JIMMIE VAN ZANT
''MY NAME IS JIMMIE''
2008
39:04
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1 Woke Up This Morning 04:19
2 100 Proof 03:28
3 Polk Salad Annie 03:33
4 Redneck Revolution 04:43
5 Backwoods Preacher Man 03:15
6 King Of Nothing 03:56
7 Blue Collar Man 04:11
8 Spit Cup 01:09
9 Ray Ray's Juke Joint 03:12
10 Reason 03:02
11 Saving Grace 03:15
12 Dixie 00:58
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REVIEW
Michael Buffalo Smith, www.swampland.com
Jimmie Van Zant may have taken a while to get the attention he deserves, but with the release of My Name is Jimmie, there’s no doubt he will get lots of buzz. It seems Jimmie is hitting on all cylinders. with great musicians, backing vocals, top flight production and especially perfect song selection. The idea to cover the Sopranos theme song “Woke Up This Morning” was a brilliant decision, but adding a VanZant penned third verse (“I gotta get this rebel back to Jacksonville...”) that actually borders on rap was sheer genius. My only complaint is the need Jimmie has for dropping the “GD” bomb here, and several other times on the album. I’d prefer the “G” rated version.
Speaking of covers, Van Zant turns in an excellent rendition of Tony Joe White’s “Poke Salad Annie,” enhanced by banjo and Florida born country soul. Jimmie’s “Redneck Revolution” is the new redneck anthem, and I swear you can hear a little Johnny and a little Ronnie in the man’s voice. Really.
“Backwoods Preacher Man” is an awesome song, laden with swampy Dobro and super soul background babe vocals. Very cool. Again, the spoken intro and it’s expletive was not necessary, and may alienate some.
Van Zant makes Styx’s “Blue Collar Man” his own, and boy howdy does it rock. It was a song begging for a southern boy to sing it. There is a lot to love on this album, including the one minute nine seconds tune “Spit Cup.” Pure redneck poetry.
My favorite track is “Ray Ray’s Juke Joint” and it is downright awesome. It would be right at home on the same radio stations that play Jimmie’s cousin’s Johnny and Donnie. It is just plain killer. I like to play it loud. (“Three plays for a quarter on a jukebox in the corner and it’s full of Johnny, Ronnie and Donnie.”) There’s even a lead guitar refrain of “Dixie” tossed in with the sound of breaking glass and more from those mighty, mighty background singers. Say you want more stars and bars? There’s also a great one minute version of “Dixie” done instrumental style, with banjos, electric guitars and strings that wraps the album up.
“Reason” is another balls to the wall Southern Rock song. A little Skynyrd, a little Montgomery Gentry. Smokin.’ Then again, so are “100 Proof,” and “Saving Grace,” a potential country hit with lyrics about mama and daddy laid over a bed of pedal steel.
Simply stated, this is one of the best Southern rock albums I have heard in quite a while. The real deal. Coming from a VanZant, imagine that. I believe Ronnie would have loved it. I know I do.
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BIOGRAPHY/JAMBASE
www.jambase.com
Jimmie Van Zant was born in Jacksonville, Florida, a city known as "the home of southern rock royalty."
His mother spent hours every day playing gospel tunes on the family's upright piano encouraging Jimmie to start piano and guitar lessons at the age of six. Jimmie's home continued to be filled with music whenever cousin Ronnie Van Zant used his living room as a rehearsal space for the band that eventually became Lynyrd Skynyrd.
The tragedy of Ronnie's death in 1977 inspired Jimmie to focus on his own music career to honor the life and legacy of his cousin.
He formed his own group, signed with a record label and recorded his first album. "Southern Comfort" included the single "Ronnie's Song" co-written by Jimmie as a tribute to his beloved cousin. He still plays this number as requested at his live shows. In 2008, Jimmie released a second album "My Name is Jimmie," which included the hits "Ray Ray's Juke Joint" and “Redneck Revolution.
"Cut from the Same Cloth," Jimmie's upcoming album featuring collaboration with James Dean Hicks, Charlie Craig and Tommy Southern, has already yielded popular singles in the UK.
In 2011 Jimmie and the band appeared in the made-for-television documentary Boots 'N' BBQ Presents: Grills Gone Wild - from the Back Yard to Back Stage. The film, now available on DVD, is awaiting its network air date. Also in the works is a national television show, currently in development with Jimmie's management team and production company Chappell Films and Entertainment.
With conviction Jimmie states, "I have always believed that music can change peoples' lives and if I can do something to make someone's life a little more enjoyable, then I feel I have done my job well. That is why I am here and that is also the reason why there is Southern Rock."
With a microphone in hand and his family in his heart, Jimmie honors his "Freebyrd" family legacy with the music that is rooted in his soul in every song he sings.
