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Jack Johnson

Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975)[1] is a Hawaiian singer-songwriter, musician, filmmaker,[2] and surfer, known for his work in the soft rock genre. He achieved commercial success after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales in 2001. He has since released five more albums and a number of EPs.

Early life

Jack Johnson performing at the Austin City Limits Festival 2004.

Johnson was born and raised on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The son of famous surfer Jeff Johnson, he naturally took an interest in the sport, along with his best friend Ben Schomer. He began surfing and skating at the age of 5 under the tutelage of his father's best friends, Alex Conel and Sumner Bukoski, and at 17 he became the youngest invitee to make the surfing finals at the Pipeline Masters on Oahu's north shore, though he was eventually disqualified after failing to catch three waves. One week later, however, his brief stint as a professional surfer ended when he suffered a surfing accident at Pipeline. He needed almost 150 stitches.[3] [4] He stated about the accident, "I like to joke that I hit my head so hard that that's why I'm so mellow, but I think it did mellow me out."[4]

College and music career

Johnson at 2009 Obama Home States Inaugural Ball on January 20, 2009

Johnson's songwriting influences growing up include Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Cat Stevens, Ben Harper, Fugazi, The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Chris Burright and the Burden, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Marley, Neil Young, Sublime,Gulliver Alcoran and A Tribe Called Quest.

Johnson graduated from Kahuku High School on the North Shore of Oahu, and attended college at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he began to develop his passion for music. He graduated with a degree in film, and his first breakthrough came after he befriended G. Love on a day of surfing. Love would later record Johnson's song “Rodeo Clowns” for his 1999 album Philadelphonic. Johnson sang and played on the track, and it became the first single from the album. His four-track demo soon caught the ears of Ben Harper's producer and right-hand man, J. P. Plunier, who worked with Johnson on his debut album Brushfire Fairytales in early 2001 with Harper and his Weissenborn lap steel guitar making a guest appearance. Johnson also played rhythm guitar for the party band Soil while he attended UC Santa Barbara.[3]

A chronicle of Johnson's 2008 European tour will be released as Live, a CD/DVD package on August 11, according to DirectCurrentMusic.com. [1] The DVD comes via En Concert, a documentary film directed by Brushfire Records co-founder Emmett Malloy.

Personal life

According to TreeHugger Jack Johnson was awarded "Best Tree Hugger" (for musicians under 50).[5]

Band members

Jack Johnson's band is composed of:

Discography

Albums

Soundtracks and EPs

Virtual albums & EPs

Compilations

Unofficial bootlegs

  • B.O.A.T.
  • Lullabies
  • J.O.A.T.
  • J.I.T.B.
  • T.R.I.P.1
  • T.R.I.P.2
  • J.O.T.C.
  • Live On 94/7 FM

Concert DVDs

Chart performance

Albums

Year Title Label Chart Positions
US UK[12][13] NZ AU CA NL DE AT CH FR
2001
Brushfire Fairytales
Everloving Records
 34 25 1 13  —  —  —  —  —  —
2003
On and On
The Moonshine Conspiracy/Universal
3 30 1 2  —  — 88 50 62 94
2005
In Between Dreams
Brushfire/Universal Records
 2 1 1 1 3 7 7 13 8 46
2006
Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George
Brushfire/Universal Records
 1 15 1 1 1 9 3 2 8 42
2008
Sleep Through the Static
Brushfire/Universal Records
 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 3 2 6

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions[14][15][16][17] Album
US US Mod US AC UK NZ AU CA NL DE AT CH FR
2002 "Flake" 73 22 1[18]  — 6  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Brushfire Fairytales
2003 "The Horizon Has Been Defeated"  — 31 28  — 43  —  —  —  —  —  —  — On and On
2004 "Taylor"  —  —  —  — 33 27  —  —  —  —  —  —
2005 "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" 66 25 18  — 25 24  — 67 82 51  —  — In Between Dreams
"Good People"  — 29  — 50 25  —  — 92  —  —  —  —
"Breakdown"  — 40  — 73  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —
"Sitting, Waiting, Wishing"
(UK re-release) 		 —  —  — 65  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —
2006 "Better Together"  —  —  — 24  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —
"Upside Down" 38 25 9 30 22  — 9 56 54 36  —  — Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George
"Talk of the Town"  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 96  —  —  —  —
2007 "Imagine" 90  —  —  —  —  — 41  —  —  —  —  — Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur
"If I Had Eyes" 47 7 17[19] 60 33  — 11 60 73 37 30  — Sleep Through the Static
2008 "Hope"  — 30  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —
"Go On" (Radio single only)  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —

Note: The archive of the Canadian singles chart (downloads) dates back only to 2006 and the archive of the Canadian album chart dates back to 2005.

"Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" re-issue

The single, "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" only became a chart hit in the United Kingdom after the re-release climbed into the Top 10 following Jack Johnson's exposure on the 2006 BRIT Awards on ITV1. The single climbed to hit status a week before the release of "Better Together". Both the original release and indeed the re-issue had failed to chart until this point.

"A friend of mine was trying to get this girl named Michelle," said Johnson, "and I tried to write a song that would help him have a laugh at himself because he was spending so much time trying to get her and it obviously wasn't leading anywhere. That was one just to cheer up a friend."[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ e-hawaii.com
  2. ^ JackJohnsonMusic.com
  3. ^ a b Jack Johnson Interviews
  4. ^ a b Cover Story: Jack Johnson - The Dude Abides : Rolling Stone
  5. ^ http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/2009/04/best-of-green-culture-and-celebrity.php?page=21
  6. ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS
  7. ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS
  8. ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS
  9. ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS
  10. ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS
  11. ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS
  12. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 266. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  13. ^ Everyhit.com - accessed May 2009
  14. ^ Chart positions in the U.S. and in Canada
  15. ^ Chart positions in Australia, New Zealand and some European countries
  16. ^ Chart positions in the UK and in Germany
  17. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wvfrxqukldde~T51 US Modern Rock and Adult Top 40 Chart positions
  18. ^ Top 40 Adult Recurrents
  19. ^ Hot Adult Top 40 Recurrents
  20. ^ Johnson hits the road, sharing his 'Dreams' - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
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