Tony Jackson (Country Music Artist)
Tony Jackson is a Country Music Singer formerly headlining the Richmond, VA based band Jackson Ward, and is currently an independent solo artist who performs across the US and Canada, recently making a guest appearance[1] on RFD-TV's Larry's Country Diner.[2] His video, The Grand Tour has been featured on CMT's Music Channel[3], and has accumulated a total of over 35 million views on Facebook[4].
He is best known for his rendition of The Grand Tour by George Jones[5], which has scored number one multiple times on CMT Music's 12 Pack Countdown Chart.[6] He had a self-titled debut album released, Tony Jackson on May 5th, 2017 which was distributed by Sony-RED and recorded at RCA Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. His album peaked at #35 on the Billboard Charts[7] under the Independent Albums category.
Personal Life[edit]
Preceding his life as a Country Artist, Tony Jackson enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps after high school, and served four years, and then was redeployed during the Iraq War. During his time in the Marine Corps, he participated in a Marine sponsored Computer Science school in Quantico, Virginia. Upon finishing his service, Tony Jackson worked an Information Technology job in finance for a major bank in Richmond, Virginia.[8]
Career[edit]
His music career began when a local rock band needed a new singer, and Jackson decided to take the role. In 2014, Tony Jackson combined his name with his friend and bandmate's middle name to form Jackson Ward. He then recorded the album Goodbye Trouble with Jackson Ward. After George Jones passed away, Tony Jackson recorded a tribute[9] to The Grand Tour, one of George Jone's iconic hits, and it caught the attention of Donna Meade[10], who is the widow of Jimmy Dean. She invited him to perform at her yearly barn dance, and his reception was received with a standing ovation, he was then scheduled to be a regular performer,[11] and was then advised to head to Nashville to connect with one of her producers, Jim Della Croce, who was a publicist for The Beach Boys.
Upon arriving in Nashville, he immediately began recording music alongside Rock & Roll Hall of Famers John Sebastian, and Steve Cropper, and Country Hall of Famers Vince Gill, and Bill Anderson, releasing his first two singles Nashville Cats and The Grand Tour. His video of The Grand Tour ended up on the #1 spot in the CMT Music 12-Pack Countdown Chart for multiple weeks, and top 40 on the MusicRow Country Breakdown Chart. This leads up to his release of his debut album, Tony Jackson on May 5th, 2017.
Discography[edit]
Singles
Drink by Drink (2016, Sony-RED)
The Grand Tour (2016, Sony-RED)
Nashville Cats (2016, Sony-RED)
Old Porch Swing (2017, Sony-RED)
A Soldier's Christmas Eve (2017, Sony-RED)
Albums
Tony Jackson (2017, Sony-RED)
Charts[edit]
Tony Jackson has held places in multiple music charts, including MusicRow[12], Billboard[13], CMT[14], CDX, and Play MPE. Many of his recorded singles have ended up becoming Top 40 hits, which includes Old Porch Swing, The Grand Tour, and Drink by Drink.
Exposure[edit]
Tony Jackson has been featured in publications such as Country Weekly, The Sun Journal, PA Live, Fox News, NBC 12. And has also been seen on TV on PA Live, CMT, TCN, and RFD-TV. He has been featured in all of these outlets and more.[15]
References[edit]
- ↑ Network, RFD-TV :: Rural America's Most Important. "Larry's Country Diner | RFD-TV :: Rural America's Most Important Network". RFD-TV :: Rural America's Most Important Network. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "Larry's Country Diner Is Cooking Up A New Season of Tasty Television – MusicCityNashville.org". musiccitynashville.org. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ Tony Jackson | The Grand Tour | Music Video | CMT, retrieved 2017-10-24
- ↑ "Country Rebel". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "Tony Jackson Releases Brand New Video for Latest Single "Old Porch Swing"". countryschatter.com. 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ Tony Jackson | The Grand Tour | Music Video | CMT, retrieved 2017-10-24
- ↑ "Tony Jackson Tony Jackson Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "Former Marine Tony Jackson channels fellow Marine George Jones and goes after a dream at the age of 40". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ Newton, Karen. "Jackson Ward's Lead Singer is Moving Up the Country Charts, Drink-By-Drink". Style Weekly. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "A Country Convert". richmondmagazine.com. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "Tony Jackson creates buzz with his traditional style country music". Go Prime Content. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ https://www.musicrow.com/wp-content/CBOcharts/CBOChart072017.pdf
- ↑ "Tony Jackson Tony Jackson Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ Tony Jackson | The Grand Tour | Music Video | CMT, retrieved 2017-10-24
- ↑ https://www.tonyjacksonmusic.com/articles
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