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''MY NAME IS JIMMIE''
2008
39:04
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1 Woke Up This Morning 04:19
2 100 Proof 03:28
3 Polk Salad Annie 03:33
4 Redneck Revolution 04:43
5 Backwoods Preacher Man 03:15
6 King Of Nothing 03:56
7 Blue Collar Man 04:11
8 Spit Cup 01:09
9 Ray Ray's Juke Joint 03:12
10 Reason 03:02
11 Saving Grace 03:15
12 Dixie 00:58
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REVIEW
Michael Buffalo Smith, www.swampland.com
Jimmie Van Zant may have taken a while to get the attention he deserves, but with the release of My Name is Jimmie, there’s no doubt he will get lots of buzz. It seems Jimmie is hitting on all cylinders. with great musicians, backing vocals, top flight production and especially perfect song selection. The idea to cover the Sopranos theme song “Woke Up This Morning” was a brilliant decision, but adding a VanZant penned third verse (“I gotta get this rebel back to Jacksonville...”) that actually borders on rap was sheer genius. My only complaint is the need Jimmie has for dropping the “GD” bomb here, and several other times on the album. I’d prefer the “G” rated version.
Speaking of covers, Van Zant turns in an excellent rendition of Tony Joe White’s “Poke Salad Annie,” enhanced by banjo and Florida born country soul. Jimmie’s “Redneck Revolution” is the new redneck anthem, and I swear you can hear a little Johnny and a little Ronnie in the man’s voice. Really.
“Backwoods Preacher Man” is an awesome song, laden with swampy Dobro and super soul background babe vocals. Very cool. Again, the spoken intro and it’s expletive was not necessary, and may alienate some.
Van Zant makes Styx’s “Blue Collar Man” his own, and boy howdy does it rock. It was a song begging for a southern boy to sing it. There is a lot to love on this album, including the one minute nine seconds tune “Spit Cup.” Pure redneck poetry.
My favorite track is “Ray Ray’s Juke Joint” and it is downright awesome. It would be right at home on the same radio stations that play Jimmie’s cousin’s Johnny and Donnie. It is just plain killer. I like to play it loud. (“Three plays for a quarter on a jukebox in the corner and it’s full of Johnny, Ronnie and Donnie.”) There’s even a lead guitar refrain of “Dixie” tossed in with the sound of breaking glass and more from those mighty, mighty background singers. Say you want more stars and bars? There’s also a great one minute version of “Dixie” done instrumental style, with banjos, electric guitars and strings that wraps the album up.
“Reason” is another balls to the wall Southern Rock song. A little Skynyrd, a little Montgomery Gentry. Smokin.’ Then again, so are “100 Proof,” and “Saving Grace,” a potential country hit with lyrics about mama and daddy laid over a bed of pedal steel.
Simply stated, this is one of the best Southern rock albums I have heard in quite a while. The real deal. Coming from a VanZant, imagine that. I believe Ronnie would have loved it. I know I do.
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BIOGRAPHY/JAMBASE
www.jambase.com
Jimmie Van Zant was born in Jacksonville, Florida, a city known as "the home of southern rock royalty."
His mother spent hours every day playing gospel tunes on the family's upright piano encouraging Jimmie to start piano and guitar lessons at the age of six. Jimmie's home continued to be filled with music whenever cousin Ronnie Van Zant used his living room as a rehearsal space for the band that eventually became Lynyrd Skynyrd.
The tragedy of Ronnie's death in 1977 inspired Jimmie to focus on his own music career to honor the life and legacy of his cousin.
He formed his own group, signed with a record label and recorded his first album. "Southern Comfort" included the single "Ronnie's Song" co-written by Jimmie as a tribute to his beloved cousin. He still plays this number as requested at his live shows. In 2008, Jimmie released a second album "My Name is Jimmie," which included the hits "Ray Ray's Juke Joint" and “Redneck Revolution.
"Cut from the Same Cloth," Jimmie's upcoming album featuring collaboration with James Dean Hicks, Charlie Craig and Tommy Southern, has already yielded popular singles in the UK.
In 2011 Jimmie and the band appeared in the made-for-television documentary Boots 'N' BBQ Presents: Grills Gone Wild - from the Back Yard to Back Stage. The film, now available on DVD, is awaiting its network air date. Also in the works is a national television show, currently in development with Jimmie's management team and production company Chappell Films and Entertainment.
With conviction Jimmie states, "I have always believed that music can change peoples' lives and if I can do something to make someone's life a little more enjoyable, then I feel I have done my job well. That is why I am here and that is also the reason why there is Southern Rock."
With a microphone in hand and his family in his heart, Jimmie honors his "Freebyrd" family legacy with the music that is rooted in his soul in every song he sings.
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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