jamesscottbullard
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BIOGRAPHYJames Scott Bullard was conceived in a Nashville motel.
Born and raised in South Carolina, with a family tree that twisted and forked in two directions.
On one side of said tree: Well educated people, school teachers, farmers, and homemakers...
but on the other side of that tree: Backwoods gun-toting moonshiners, prize fighters, and hardened prisoners.
(In fact JSB’s dad learned to play guitar from an old bluesman that used to jump the train to buy moonshine from JSB’s grandfather.)
Our dear JSB was bred on the sounds of Waylon, Willie, Kristofferson, Cash, and Jones.
Then as a teen he went on to discover Punk and Metal and like every other teenage high-school misfit, he started a band, a band that went on to become known as one of the top 5 acts in the entire southeast, but like these stories often go, the band parted ways leaving our poor Mr. Bullard out in a career rainstorm…However, an odd thing happened…One day there was a girl, a beautiful heartbreaker who turned him onto a guy named Gram Parsons: the guy who had the vision and the balls to put the rock and the country in one place...the rest is, well, see for yourself…
Here are some neat little nuggets of fact for ya to peruse…
He was the founder/lead singer/guitarist/songwriter for the hard rock band CRANE, who before disbanding in 2000 were hailed as one of the top 5 unsigned acts in the entire southeast (as mentioned above) and went on to share the stage with such acts as CREED and THE MARVELOUS 3 (a.k.a. that band BUTCH WALKER was in before he went solo and started producing Avril Lavigne.)
He has 9 self-produced albums and e.p.’s under his belt; many of which have yet to see the light of day due to his self-critical nature, but needless to say he is quite the prolific songwriter, having been known to play 3 hour shows with no break and never playing the same song twice…Watch out Springsteen!
He was born a Coal Miner’s Daughter…No, not really, just making sure you’re still with us here.
Is it coincidence that his initials are the same as JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH?...Yeah probably.
He once appeared on an episode of the hit TV. Show “Dawson’s Creek.”
He has found celebrity fans in JESSE MALIN, WALTER EGAN, BILLY BOB THORNTON, and EMMYLOU HARRIS; who sent him a note of praise once for carrying the torch for her mentor, the late GRAM PARSONS.
In late 2008 JSB was asked to take part in a tribute to the late GRAM PARSONS at The World Famous Nashville Palace in Nashville, Tn. To which Mr. Bullard and backing vocalist Regina Lanier were met with rave reviews being praised by local critics as: “The closest thing to Gram and Emmylou we here in Nashville have ever seen!” Mr. Bullard and Ms. Lanier were also asked to take the stage in tribute to late songwriter extraordinaire TOWNES VAN ZANDT on New Year’s Day 2009 and were once again met with rave reviews, hailed as: “The New Power Couple…” and “…the Gram and Emmy of the next generation!”
In the past two years Mr. Bullard has gained a worldwide fanbase, won three Torch Awards for Artist of the Year 2008, Album of the Year 2009 for his latest work “Same Old Ghosts”, and The Gram Parsons Legacy Award for 2009 (thanx Torchie :), and is now being courted by many labels, publishers, agents, and management; including Shuteye Records, Chilmark Entertainment, and a few other ones we can't name for legal reasons, not to mention being added to several radio stations across the country and countless satellite and internet radio stations worldwide hitting well over 50,000 plays and downloads in 2008 alone…If that’s not enough for ya, then we suggest you either (A) Google his name, or (B) Just call him or e-mail him and ask him whatever you wanna know, because we’re tired of typing.
Born and raised in South Carolina, with a family tree that twisted and forked in two directions.
On one side of said tree: Well educated people, school teachers, farmers, and homemakers...
but on the other side of that tree: Backwoods gun-toting moonshiners, prize fighters, and hardened prisoners.
(In fact JSB’s dad learned to play guitar from an old bluesman that used to jump the train to buy moonshine from JSB’s grandfather.)
Our dear JSB was bred on the sounds of Waylon, Willie, Kristofferson, Cash, and Jones.
Then as a teen he went on to discover Punk and Metal and like every other teenage high-school misfit, he started a band, a band that went on to become known as one of the top 5 acts in the entire southeast, but like these stories often go, the band parted ways leaving our poor Mr. Bullard out in a career rainstorm…However, an odd thing happened…One day there was a girl, a beautiful heartbreaker who turned him onto a guy named Gram Parsons: the guy who had the vision and the balls to put the rock and the country in one place...the rest is, well, see for yourself…
Here are some neat little nuggets of fact for ya to peruse…
He was the founder/lead singer/guitarist/songwriter for the hard rock band CRANE, who before disbanding in 2000 were hailed as one of the top 5 unsigned acts in the entire southeast (as mentioned above) and went on to share the stage with such acts as CREED and THE MARVELOUS 3 (a.k.a. that band BUTCH WALKER was in before he went solo and started producing Avril Lavigne.)
He has 9 self-produced albums and e.p.’s under his belt; many of which have yet to see the light of day due to his self-critical nature, but needless to say he is quite the prolific songwriter, having been known to play 3 hour shows with no break and never playing the same song twice…Watch out Springsteen!
He was born a Coal Miner’s Daughter…No, not really, just making sure you’re still with us here.
Is it coincidence that his initials are the same as JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH?...Yeah probably.
He once appeared on an episode of the hit TV. Show “Dawson’s Creek.”
He has found celebrity fans in JESSE MALIN, WALTER EGAN, BILLY BOB THORNTON, and EMMYLOU HARRIS; who sent him a note of praise once for carrying the torch for her mentor, the late GRAM PARSONS.
In late 2008 JSB was asked to take part in a tribute to the late GRAM PARSONS at The World Famous Nashville Palace in Nashville, Tn. To which Mr. Bullard and backing vocalist Regina Lanier were met with rave reviews being praised by local critics as: “The closest thing to Gram and Emmylou we here in Nashville have ever seen!” Mr. Bullard and Ms. Lanier were also asked to take the stage in tribute to late songwriter extraordinaire TOWNES VAN ZANDT on New Year’s Day 2009 and were once again met with rave reviews, hailed as: “The New Power Couple…” and “…the Gram and Emmy of the next generation!”
In the past two years Mr. Bullard has gained a worldwide fanbase, won three Torch Awards for Artist of the Year 2008, Album of the Year 2009 for his latest work “Same Old Ghosts”, and The Gram Parsons Legacy Award for 2009 (thanx Torchie :), and is now being courted by many labels, publishers, agents, and management; including Shuteye Records, Chilmark Entertainment, and a few other ones we can't name for legal reasons, not to mention being added to several radio stations across the country and countless satellite and internet radio stations worldwide hitting well over 50,000 plays and downloads in 2008 alone…If that’s not enough for ya, then we suggest you either (A) Google his name, or (B) Just call him or e-mail him and ask him whatever you wanna know, because we’re tired of typing.
LEVELsemi-pro
GENRESAlternative Country, Singer/Songwriter
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