Jill Jack
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Jill Jack is an American
singer-songwriter
from Ferndale, Michigan
. As of May 2011, she has released seven album
s, ranging from soul to rock, to folk and country. She leads a band of the same name.
Her CD Moon and the Morning After won the 2006 Detroit Music Awards
for Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Recording. Writing for Allmusic, Thom Jurek called it, "an exceptionally honest rock & roll record, ... one that delivers musically as well as lyrically in spades and diamonds."
United States
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singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
from Ferndale, Michigan
Ferndale, Michigan
Ferndale is adjacent to the cities of Detroit to the south, Oak Park to the west, Hazel Park to the east, Pleasant Ridge to the north, Royal Oak Township to the southwest, and Royal Oak to the north....
. As of May 2011, she has released seven album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s, ranging from soul to rock, to folk and country. She leads a band of the same name.
Her CD Moon and the Morning After won the 2006 Detroit Music Awards
Detroit Music Awards
The Detroit Music Awards was initially proposed in 1988. Presented by the Motor City Music Foundation, the multi-genre awards ceremony was established to bring recognition to Detroit area musicians. The first award show was held in 1992 at Detroit's Music Hall, and moved to the State Theatre in...
for Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Recording. Writing for Allmusic, Thom Jurek called it, "an exceptionally honest rock & roll record, ... one that delivers musically as well as lyrically in spades and diamonds."
Discography
- Watch Over Me (1997) Drum Dancer
- Too Close To The Sun (1998) Drum Dancer
- Live From Billy's Basement (1999) Drum Dancer
- The Love Hotel (2001) Drum Dancer
- Live and Unplugged (2004)
- Moon and the Morning After (2006) Uphill Productions
- Songwriter Sessions (2009) Uphill Productions