Jack Johnson (musician) - Definition and Overview

Jack Johnson, a Hawaii-born singer/songwriter, achieved a moderate level of fame in late 2001 with his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales.

The singer had been a professional surfer until an accident forced him to take some time off. He learnt to play guitar at age 14, but did not seriously pursue this route until his college years studying film at University of California at Santa Barbara, where he graduated with a degree in film. His music caught the ear of Ben Harper's producer/manager J.P. Plunier. Plunier pushed Johnson to record formal demos, eventually leading to the release of Brushfire Fairytales in 2001.

After touring for almost two years, Johnson released his second album, On and On to generally favorable reveiws in late 2003. Many of the songs on On and On had previously been released on bootlegs, such as J.O.A.T. and B.O.A.T., but received full band treatment on the new album.

Johnson's interest in surfing also led him to produce and score multiple surfing films; among these September Sessions and Thicker Than Water were released on CD/DVD between the release of Brushfire Fairytales and On and On. Johnson has also appeared in the surf film Shelter, made by his manager, Emmett Malloy.

His third studio release, titled "In Between Dreams" is due on March 1 2005.

Discography

• Brushfire Fairytales
• On and On
• September Sessions
• Thicker Than Water
• Taylor EP
• In Between Dreams

Hit singles (in chronological order)

• Flake (featuring Ben Harper on Lap Steel Guitar)
• Bubble Toes
• The Horizon Has Been Defeated
• Taylor

Unofficial bootlegs

• B.O.A.T.
• Lullabies
• J.O.A.T.
• T.R.I.P.1
• T.R.I.P.2

External links

• JackJohnsonMusic.com (http://www.jackjohnsonmusic.com/) - The Official Jack Johnson Homepage
• Jack Johnson News (http://bandnews.org/band/Jack%20Johnson) - Website collecting official News about Jack Johnson
• HolesToHeaven.com (http://www.holestoheaven.com/faq.html) - The Unofficial Jack Johnson FAQ
• Jack Johnson Lyrics (http://lyrics.rare-lyrics.com/J/Jack-Johnson.html) - The Unofficial Jack Johnson Lyrics Archive