J O
N E L L M O S S E R
BIOGRAPHY
Jonell Mosser followed
up her highly acclaimed Siren Songs debut
So Like Joy with her CD,
Enough
Rope.
Co-produced with
Tom Britt, and featuring a track produced
by
George Massenburg and
John Hall, this record has been embraced by Americana and Triple A radio
stations.
A Kentucky native
who moved to Nashville in the 1980¹s, Jonell worked with the cream
of Music City¹s players, singers and writers while building a reputation
as one of the hottest performers in town. Her first album, "
Around
Townes", was a collection of interpretations of
Townes Van Zandt songs.
What started as a demo project for Townes to get cuts by Nashville¹s
female singers wound up becoming a CD master when Jonell¹s "demo" performances knocked everyone off their feet.
So
Like Joy was the culmination of a creative relationship that began
when Jonell met John Hall in the late 1980's. It
contains 12 of the 50 or so songs on which Mosser and Hall have
collaborated. Produced by John Hall and featuring some of Woodstock¹s
best musicians in addition to Jonell¹s Nashville stalwarts, the CD
charted in the Triple A, Americana, and AC formats. It also established
the formidable vocalist as a songwriter in her own right.
Jonell's CD,
Enough
Rope, broadens Jonell¹s resume to include production. Calling
the shots with co-producer and guitarist Tom Britt, Jonell gathered a moving,
personal collection of songs that show her as a blues shouter, a rock diva,
a traditional singer of folk protest and gospel songs, always honoring
the song before showing off her chops. Including one track co-produced
by the legendary George Massenburg and John Hall, featuring bass wizard
Victor Wooten and the late drum guru Larry Londin,
Enough
Rope continues to be heard on the airwaves of dozens of American radio
stations. The latest track to receive attention, and to cross over
to some country stations, is the prayerful "Peace Stories" which seems
eerily prescient in the light of recent events.
Jonell Mosser has
signed with Rockus Records.
For information
about Jonell's new CD, Time Will Do The Talkin', go
to
jonellmosser.com.
Jonell Mosser 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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