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| By now Ingram's rise to national prominence is almost the stuff of legend. Before his Dallas college days, he grew up in Houston, Texas, and was raised on a musical diet of such Texas legends as Lefty Frizzell, Jerry Jeff Walker and Townes Van Zandt, as well as country giants like Hank Williams, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. Equally influenced by and raised on rock luminaries like The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, Jack’s repertoire was well-rounded from a young age. While in college at SMU, he picked up the guitar and started teaching himself the songs he loved by heroes like Nelson as well as writing songs of his own. He soon landed a weekly gig at Adair's, a local honky-tonk, where he developed his first Beat Up Ford Band and built an avid following. His growing local popularity became a burgeoning phenomenon as his three self-released albums began selling thousands of copies in the Dallas area and then throughout Texas, eventually racking up sales of about 50,000 CDs on his own label. The path Ingram forged during and after college as an independent artist has since been followed by numerous other acts in the Lone Star State, yet none of them have yet to come close to equaling the quality of his musical accomplishments. By the time Ingram released his first major label album in 1997, Livin' Or Dyin' (Rising Tide), his sights were set on greater goals. The record landed Ingram in the proud Texas lineage of Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle (who produced the album) and Robert Earl Keen as an artist and songwriter of unique vision and lasting impact. His debut Lucky Dog releases, 1999's Hey You and 2001’s Electric even further impressed listeners with its extension of Ingram's creative leap from his honky-tonk roots to an expansive and eloquent modern country style. The Washington Post referred to a "rough-house charm that's hard to resist," while BarnesandNoble.com touted him as "a major voice in development." Ingram rarely takes a break though occasionally changes the pace to solo acoustic coffeehouse shows. He averages some 200 dates a year in a multitude of venues - from rock clubs to country bars to fairs and even film (he appeared in the movies Hope Floats and Abilene). In all of these venues, he consistently puts on a high-octane show. Jack comments, "For me, the best part about a good live show is emotions that are conveyed in the songs. When people gather together to have a party, of course they_re going to have fun, but when people gather together on a much more emotional level, now that is what creates something lasting. I hope my songs are the conduit for that kind of experience." |
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 "The ultimate anti-hat act." BILLBOARD "Jack Ingram combines the incisiveness of country songwriting with the cocky swagger of rock’n’roll." USA TODAY "A songwriter of substance, a singer of depth, a musician with the courage of his convictions." DALLAS OBSERVER "One of the leading lights of the Texas music revolution." AUSTIN CHRONICLE "Ingram's charm and talent are full-blown and undeniable." ST. LOUIS RIVERFRONT TIMES "Jack Ingram makes country music that is remarkably free from the usual Nashville nonsense." CHICAGO TRIBUNE "….An electrifying performer." CMT.com "This Dallas-based country rocker gets better with each release. Crank it up and let it rock." DALLAS MORNING NEWS Kay Clary Commotion PR Nashville, Tenn. 615-467-6677email kay@commotionpr.com~ |
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| JACK INGRAM UNLEASHES LIVE ALBUM "Live At Billy Bob’s Texas" finds Beat-Up Ford Band firing on all pistons Live at Billy Bob’s Texas (Smith Music, November 11) gives the people what they want: Jack Ingram at his live-wire best. Recorded in front of a crazed Lone Star crowd last July at the famous Ft. Worth nightclub, Ingram and his Beat-Up Ford band are caught firing on all pistons. "I’m real proud of the Beat-Up Ford band and how we’ve sounded lately," Ingram says. "I thought it was a good time to capture what we do on stage. We had a huge, rowdy crowd that was standing on tables. People were getting in fights and getting kicked out – it was wild and we loved it, a typical night at Billy Bob’s for us. The club is an icon on the Texas music scene, and it’s also always been a part of my musical education. It’s where I first saw Willie Nelson. It’s where I saw Merle Haggard, Jerry Jeff Walker, and the Mavericks." Live at Billy Bob’s, features 15 fan favorites from Ingram’s show. It combines originals like "Run to Me" and "We’re All In This Together" with pumped-up covers of the honky-tonk standard "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)" and the Waylon Jennings’ classic "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?" As always, Ingram’s music is rooted in classic Texas roadhouse country music, but it’s presented with the in-your-face energy of such outlaws (and Ingram influences) as Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker and Steve Earle. Billy Minick, Billy Bob’s chief executive, marvels at how much energy Ingram puts into a performance – and at the boisterous response his shows always get. "I think Jack is the next artist to break out of this republic and become a national star," Minick says. "I see all the artists, the ones on their way up and the ones on their way down, and Jack’s got the talent and that way of connecting with fans that the best ones always have. His crowds get bigger and wilder each time he plays." Ingram, for his part, loves playing venues like Billy Bob’s, where it’s about connecting with crowds more than about trends or No. 1 hits. "There’s always been two kinds of music," Ingram says. "There’s the kind that’s slick, and there’s the kind that’s about feeling and emotion. It’s not about being alternative or not. It’s about being real or not." JackIngram.net SmithMusic.com CommotionPR.com (jpeg art available) TOUR DATES: http://www.jackingram.net/mainframe.html For more information: Commotion PR ~ Kay Clary / Donica Christensen 615.467.6677 kay@commotionpr.com / donica@commotionpr.com |
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