JR ON NEW YEARS EVE SHOW - DEC 31 -

Jon will help ring in the New Year on PBS/NPR affiliates, performing in some capacity. Also performing are Sam Bush, Emmylou Harris, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan.....

JR TO PERFORM BENEFIT FOR FALLEN SOLDIER - DEC 30 -

Kristi Kruger and Jon Randall (recently added to the lineup) will perform at a memorial show to honor LTC Eric John Kruger, who was killed in Iraq on November 2nd, 2006. The show takes place at 9 pm on January 12th at Opening Bell Coffee (formerly Standard & Pours), 1409 South Lamar Street, Dallas, Texas . Kristi opens, but stick around for a special performance by CMA and Grammy award winning songwriter Jon Randall. January 12th is his birthday. A donation jar will be passed around, portions of which will go to a fund for his children. He left behind four children and a wife, Sara. If you are unable to make the show and in a financial position to do so, please consider making a donation to Kristi's brother's memorial fund. Any amount is fine and all contributions are greatly appreciated.
Make payable to "The Memorial Fund for Children of LTC Eric Kruger"
The Memorial Fund for Children of LTC Eric Kruger
4850 Langdale Way
Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Songwriter and artist Kristy Krüger has an extensive history in music that spans classical, jazz, traditional country, folk, and rock genres. Throughout the course of her career as a pianist and composer, Krüger won a multitude of state, national, and international awards for jazz and classical composition and performance. When she shifted gears into the world of the singer/songwriter, she brought a broad spectrum of influences with her, ranging from Hank Williams, Sr. to Miles Davis as she criss-crossed the country, touring alone for over six years. Her untraditional jazz-influenced approach to folk music has carried her throughout the United States, and secured her status as a favorite in her hometown of Dallas, Texas. The Dallas Morning News says she has grown into one of the most eclectic singers in the area, citing her as a "female Tom Waits." Krüger has also received two nominations for Best Acoustic Act and recently won the 2006 Dallas Observer Music Award from Dallas' leading entertainment weekly for Best Female Vocalist. KRISTY KRUGER

STARLING ALBUM OUT IN '07 - DEC 3 -

Jon contributes harmony vocals to John Starling & Carolina Star's new record. He's on two tracks on Starling's MySpace page. Check it out at http://www.myspace.com/johnstarlingandcarolinastar .

CHRISTMAS TIME IS NEAR - NOV 29 -

On December 13, 7:00 PM @ Christ Church Cathedral at 900 Broadway in downtown Nashville - Seventh Annual "Nashville Unlimited" Christmas Concert - Performers already confirmed include Emmylou Harris, John Prine, John Cowan, The Nashville Mandolin Ensemble, Three Ring Circle, Jon Randall, Lorianna Matera and some exciting "Mystery Guests". Dave Pomeroy and Don Henry will co-host. The concert is free with a suggested minimum donation of $15. Seating is on a "First Come, First Serve" basis, and the doors will open at 5:30 PM. Earwave Records' "The Best of Nashville Unlimited Christmas" CD, will be available for sale at the show and online at www.davepomeroy.com. Sales will also benefit Room In The Inn. Recorded highlights from last year's show will air on WPLN FM - 90.3 on Saturday, Dec. 23 at 7:00 p.m. as the "6th Annual Nashville Unlimited Christmas Special".

ENGAGED - NOV 18 -

Jon Randall and Jessi Alexander are engaged to be married, as announced on the Grand Ole Opry on November 18, 2006 by host Emmylou Harris. Harris invited Jon to sing on "If I Needed You", and Jon brought Jessi out to sing "Whiskey Lullaby".

BLUEBIRD PERFORMANCE - NOV 17 -

JR performs at the Bluebird 12/2 with Gary Nicholson, Kimmie Rhodes, Beth Nielsen Chapman. See www.bluebirdcafe.com for more details.

He'll also support Jessi Alexander on guitar/backup on 12/12 at 3rd and Lindsley. It's a gig with Gary Nicholson (Whitey Johnson).

JR ON THE OPRY WITH EMMYLOU HARRIS - OCT 10 -

Jon will be on the Grand Ole Opry this Friday and Saturday (not televised). You can stream it online at www.wsmonline.com .

