David Lynn Jones
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A performer who leans more towards the rock and blues side of country music.
David Lynn Jones, from Bexar, Arkansas, is a singer-songwriter who has never
slotted into the Nashville mainstream. He has been perfoming since the
early 1970's, where his uncompromising style of country with it's
Springsteen and Dylan overtones won him a cult following.
He made his initial impact in Nashville as a writer, but his reputation
as a dynamic performer led to a recording contract with Mercury in 1986
and a Top 10 entry with "Bonnie Jean" the following year.
His debut CD, "Hard Times On Easy Street", received rave reviews, grabbing
him some attention from outside of country music.
Waylon Jennings added harmonies to "High Ridin' Horses" [top 20 in 1988].
Becoming disillusioned with Nashville, David Lynn Jones maintained a base
in Bexar where he had built his own studio and continued working with
musicians who had played with him since the beginning.
A second CD for Mercury failed to gain any commercial acceptance, so he
turned to his musical beginnings of playing honky-tonks and clubs.
Another shot at the big time was offered when Jimmy Bowen signed him to 
Liberty Records in 1992. This time David Lynn Jones was determined to do it 
his way, and his third CD, "Mixed Emotions", was recorded in his own studios.
The project was a joint production between the David Lynn Jones and
Richie Albright, who had produced some of Waylon Jenning's edgier work.
For once David Lynn Jones highly charged blend of country, rock, gospel & soul
had finally been allowed to fly free. From spicy rock'n'roll to 
blues-tingling numbers, this was a roots-oriented collage of every emotion
that encapsulates the essence of country.



David Lynn Jones Discography
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David Lynn Jones - Hard Times On Easy Street (1987)
Mercury/Polygram/ 832518-2

David Lynn Jones - Wood,Wind And Stone (1990) 
Mercury/Polygram/BMI 836951-2

David Lynn Jones - Mixed Emotions (1992)
Liberty/Capitol CDP-7-97251-2

David Lynn Jones - Play By Ear (1994)
Liberty CDP-0777-799159-2-7