Johnny Jones
THE CD:“Mowing Grass While Dressed Up in a Suit”
PEFORMER: Johnny Jones
Johnny Jones writes country songs with lots of love and humor. The Princeton, W.Va., resident has been recording music off and on since back in the days of 45 rpm records. “The Japanese Kidnapped My Son” is a lighthearted look at the travails of fatherhood: “While they’re working hard in Tokyo/He’s no longer on the go/all day long it’s the same dang thing/he sure loves those video games…”
“Morning After a Night Of Lovin’” turns the table on a familiar honky-tonk theme: cheatin.’ “We must be in heaven/our love took us there/it will last forever we have what it takes/I wouldn’t be a bit surprised/ if I looked with you to see flying angels around God’s own holy gates.”
Jones’ music takes me back to steel mill bars in northeast Ohio in the mid-1960s. Steel guitar, bass, drums, guitar and a workingman’s voice. This is honest country music. Available at Tamarack and at Singing Crow Records, 1022 Summers Street. Hinton St., or online at www.singingcrowrecords.com, www.cdbaby.com and Apple’s itunes.
– by Paul Gartner
