Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson performing at the Austin City Limits Festival 2004.
Background information
Born	May 18, 1975 (1975-05-18) (age 32)
Origin	North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
Genre(s)	Surf music Acoustic Folk Soft Rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, filmmaker, surfer, record label owner
Instrument(s)	guitar, ukulele, piano
Years active	2001–present
Label(s)	Everloving/Brushfire/Universal
Website	www.jackjohnsonmusic.com
Members
Jack Johnson - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar Adam Topol - Drums Merlo Podlewski - Bass Guitar Zach Gill - Piano, Melodica

Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975)^[1] is a Hawaiian-born singer-songwriter, musician, filmmaker,^[2] and surfer who achieved commercial success and a dedicated following, after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales in 2001. He has since released four more albums and a number of EPs. His music is best described as acoustic/soft rock. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (573x837, 55 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Jack Johnson (musician) ... is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The North Shore, in the context of Hawaiian geography, usually refers to the north- to northwest-facing coastline of northern Oahu between Mokuleia town and Kahuku Point. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Surf music is a genre of popular music associated with surf culture. ... It has been suggested that Unplugged be merged into this article or section. ... Folk song redirects here. ... Soft rock, also referred to as light rock or easy rock, is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock and roll to compose a softer, supposedly more ear-pleasing sound for listening, often at work or when driving. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... See World Wide Web for surfing the web; see also Wind surfing Surfing at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... The ukulele (Hawaiian: , pronounced ; Anglicised pronunciation usually IPA: ), sometimes spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK) or uke, is a chordophone classified as a plucked lute; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four strings or four courses of strings. ... A short grand piano, with the lid up. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Everloving Records was founded in 2003, having been Enjoy Records from 2000. ... The company logo of Brushfire Records Brushfire Records is a Mango Tree, Hawaii based record label owned by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. ... Universal Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. ... is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... See World Wide Web for surfing the web; see also Wind surfing Surfing at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Brushfire Fairytales is the name of the 2001 debut album by Hawaiian-born singer-songwriter and filmmaker Jack Johnson. ...

Introduction to music

Jack Johnson learned how to surf and skate from his father's best friend Alex Conell. Johnson learned to play the guitar at age 14. At the age of 15, he met his first girlfriend Maya Saxby-Jones, who he says has always had a lasting impact on his music. Inspired by his relationship with Maya, Jack started his musical career with a bang.^[2] He was a professional surfer until an accident at Pipeline in which his front teeth were knocked out and he received more than 150 stitches.^[3] His best friend Kate Ruocco, was the only one to still believe in him. She helped him continue on his dream. Although that is what most people believe as to when he changed from a surfer to artist, in a recent Rolling Stone Article (March 6,2008) he stated that it actually happened a week before in the finals of the trials of the Pipeline Masters on Oahu. At the age of 17 he became the youngest competitor to ever reach the finals. Jack was eventually disqualified after failing to catch three waves. Jack realized that the competitiveness was too much for him, "guys were ready to kill each other to catch the next wave," Johnson remembers. The accident allowed time for Jack to start on his new passions, the guitar and making music. 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." While he was recovering in bed, he spent his time writing songs and playing guitar. However, Johnson didn't seriously pursue a career in the arts until his college years at the University of California, Santa Barbara. While in school, he met his wife Kim. Johnson also played rhythm guitar for the party band "Soil,"^[3] and graduated with a degree in film. See World Wide Web for surfing the web; see also Wind surfing Surfing at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. ... The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is a coeducational public university located on the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara County, California, USA. It is one out of 10 campuses of the University of California. ... This article is about motion pictures. ...

Discography

Albums

• Brushfire Fairytales (2001)
• On and On (2003)
• In Between Dreams (2005)
• Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George (2006)
• Sleep Through the Static (2008)

Brushfire Fairytales is the name of the 2001 debut album by Hawaiian-born singer-songwriter and filmmaker Jack Johnson. ... On and On (2003) was the second album released by the musician Jack Johnson, who provided the vocals and guitars. ... In Between Dreams is the third album by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson, released by Brushfire Records in the United States on March 1, 2005 (see 2005 in music). ... Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George is a soundtrack album by Jack Johnson and friends for the 2006 film Curious George. ...