The Friday and Saturday segments will air at 8:30-9:00 P.M. with an additional Saturday segment at 11:00 P.M. on Saturday.

OUT ON THE ROAD WITH EARL SCRUGGS - OCT 17 -

Jon has been out on the road with Earl Scruggs & Friends. Here's a picture of Earl at B.B. Kings in New York, courtesy Daniel Arnold.

LOVELY HARMONY - OCT 10 -

Jon provides harmony on Vince Gill's new four CD release, These Days, available October 13, 2006.

NEW CUT ON THE LOST TRAILERS CD - SEP 2 -

Jon has a new cut on The Lost Trailers' new CD. The ballad is called "All This Love" and was co-written with Paul Overstreet and Gary Nicholson. The CD is in stores now.

A FEW TRISHA SHOWS CANCELLED - AUG 26 -

A few shows on which Jon Randall and Jessi Alexander were to open for Trisha Yearwood have been cancelled, according to a DJ in the Boston area, to a "death in the family". See Trisha Yearwood's official website. Contact the venue(s) if you need to obtain a refund or if there is a potential replacement date.

JON ON LORIANNA MATERA'S CD - AUG 24 -

Jon Randall provides harmony on "Wandering Heart" on Lorianna Matera's new CD, Nobody's Angel. The CD, produced by Dave Pomeroy (bandleader for Jon's "Walking Among the Living" CD), is distributed by Earwave Records. Hear a clip and purchase the CD at Dave Pomeroy's website.

"EVERYONE'S HERO" SOUNDTRACK - AUG 17 -

The soundtrack to the new "Everyone's Hero" movie will be released on September 12th. The CD features a duet by Jon Randall and Jessi Alexander, "The Best Day of My Life". Hear a clip at Sony's site.

EARL SCRUGGS DATES - AUG 14 -

Check the tour page for a listing of tour dates including Jon performing as part of Earl Scruggs with Family and Friends in October. These shows mostly consist of Jon on guitar, singing backup and occasionally singing lead on a few songs.

NEW DATE ADDED - AUG 1 -

Jon Randall will participate in a CMA event bringing country music to New York City at Joe's Pub on August 29th. See the Tour page for more information.

ALL OVER THE WORLD - JULY 10 -

The XM Radio show, "Music City Connection: Heroes Behind The Hits", that Jon taped with Jessi Alexander, Matraca Berg, and Jeff Hanna in May (see below) will air on XM Radio's channel 10 - America on the following airdates:

Monday, July 31 - 12:00 P.M. ET

Thursday, Aug 3 - 12:00 A.M. ET (9:00 P.M. Wednesday PT)

Friday, Aug 4 - 10:00 A.M. ET

Saturday, Aug 5 - 12:00 A.M. ET (9:00 P.M. Friday PT)

Jon Randall has parted ways with Sony BMG Nashville.

CMA FEST IN NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 12 -

Jon Randall performs at the “Saturday in the Park Show” at the Greased Lightning® Daytime Stages at Riverfront Park on Saturday, June 10 in Downtown Nashville during the 2006 CMA Music Festival. Photographer: Theresa Montgomery / CMA. Provided by Country Music Association.

From Peter Cooper, writing a special feature for USA Today:

"The best of the in-the-sunshine artists included bluegrass band The Grascals, country legend Mel Tillis, newcomer Eric Church, country-soul belter T. Graham Brown, Americana band Pinmonkey and singer/songwriter/ superpicker Jon Randall."

CHOO CHOO! - JUNE 5 -

Jon Randall, along with Jim McBride, have written a new tune that three artists have recorded already. Titled "Train Without A Whistle", the song has been recorded by Pam Tillis, Meridian (a new duo produced by Carl Jackson and comprised of MC Potts and Lona Heins), and Lauren Lucas for their upcoming projects.

Some of the lyrics: "He's a train without a whistle/You won't ever hear a sound/By the time the heartache hits you/He's already out of town/This may be your only warning/Driving down that track/He's a train without a whistle/And he ain't comin' back" .

