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Jamey Johnson (born in Enterprise, Alabama) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Signed to BNA Records in 2005, Johnson made his debut with his single “The Dollar”, which reached a peak of #14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. An album, also titled The Dollar, was released in 2006. Johnson exited BNA in 2006 and signed to Mercury Nashville Records in March 2008, releasing his first single for the label that month. In addition to his own material, Johnson has co-written three singles for Trace Adkins, as well as one each for George Strait, Joe Nichols and John Michael Montgomery.

Johnson was raised in Montgomery, Alabama. From an early age, he was influenced by country acts such as Alabama and Alan Jackson, the latter of whom he claims is the first act that he saw in concert. Johnson, after graduating high school, attended Jacksonville State University, the same university from which Alabama lead singer Randy Owen graduated.

Johnson then quit college after two years and served in the the Marine Corps Reserves for eight years. After exiting the Marines, he began playing country music in various bars throughout Montgomery; one of his first gigs was opening for David Allan Coe. By 2000, Johnson had moved to Nashville, Tennessee in pursuit of a career in country music. One of his first connections was with Greg Perkins, a fiddler who had played for Tanya Tucker and other artists. Perkins invited Johnson to sing as a duet partner on a demo tape; the other duet partner with whom he sang was Gretchen Wilson. Songs for which Johnson sang demos include “Songs About Me” (cut by Trace Adkins) and “That’s How They Do It in Dixie” (cut by Hank Williams, Jr. with Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, and Van Zant).
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  • bmocon13

    Jamey Johnson did a song with Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson for 4/20. Words cannot describe, http://rollmeup.willienelson.com/

    last month

  • sheldon9

    "The guitar song" album is a masterpiece both for the songwriting and the recording & mixing. [2]

    January 2012

  • JGMcGowan

    Jamey has replaced David Allen Coe for a new generation of Country \ Folk fans.

    November 2011

  • ZombiePsyche

    Damn! He's great!

    September 2011

  • Gohel

    @whitecollarboy_ Seriously ? Oh wait, you're a fan of Coldplay, Muse, Jenny Lewis, Lady Gaga & Katy Perry... Wait until puberty.

    August 2011

  • bolenti

    Not a fan of country music but "The guitar song" album is a masterpiece both for the songwriting and the recording & mixing.

    July 2011

  • benadlard

    Great stuff

    June 2011

  • ilwil88

    how does he make a album that would fly off shelves in the 70's and yet is still relevant today? Don't care what you old heads say, he's up there with the greatest ever, and reminds me why everme he puts something out.

    April 2011
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