Jack Johnson By Laura Cross Jack Johnson Born

Jack Johnson By: Laura Cross

Jack Johnson • Born May 18, 1975 • Son of Legendary Surfer, Jeff Johnson. • North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii • Surfing became a dependent addiction for him, surfing 3 -4 hours every day by the age of 5. • At 17, competed in the Pipeline Masters in Maui, Hawaii. • Surfing Injury caused shift to music.

Early Musical Life • Love For Music Began Early • Began Playing Guitar at 8 • Black Sabbath, The Doors, Violent Femmes. • Self Taught Guitarist. • UC Santa Barbara. • Filmography • Music

Music Style • • Surf Music Laid Back Beach Bum Life Mellow Sounds of Nature Love of Humanity Love From Humanity Folk, Blues, Reagge

Breaking Into Musical Career • Directed Documentary “Thicker Than Water” • Johnson’s Songs were used in Soundtrack • Video of Year by Surfer Magazine • Directed 2 nd Film “September Sessions” • Songs covered by G Love and the Special Sauce • Toured with Ben Harper in 2001

Discography • Brushfire Fairytales - 2001 • On and On - 2002 • In Between Dreams – 2005 • Curious George – 2006 • Sleep Through the Static -2008 • To The Sea – 2010 • From Here Now To You - 2013

“Flake” Brushfire Fairytales – 2001 https: //youtu. be/5 Fn. L 3 p. Nve. M 0

“Flake” was a Billboard Top 100 hit that was on the Brushfire Fairytales album in 2001. It was later released as Jack Johnson’s debut single in August of 2002. The single first debuted on the Billboard Top 100 in August of 2002 and reached its peak on the chart at number 73. Ben Harper accompanied Jack playing the slide guitar in this laid back, island style song about a guy that can’t follow through with his commitments to a girl always being a “Flake”. Brushfire Fairytales – 2001 https: //youtu. be/5 Fn. L 3 p. Nve. M 0

“Flake” 1. 0: 00 – 0: 19 Intro – Rhythm Guitar 2. 0: 20 – 0: 39 Verse - Vocals Start 3. 0: 40 – 0: 59 Pre Chorus - Percussion In, Keyboard In, Bass In 4. 1: 00 – 1: 39 Chorus 5. 1: 40 – 1: 59 Verse 6. 2: 00 – 2: 21 Pre Chorus 7. 2: 22 – 2: 59 Chorus 8. 3: 00 – 4: 06 Coda

“Sitting, Waiting, Wishing” In Between Dreams– 2005 https: //youtu. be/Udyig. Y 9 orew

“Sitting, Waiting, Wishing” Sitting, Waiting, Wishing was another top hit released in February of 2005 and released as a single in March of 2005. The song spent 19 weeks on the Billboard Top 100 charts reaching a high spot of number 66. The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. In Between Dreams– 2005 https: //youtu. be/Udyig. Y 9 orew

“Sitting, Waiting, Wishing” 1. 0: 00 – 0: 19 Intro – Rhythm Guitar 2. 0: 20 – 0: 53 Pause for Mid song Hair in Mouth and water break – Glad he has a sense of Humor 3. 0: 54 – 1: 10 Verse - Vocals Start 4. 1: 11 – 1: 29 Chorus – Percussion In, Piano In, Base In 5. 1: 30 – 1: 48 Verse 6. 1: 49 – 2: 09 Chorus 7. 2: 10 – 2: 44 Bridge 8. 2: 45 – 3: 00 Verse 9. 3: 01 – 3: 20 Chorus 10. 3: 21 – 3: 43 Coda (also Chorus)

“Staple It Together” In Between Dreams– 2005 https: //youtu. be/SSue. AIkv. Bto

“Staple It Together” Staple It Together was another top hit released on the In Between Dreams album in in February of 2005. The lyrics to this song came around first. Johnson used the saying “staple it together and call it bad weather” one day and it just stuck. He liked the saying so much that he wrote lyrics around the saying. The band really just goofed off jamming and playing with different riffs in between shows while on tour and came up with the music to fit the song. In Between Dreams– 2005 https: //youtu. be/SSue. AIkv. Bto

“Staple It Together” 1. 0: 00 – 0: 32 Intro – Rhythm Guitar 2. 0: 33 – 0: 53 Verse - Vocals Start 3. 0: 54 – 1: 05 Chorus 4. 1: 06 – 1: 34 Verse 5. 1: 35 – 1: 46 Chorus 6. 1: 47 – 1: 55 Bridge 7. 1: 56 – 2: 25 Verse 8. 2: 26 – 2: 36 Chorus 9. 2: 37 – 3: 13 Coda

Bibliography Andrew Leahey, Rovi. Jack Johnson. Billboard Magazine. 2015. Web. 29 Oct. 2015 http: //www. billboard. com/artist/303967/jack-johnson/biography Biography. com Editors. Jack Johnson Biography. The Biography. com Website. A&E Television Networks. 2015. Web. 29 Oct. 2015 http: //www. biography. com/people/jack-johnson-21243637#music-career Jack Johnson Music. Brushfire Records. 2015. Web. 29 Oct. 2015 http: //jackjohnsonmusic. com/home You. Tube. com. Web. 29 Oct 2015 https: //youtu. be/5 Fn. L 3 p. Nve. M 0 https: //youtu. be/Udyig. Y 9 orew https: //youtu. be/SSue. AIkv. Bto

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