XM TAPING - JUNE 3 -

Pictured at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel before the taping are XM Satellite Radio Highway 16 program director Jon Anthony, Jeff Hanna, Matraca Berg, Jessi Alexander, Jon Randall, and Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau president Butch Spyridon. Photo copyright 2006 Alan Mayor. Do not use without permission.

On Wednesday, May 17, Matraca Berg, Jeff Hanna ("Bless the Broken Road", founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), and Jessi Alexander ("Canyon Prayer") shared stories and songs with Jon Randall ("Whiskey Lullaby") for a new XM Radio show, "Music City Connection: Heroes Behind The Hits". The show will air sometime this summer on XM Radio's Highway 16 channel, and possibly on XM 10 - America.

"Music City Connection: Heroes Behind The Hits" is a new series produced by the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau exclusively for XM Satellite Radio. Each month, we'll feature some of Music City's most prolific songwriters -- from all genres of music -- and give fans a never-before-heard perspective into some of the biggest songs of all-time! The series is certainly based in "mainstream country" for the most part, but selected shows will feature esteemed songwriters from other genres of music.

ON THE ROAD - MAY 20 -

From the Norwich Bulletin:

Country couple Jessi Alexander and Jon Randall have been added as the opening acts for country music superstars Clint Black and Dwight Yoakam at a June 21 concert in Dodd Stadium in Norwich, CT.

All tickets are $60 general admission seating and may be purchased at the Dodd Stadium box office, 887-7962, Ext. 5 or through all Ticketmaster outlets. Alexander hit the country music scene with her 2005 hit album "Honeysuckle Sweet." Randall, a Sony/Epic records artist, recently released his new album "Walking Among the Living."

THE REVIEWS COME IN - MAY 16 -

From the Palm Beach Post:

"I loved Wrong Side of Memphis, from the Hearts in Armor album, and on Walkaway Joe, her duet with Don Henley, Yearwood invited Jon Randall on stage to sing Henley's part. Randall and Jessi Alexander, who wrote the song Baby Don't You Let Go on Jasper County, opened for Yearwood, performing without a band, just the two of them and their guitars. The crowd listened politely until Randall performed Whiskey Lullaby, the song he co-wrote with Bill Anderson and which Brad Paisley and Allison Krause made a No. 1 hit. The crowd came alive, cheering for one of the most heart-wrenching ballads ever written. Most of the audience had never heard of Randall or Alexander but their set was the perfect appetizer."

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/search/content/accent/epaper/2006/05/16/a6e_yearwood_0516.html

Check out the latest Frets magazine article on Jon...

ON THE ROAD - MAY 4 -

More dates (opening for Trisha Yearwood) have been added to the tour page.

ON YOUR TV SETS - APRIL 29 -

Jon Randall will be on the TV show "Commerce County Line", hosted by former roommate Brad Davis (also a former member of the Sam Bush Band). The show is 30 minutes long and will be all about Jon Randall, on iTelevision affiliate KPXD (Channel 68) in the Dallas/Ft. Worth broadcast region.

It was originally scheduled for April, then May. It has now been pushed to June. Being that CCL is a new show with the network, CCL will have to maintain flexible scheduling to fit iTelevision Networks programing.

Air dates:

June 2 (10:30 pm)

June 3 (10:30 pm)

June 4 (1:30 pm)

ON YOUR TV SETS APRIL 4 -

Jon Randall and Jessi Alexander will be backing up John Corbett on a couple of TV shows throughout the month of April.

Here is the tentative schedule:

Monday, 4/3/06 - The View

Tuesday, 4/5/06 - CNN Showbiz Today

Wednesday, 4/5/06 - Tony Danza Show

Thursday, 4/6/06 - Fox & Friends

Saturday, 4/22/06 - Emeril Live

TBA - Martha

TV SETS - MARCH 31 -

Jon Randall recently taped an appearance for "Three Guys and a Chick Flick" for the WE (Women's Entertainment) network. The episode will air on March 31, 2006 during the 7:30 PM and 12AM movie, "Sweet Dreams". More...

