Jack Johnson (musician)

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Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson performing at the Austin City Limits Festival 2004.
Jack Johnson performing at the Austin City Limits Festival 2004.
Background information
Born May 18, 1975 (1975-05-18) (age 32)
Origin Flag of the United States 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 1999–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 Hawaii-born musician, filmmaker[2], and surfer who has achieved commercial success and a dedicated following from the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales in 2001 all the way up to his latest album; Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George which was released in 2006. His music genre is best described as acoustic/soft rock/adult alternative and he is well noted for his singing.

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Jack Johnson learned how to surf and skate from his father's best friend Alex Conell. Jack learned to play the guitar at age 14.[2] Jack was a professional surfer until an accident at Pipeline in which his front teeth were knocked out and he received more than 150 stitches to his mouth.[3] While he was recovering in bed, he spent his time writing songs and playing guitar. However, Jack didn't seriously pursue a career in the arts until his college years, after a frat party, at the University of California, Santa Barbara. While in school, he met his wife Kim, a Carlsbad, CA, native who double-majored in Math and Fine Art. They welcomed a son, Moe, in 2004. Jack Johnson also played rhythm guitar for the party band "Soil,"[3] and graduated with a degree in film.

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]

Year Title Label Chart Positions
U.S. Australia UK Canada New Zealand
2001
Brushfire Fairytales
Everloving Records
 #34 #13 #36

(peak April 2006)

 - -
2003
On and On
The Moonshine Conspiracy/Universal
 #3 #2 #30

(peak May 2006)

 - -
2005
In Between Dreams
Brushfire/Universal Records
 #2 #1 #1 #3 #1
2006
Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George
Brushfire/Universal Records
 #1 #1 #15 #1 -
2008
Sleep Through The Static
Brushfire/Universal Records
 - - - - -

Year Title Chart Positions Album
US Hot 100 U.S. Modern Rock UK Singles Chart
2002 "Flake" #73 #22 - Brushfire Fairytales
"Bubble Toes" - #39 -
2003 "The Horizon Has Been Defeated" - #31 - On and On
2004 "Taylor" - - -
"Wasting Time" - - -
2005 "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" #66 #25 #65 In Between Dreams
"Good People" - #29 #50
"Breakdown" - #40 #73
"Sitting, Waiting, Wishing"
[UK Re-Release]		 - - #65
2006 "Better Together" - - #24
"Upside Down" #38 #25 #30 Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George / Soundtrack of the Curious George movie
2007 "If I Had Eyes" - #34[5] - Sleep Through the Static

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," 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]

In 2000, Johnson directed a surf film entitled Thicker than Water with his film school buddy Chris Malloy.[7] The film features breaks from Indonesia, Tahiti, India, Ireland, France, OZ, and Hawaii, and Jack provides various rhythms for the soundtrack, with some appearances being performed by G. Love & Special Sauce. Two years later, Johnson also directed another film entitled The September Sessions.[8]

In 2002, Johnson founded Brushfire Records[9] which released the soundtracks for the aforementioned films. Other artists on that label include Matt Costa, Animal Liberation Orchestra, G. Love & Special Sauce, and Rogue Wave.[10]

In 2004, Johnson co-founded the Kokua Hawaii Foundation, which is a non-profit organization that supports environmental education in the schools and communities of Hawaii. The Kokua Festival is the Kokua Hawaii Foundation's annual benefit event that brings together environmental organizations, eco-friendly businesses, musicians, artists, teachers, and community leaders to promote environmental awareness in Hawaii.


  1. ^ e-hawaii.com
  2. ^ a b http://jackjohnsonmusic.com/main.asp?page=bio.asp?NavId=9
  3. ^ a b c d e http://www.geocities.com/jackjohnsononline/interviews.htm
  4. ^ http://www.dailytrojan.com/media/paper679/previousarchive/V142/N59/01-youvegot.59d.shtml
  5. ^ http://w2.mediabase.com/mmrweb/AllAccess/Charts.asp?format=r3MM&showtopn=500&cutoff=1
  6. ^ http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Mar/06/il/il30a.html
  7. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432149/
  8. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386016/
  9. ^ http://www.brushfirerecords.com/about
  10. ^ http://www.brushfirerecords.com/index.php/home

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