Catch Of The Week: John Jerome
Meet: John Jerome from Gloucester, MA
For John Jerome, singing and songwriting were the result of nature… and nurture. His dad played guitar, and music was always played in the home. John was actually given a guitar as a toddle, but really started playing at age 13, and started and writing songs not longer after. Whether it was the Beatles, or Willie, this musician absorbed it all.
Jerome’s passion for playing and pleasing is unmistakable. The joy and the pain are put on display when his words diffuse. Last year he released his debut album, John Jerome. It’s filled with images of his home, his loves, and his road. As a native from Gloucester, there’s no escaping the ocean and it’s metaphors. You’ll find the album on all music platforms, and you’ll find John…performing somewhere, likely near the beach.
John Jams
John showed us a good time, and a glimpse inside his world when he shared a couple of originals with us recently
First, the haunting and beautiful, “Crazy”
Here’s a song about not letting struggles get to you, because…”It’s Only A Day”
From his self- titled debut album, here’s John Jerome’s “Scars”- which you will hear some of on-air at Country 1025 tomorrow (3/28) around 12:30
The Lowdown On Jerome
- Instruments played: Guitar, Bass Guitar, some drums and a whistling extraordinaire
- How would you describe your sound: A mix of Country, Pop, Rock and some hip-hop
- Who inspires you: my biggest inspirations are the Beatles, Eagles, Paul Simon and old school country such as Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Chet Atkins and the like
- Awards/accolades (if applicable): Loved and admired by many
- All- time favorite country song: “The Dance” by Garth Brooks, “You’ll Think” of Me by Keith Urban, “She Thinks I Still Care “by George Jones
- Favorite country concert: Willie Nelson 2002
- If you weren’t a musician, what would you be doing: Sports Talk
- Day Job (if applicable): Carpenter
- Most proud moment: Releasing my debut album
- Craziest thing that ever happened …either performing or meeting a fan or in your music career: Its always the children. The way they look up at you when your on stage like a God is really the greatest feeling and moments that I’ve experienced
- Other things you like to do: Love watching sports but I mostly spend my time playing and engrossing myself in the music culture around me
- Frivolous fun facts: I love retro video games that bring me back to being a kid. Pretty much anything retro 80’s and 90’s is in my wheelhouse
- Mantra: Believe in what you do and do what you believe in
Catch John Live
- 4/20– Rhumbline in Gloucester 6-8p (solo)
- 4/26– St. Lawrence in Ipswich (full band)
- 5/18: Homegrown Coffee House in Needham with Chelsea Berry
- 6/29– Latitude 43 in Gloucester (full band)
The John Jerome Network
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