THE REVIEWS COME IN - MARCH 23 -

JON RANDALL & JESSI ALEXANDER / Where the Soul of Man Never Dies
Writer: traditional; Producer: John Carter Cash; Publisher: public domain; Dualtone (track)
—Voices of the Spirit: The Gospel of the South compiles acoustic performances by the likes of Connie Smith, Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill, The Mighty Clouds of Joy and The Fisk Jubilee Singers. It contains a number of vocal collaborations, but none more enjoyable or newsworthy than this one. Jon and Jessi are presently recording duets for Sony, so this charming twine of their voices is a sneak preview of more to come. If this is a sample I, for one, cannot wait. 

IN NASHVILLE - MARCH 11 -

Jon Randall and Jessi Alexander attended the Thursday night (March 9, 2006) Nashville premiere of Neil Young's new concert film, Heart of Gold. See a photo of them at CMT's website. Scroll down to the bottom and click "View photos from the Nashville premiere".

ALL OVER THE PLACE - MARCH 5 -

Jon Randall's Mountain Stage performance, taped in late January, will air the week after March 31, 2006. For example, Montana Public Radio will air the episode April 3, 2006 from 7:30-9:30 P.M. Find out your local station here. Some stations also stream the show live. Other artists on the show will include Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, The Biscuit Burners, Shawn Camp and Alecia Nugent.

ALL OVER THE PLACE - MARCH 2 -

Check the Tour page for additional JR performances that have just been added.

IN TEXAS - MARCH 2 -

Jon Randall will be on the TV show "Commerce County Line", hosted by former roommate Brad Davis (also a former member of the Sam Bush Band). The show is 30 minutes long and will be all about Jon Randall, on iTelevision affiliate KPXD (Channel 68) in the Dallas/Ft. Worth broadcast region.

The show tapes live on March 21, 2006 at The Hangout in Commerce, TX. Doors open at 5 PM; Jon is at 8 PM. To purchase tickets to the live show, contact: The Hangout at 903-886-1222.

More information is at http://www.myccl.tv.

ALL OVER THE WORLD - FEBRUARY 24 -

The new gospel CD produced by John Carter Cash, Voice of the Spirit, Gospel of the South, will feature Jon Randall and Jessi Alexander singing a duet, "Where the Soul of A Man Never Dies". The album will be released April 4, 2006, but you can pre-order it now at Echotunes' website.

Other artists on the album include Mavis Staples and Marty Stuart, Tony Rice and John Cowan, the late Johnny Cash, Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill, Connie Smith, and Ronnie & Del McCoury.

ALL OVER THE WORLD - FEBRUARY 17 - Jon Randall appears on XM 12's Wired In on Wednesday, February 22, 2006. It is a broadcast of Jon's concert at 3rd and Lindsley with his band that took place in early January 2006. You can listen online with a free trial at XM's site. It will re-broadcast on Friday, February 24, 2006 at 11:00 AM ET and Sunday, February 26, 2006 at 1:00 PM ET.

IN NASHVILLE - FEBRUARY 17 - A very happy birthday to Jon Randall Stewart!

See the latest Tour updates in the Tour section to the left. Newly added dates include performances with Emmylou Harris.

IN NASHVILLE - FEBRUARY 9 - This just in from CMT: "Gretchen Wilson has contributed a rendition of "Sunday Morning Coming Down" for the tribute The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson. The album will be released by American Roots Publishing on June 27 in honor of Kristofferson's 70th birthday. Wilson recorded and co-produced the track in Buddy Miller's studio. Musicians on the session included Jon Randall (guitar and harmony vocals), Larry Atamanuik (drums), Byron House (stand-up bass) and Phil Madeira (keyboards)."

Jon is briefly seen on GAC's Country Music Across America "Country In The Rockies" edition which debuts on Thursday, February 9th and airs for two weeks.

ON TV - FEBRUARY 8 - A re-broadcast of the November Grand Ole Opry show, hosted by Vince Gill, will air on Saturday, February 11, 2006 on GAC. At the end of the show, Vince brings out surprise guest Jon Randall, who performs a portion of "Whiskey Lullaby" with Vince for the broadcast. John Corbett also sings the Randall/Gary Nicholson tune, "Whole Other Bottle of Whiskey".

