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Jeremy Horn

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Jeremy Horn is an interesting guy. He grew up in Memphis—“Home of the Blues” and the “Birthplace of Rock-n-Roll”—but his music sounds more like the Beatles than B.B. King or Elvis. He writes songs for the church and songs for the radio—yet his songs are often deeper and more complex than either has traditionally allowed. He lives in a city that is known as much for its racial unrest and inner-city violence as it is the place Elvis called home—yet leads worship at one of the largest multicultural churches in the South, where half the congregation is African-American.

Jeremy Horn is an enigma. But when you meet him, he looks and sounds just like the guy next door—if the guy next door has a traditional southern drawl. “The best way for me to describe Memphis,” laughs Horn, “is that it’s a small town with one million people. I can’t go anywhere without seeing someone I know. It’s not the cleanest city and it’s seen some tough times. But at the same time, there are real people here. There’s a lot of musicians here who are just interested in making music, not being famous.” Making music is what has preoccupied Horn ever since he was given his first guitar at the age of fifteen. Growing up on the sounds of James Taylor and The Beatles, Horn spent most of his early years emulating the sounds and songwriting styles of the popular culture. It took him a few years and one wise, older friend to realize there was more to being a songwriter than just sounding like one.