'Jd Simo' History:
bioJ.D. Simo is truly an old soul with insight and vision that go far beyond his mere 21 years of age. "My music is a celebration of everything that has gone before me. The sounds of America. The twang of James Burton tele on Merle Haggard's Lonesome Fugitive, the moan of Jimmie Rodgers voice on No Hard Time Blues, and the stark beauty of Glen Campbell singing a Jimmy Webb masterpiece. These pieces are timeless. I hope to make records that speak to the common man and woman from a place of truth and honesty the way my heroes continue to this day".... An honest to goodness triple threat( prodigious guitar chops, impeccable vocals and top notch songwriting) J.D. has been touring the back roads of this country since before he was a teenager. Packing up his gear and a small band and playing anywhere from 200 to 250 dates a year all over the country throughout his teen years. He even received his high school diploma in the mail while he was on tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd when he was 17. Over that time he produced independent records which sold respectively over different regions of the US. Now the focus is on his new album "THE HOUSE OF SIN AND REDEMPTION". With guest spots from his pal Marty Stuart and mandolin legend Roland White to name a few, JD has succeeded with making a truly timeless record. "I wanted to make a record that was recorded live with everyone in one room. It was also important to me that nothing was touched up.. All my vocals and every one of my guitar leads are all exactly what I did during the take that yielded the master..." The record is pure new traditionalism country with an attitude. JD's voice, songs and twangy lead guitar where augmented by his outstanding backing band of Nashville studio veterans, The Rhinestone Revolution, and the help of longtime Johnny Cash engineers Dave Ferguson and Cowboy Jack Clement. The album was recorded in Nashville and was finished, at Ferguson's suggestion, at the Legendary Sun Studio. "It was surreal to record the last 4 songs at Sun.... It was incredible to have Ferg and Cowboy so involved and be standing there looking at them through the glass at Sun... I will never forget playing "Doin' My Time" with Ferg in the booth, Johnny Cash's son in law and longtime Merle Haggard band mate Jimmy Tittle playing bass, and me standing there wearing Johnny Cash's old Manuel Suit....UNBELEIVABLE...." So now with the record finished it is time for JD to lead what he calls the Rhinestone Revolution. "It is a movement.. a creed.. where telecasters and pedal steel guitars reign supreme .... where performers never walk out their front door unless they are dressed to kill in a rhinestone suit from the most legendary courtier of all time Manuel.... where all roads lead to the Mother Church of the Grand Old Opry... and country music is performed with honesty, passion ,love and respect. So with one rhinestone covered boot planted deep in tradition and the other pointed towards the future, JD is at the beginning of a long journey even though he is already ten years into his career. He is fresh and familiar all at the same time. A rhinestone outlaw making music on his terms, his way. source: http://www.jdsimo.com/bio.asp |
