Artist description 4 Piece out of Springfield, MO

Music Style Upbeat Funk Pop

Musical Influences Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lenny Kravitz, Funkadelic

Similar Artists The Minutemen

Artist History Solid Jones was started in 1993 after the grunge explosion, although the band was more interested in the funky grooves comming from The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Phish. Solid Jones adapted the grunge format into someting a bit more rhythemic. A top seller in their home town of Springfield, MO, the band had intentions of recording a full length album and touring to hopefully reach a larger audience. Bass player, Ben Reisenburg, was the first to split in 1995 for college. George Cadillo came on board to replace Ben shortly after. Then, in 1996, Dirty Dave took off to the mountains of Boulder Colorado. Guitarist Bryan Powers left in 1998 for Memphis to pursue a music business degree, and then the most successful of them all, Singer Jay Johnson, left in 1998 for Los Angeles to become an actor (now Philip Kiriakas, Days of Our Lives). In 2001, Bryan, Jay and Dave decided to finish what was started and record a full length album professionally. The album was completed in February of 2002. The CD release party was a big Brian Adams of Barefoot Revolution played bass along with Caleb Carter on keys, Michael Bolton and Jeremiah Johnson blowin horns and a one song appearance by John Anderson. Currently, the only thing that keeps this band off the road is time, money and distance- consequently the three most important factors. So for all the Jay Kenneth Johnson fans out there, plan on seeing Jay on the big screen before you see him onstage, but for some good photos of the last show, check out the links.

Group Members On Album Jay "Dogs" Johnson- Vocals Bryan Powers- Guitar, bass, B vocals, Etc. "Dirty" Dave Harp- Drums Rick Steff- Hammond B3 Pete Matthews- Trumpet, B Vocals Kevin Houston- Sax,

Instruments Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keys, Horns

Albums Solid Jones (Self-Titled)

Press Reviews Soap Opera Weekly Soap Opera Digest cdstreet.com groups.yahoo.com/group/solidjones/ www.jaykennethjohnson.com/specials.html

Additional Info members.tripod.com/myjaysite/ apprpts/springfieldpics.htm

Location Memphis, Tennessee - USA

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