Soundtracks and EPs

• 2000 Thicker than Water
• 2001 Out Cold
• 2002 September Sessions Pirate Looks At 40
• 2005 Some Live Songs EP
• 2005 Sprout
• 2006 A Brokedown Melody Let It Be Sung Home

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Virtual albums & EPs

• 2004 iTunes Originals - Jack Johnson
• 2005 Sessions@AOL - EP

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Compilations

• 1999 G. Love & Special Sauce's Philadelphonic – "Rodeo Clowns"
• 2004 G. Love & Special Sauce's The Hustle – "Give it to you"
• 2004 Donavon Frankenreiter's self titled album – "Free"
• 2004 Handsome Boy Modeling School's "White People" – "Breakdown"
• 2005 Look at All the Love We Found – "Badfish"/"Boss DJ"
• 2005 The Black Eyed Peas' Monkey Business – "Gone Going"
• 2005 Animal Liberation Orchestra's Fly Between Falls – "Girl I Wanna Lay You Down"
• 2006 G. Love & Special Sauce's Lemonade – "Rainbow"
• 2006 Buena Vista Social Club's Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba – "Better Together"
• 2007 Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur – John Lennon's "Imagine"

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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

Track Listing: 1) F-Stop Blues 2) Fortunate Fool 3) Instrumental 4) Timmy Curran (La-ta-Dee-Dah) The remainder of the disk is filler material of Jack demos and rare tracks. ... Television, Radio, Interviews and Performances, or T.R.I.P. 1, as it is more commonly known, collects various material from early on in musician Jack Johnsons career, along with small performances. ... KNRK is a commercial modern rock music radio station in Camas, Washington, broadcasting to the Portland, Oregon area on 94. ...

About Bootlegs

Johnson has stated in several interviews that a big part of his success involved his friends recording "bootlegs" of his tracks and distributing them at surf competitions.^[3] Johnson has also stated that he supports the sharing of live recordings and bootlegs of his music,^[3][4] many of which can be found here.

"It's pretty crazy. There's stuff I would find online that I'd only given to one friend, so I know how it got there," Johnson says. "It's been a spider-web effect. That's the whole reason all this [success] started. I'm sure there's lots of people who hate [downloading], but I really dig it."^[3]

Concert DVDs (also on iTunes)

• 2005 Jack Johnson: Live in Japan
• 2005 Jack Johnson: A Weekend at the Greek

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Chart performance

Albums

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Singles

“Hot 100” redirects here. ... Hot Modern Rock Tracks is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. ... See also: 2002 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2002 Record labels established in 2002 // 2002 was marked by significant trends in rock music. ... See also: 2003 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels established in 2003 // January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It... See also: 2004 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels established in 2004 2000s in music. ... See also: 2005 in heavy metal music 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 Albums released in 2005 January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including... Sitting, Waiting, Wishing is a song written and played by Jack Johnson. ... Good People is a protest song written and performed by Jack Johnson. ... The cover for the Breakdown single. ... See also: 2006 in British music Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... Better Together is a song written and played by Jack Johnson. ... Upside Down is a song written and played by Jack Johnson. ... Curious George is a traditionally-animated film version of the childrens stories by H.A. and Margret Rey. ... See also: 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop Musical groups established in 2007 Record labels established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ...

"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. The 2006 Brit Awards were the 26th edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... Better Together is a song written and played by Jack Johnson. ...

"A friend of mine was trying to get this girl," 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."^[6]

See also

• List of singer-songwriters

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References

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Jack Johnson

• Official site
• Jack Johnson at MySpace
• Jack Johnson discography at MusicBrainz
• Live recordings by Jack Johnson (musician) at the Internet Archive