward to it since I was a kid," the Alabama native said of his participation in the event that has raised more than $30 million for the American farmer. "He has been no less than a hero for the American farmer and for me too."
Johnson's "That Lonesome Song" debuted at number six on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and has achieved much praise.
More news for Jamey Johnson
- 11/08/24: Johnson, Barrett, Flatland Cavalry release new sounds
- 10/09/24: Johnson gears up with "Midnight Gasoline"
- 10/02/24: Johnson signs with Warner
- 05/14/22: Johnson joins Opry
- 03/19/22: Opry invites Johnson to join; he says yes
- 01/12/21: Johnson, Houser announce Country Cadillac Tour
- 10/22/12: Jamey Johnson slates fall tour
- 10/16/12: Aldean, Johnson release new music
CD reviews for Jamey Johnson
The last time Jamey Johnson released a full length album of original songs, the original Ipad was only a few months old, and Instagram had not yet launched. Basically, a lifetime ago. Since 2010's "The Guitar Song," we've had a 2012 Hank Cochran tribute album, a Christmas EP and a couple of singles.
So, fair or not, "Midnight Gasoline" will be perceived as a comeback album. The good news is Johnson has not lost anything as a lyricist. There are some great ...
When ace country songwriter Hank Cochran died in the summer of 2010 it didn't take long to establish who could pull off a fitting tribute to the man who penned timeless classics like Eddy Arnold's Make the World Go Away and Patsy Cline's I Fall to Pieces. Country outlaw Jamey Johnson, who had bonded with Cochran during his final years battling pancreatic cancer, stepped up to the challenge. And boy, has he delivered.
Rounding up the likes of Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, Merle ...
The beginning of Jamey Johnson's second CD has little to do with today's typical country fare. The sound of footsteps are heard with someone telling him, "Mr. Johnson...you're free to do whateve r you want to do. Just stay out of trouble." He's leaving jail, but maybe the jail was the handcuffs he may have felt in life, including musically, because his semi-hit, "The Dollar," did not prepare listeners for this.
The Alabama native gets mighty personal on ...
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