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Jeff Black - Close and Personal

  • Pure Life House of Music 206 Clark Street LaGrange, GA, 30240 United States (map)

"His words and voice hold down center stage with a craft so deeply in the artistic pocket that it obscures anything outside"
Hyperbolium - No Depression

Boston's WUMB listeners voted Jeff Black as one of the top 100 most important Folk artists of the last 25 years.
Black's songs have earned GRAMMY recognition, radio chart-topping stats, and numerous BMI awards. Although flying below the radar as a performer himself, NPR has recognized him as a musical pioneer in the digital age. His flagship podcast, "Black Tuesdays," circa 2005-2007, is a classic imprint on the format, and his catalog of critically acclaimed albums continues to grow. Composing music for film and television, his credits include numerous indie-film soundtracks and a repertoire of songs cut by artists as diverse as Alison Krauss & Union Station, Waylon Jennings, BlackHawk, Dierks Bentley, Jon Randall, John Oates, Jerry Douglas, and Sam Bush. Black has forged a reputation as a true folk troubadour that has entertained audiences globally for over three decades. A master songwriter and performer in the tradition of the great storytellers, his passionate, soul-driven live performances of songs from his vast catalog are not to be missed.

"A Walk In The Sun" Lotos Nile 2022 features Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Dave Roe (Johnny Cash, Jake Bugg), Jerry Roe (Alison Krauss), and Kenny Vaughan (Lucinda Williams, Marty Stuart). It was produced by Jeff Black and mixed by Dave Sinko (Chris Thile, Punch Brothers).

20th Century Recordings is the remastered collection of Black’s famed original demos and bootleg cassettes, which created a formidable buzz within the early ‘90s Nashville music community. It was this collection of now-iconic tracks like ‘Carnival Song,’ ‘They’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone’ and ‘Just About Right’ – which would become a #1 country hit for Blackhawk – that secured Jeff’s signing to Arista Records for 1998’s Birmingham Road album that launched his career. 20th Century was initially recorded and has been newly mixed by two-time Grammy winner Dave Sinko, known for his work with Don Williams, Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Chris Thile, and the Punch Brothers.

A new album is in the works.
Reuniting with "Birmingham Road" producer Susan Rogers in Muscle Shoals at FAME studios with this creative family amid a crippling winter storm has been 25 years in the making. Susan Rogers enlisted Musicians and curated this reunion with love for the song and how it is properly presented ""I can't think of a better group of people to make music with; it will be a gorgeous record" - Susan Rogers"
Brad Crisler, Josh Sebek, Tommy Jordan, Jeremy Bernstein, and Jeff Black, with the legendary engineer/producer at the console, spent three 12-hour sessions cutting to analog tape from January 16 to 18, 2024, recording all new Jeff Black compositions. Production continues. A release date has not been set.

When he is not in the studio, Jeff Black continues to tour, and when he is not on the road, he lives in Nashville.

Earlier Event: July 13
Canyonland featuring Michelle Malone
Later Event: July 25
The Cross-Eyed Possum