Jonell Mosser followed up her highly acclaimed Siren Songs debut, So Like Joy, with a strong sophomore effort:  Enough Rope.  Co-produced with Tom Britt, and featuring a track produced by George Massenburg and John Hall, this record was a favorite of Americana and Triple A radio stations.

Jonell has sung in the studio with Etta James, Rodney Crowell, Patti Smyth, Vince Gill, B. B. King, Wynonna, A. J. Croce, John Gorka, Waylon Jennings, Trisha Yearwood, Maura O'Connell, Lee Roy Parnell and many others.

She recorded and performed as The New Maroons with Ringo Starr, Don Was, Benmont Tench and Mark Goldenberg, including a performance at Farm Aid, and has also performed with Delbert McClinton, Levon Helm, John Prine and Keb Mo'. Bonnie Raitt brought her on stage at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center to share the lead vocal on Prine's "Angel From Montgomery". Jonell has appeared on TV shows "The Road", "Austin City Limits" and "American Music Shop", and on the movie soundtracks for"Hope Floats", "Boys On The Side" and "Look Who's Talking Now".

Here's what some people are saying about Jonell:

"Jonell Mosser draws full houses of paying customers every single time she sings. Her lures are a fluid, soul-wringing voice and a poised but marvelously playful stage manner that constitutes a short course in enthrallment." - Edward Morris, Billboard Magazine

"The Queen of Live Music..." - Al Kooper, EQ Magazine

"When Jonell sang, people shut up and flowers grew faster." - Tommy Womack, Cheese Chronicles

"One of the greatest singers in the world, with a direct link from heart to larynx." - Don Was, quoted in the Washington Post

"With a stage presence approaching Bette Midler and with astonishing vocal power that nearly matches Tina Turner's, Mosser is the most bankable act in town." - Bruce Honick, The Nashvillian

"Jonell can wring R&B with as much force, feel and conviction as the likes of Aretha Franklin or Gladys Knight." - Justin Mitchell, Rocky Mountain News

"Just real stories, strong feelings, and great music." - Spider Barbour, Woodstock Times

"I was so excited to be nominated with Jonell Mosser. Now people outside of Nashville are going to hear what a great singer she is." - Trisha Yearwood, in reference to the Nashville Music Awards

"She is the record holder on all scores: most bar sales, most door sales, and best female friend a music-club owner could have." - Amy Kurland, owner of the Bluebird Cafe, quoted in the Nashville Scene

" I haven't seen charisma like Mosser's since I watched Elvis when he was only 19." - Harlan Howard
 
 

For information about Jonell's new CD on Rockus Records, go to jonellmosser.com.

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