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"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.
His songs appear on recordings by Alison Krauss, Waylon Jennings, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, John Oates, Dierks Bently, Blackhawk, Jo-el Sonnier and more. Sam Bush has championed him with recording many of his songs including "Same Ol' River" and "Gold Heart Locket". Jeff co-wrote the title track to Sam's Grammy nominated album "Circles Around Me". His music can be heard on the soundtracks of "The Thing Called Love", The acclaimed PBS documentary "The Appalachians" and Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize Winner for Best Drama "Steel City". BlackHawk's cover of Black's song, "That's Just About Right," was a Top 10 Country single. BlackHawk's cover of Black's song, "King Of The World" was a Top 30 Country single.
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. When Jeff is not on the road, he lives in Nashville.
The most recent projects include sessions in Muscle Shoals at FAME studios 25 years in the making since recording "Birmingham Road" with Wilco at Willie Nelson's Pedernales Studios and reuniting with "Birmingham Road" producer, six-time Grammy nominee and three-time Juno nominee Susan Rogers (Prince, David Byrne, Barenaked Ladies, Robben Ford). A residency at Macy Sound Studios in Rockport, Texas recording a selection of solo performances set to be released on the Coastal Bend Label and an import album on New Shot/Italy recorded live at Teatro Bogart in Cesena, Italy in 1996 are just a few of the works in production. No release dates have been set. A prolific writer, Jeff is composing for a new studio album to be released in 2027.
“Anthology” A retrospect of songs selected by listeners from albums released since 1998 is available everywhere.
"The tradition of an artist delivering songs that are damn near perfectly crafted and filled with the wisdom of the ages."
Jedd Beaudoin PopMatters