IN CYBERSPACE, ALL ACROSS THE WORLD - FEBRUARY 3 - Hear the listening party at CMT.com for the new Hands Across the Water benefit CD, featuring Jon Randall's "Get Through It"!

IN CYBERSPACE, ALL ACROSS THE WORLD - FEBRUARY 2 - Time flies when you're working hard and having fun. JonRandallFans.com celebrated its five-year anniversary on January 25th, by holding a party that featured a surprise visit from a man in a gorilla suit <kidding> .

ALL ACROSS THE WORLD - FEBRUARY 1 - Country News: "A tribute to Kris Kristofferson, "The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson" will be out in June, featuring the likes of Willie Nelson, Rosanne Cash and Shooter Jennings. - The 18-song disc will be out June 27 on American Roots Publishing, the label of Tamara Saviano, a Grammy Aware-winning Nashville publicist. Harris will sing "The Pilgrim" with Jon Randall and Sam Bush. Actor Russell Crowe will sing "Darby's Castle." Nelson does "The Legend." Jennings will sing "The Silver Tongued Devil & I." Rodney Crowell performs "Come Sundown," while R&B singer Brian McKnight turns in a version of "Me & Bobby McGee." Jessi Colter sings "The Captive," and Cash sings "Loving Him Was Easier."

CHARLESTON, WV - JANUARY 26 - Dan LeRoy at The Daily Mail has written an article on Jon Randall: 'Whiskey' changed everything' . Read it at their website!

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - JANUARY 21 - The Grand Rapids Press' 2005 Best Picks - JACK LEAVER:
"1. Jon Randall, "Walking Among the Living" -- With his first release in six years, this often overlooked, but talented singer and songwriter achieved brilliance, first of all by creating the poignant "Whiskey Lullaby" and recording this mostly acoustic album that is outstanding. "

FROM WEST VIRGINIA TO COLORADO - JANUARY 20 - Jon tapes a performance for the Mountain Stage radio program on January 29th, 2006 at 5:30 PM. Get tickets now - $10.50 in advance, $15.00 at the door. Eventually, it will air on NPR and community radio stations.

Jon will then fly out early on 1/30/06 to Crested Butte, CO to spend a couple days participating in "Country in the Rockies".

ALL ACROSS THE WORLD - JANUARY 15-

Pictured (L to R): John Cowan, Darrell Scott, Maura O’Connell, John Briggs (ASCAP) Beth Nielsen Chapman, Mike Sistad (ASCAP), Tim O’Brien, Herky Williams (ASCAP), Jim Lauderdale, Compass Records co-founders Garry West & Alison Brown, Jon Randall & co-producer Andrea Zonn. Photo courtesy Music Row magazine.

Jon Randall has provided a song, "Get Through It" to be used on a new disc, Hands Across the Water, an album to benefit tsunami victims. He performed the song on Nashville TV's "Talk of the Town" with Andrea Zonn and Alison Brown, and also performed it at a press conference with Zonn. See a clip of the press conference from News Channel 4...

ASSOCIATED PRESS - JANUARY 4th - Associated Press reviews unnoticed albums from 2005:

Jon Randall, ‘Walking Among the Living’

Except for a few largely unnoticed albums, Jon Randall has played the role of an anonymous Nashville sideman and songwriter for the past 15 years. Then along came the Country Music Association’s song of the year, “Whiskey Lullaby,” that he wrote with Bill Anderson, followed by “Walking Among the Living,” and — lo and behold — he’s a singer-songwriter. And a darn listenable one at that.

With an effortless tenor comparable to Vince Gill’s, it’s a wonder it has taken this long for him to earn a spot with a major label. The album is steeped in traditional country/bluegrass with a sparse, largely acoustic accompaniment. One high point on a CD with no low points is the poignant “North Carolina Moon,” begun 15 years ago by Randall’s father and completed by the son. Sonya Isaacs’ harmony completes a lovely package.

Randall’s version of “Whiskey Lullaby” is more somber than the Brad Paisley-Alison Krauss hit version, darkened by a cello and string section accompaniment — the only violins on an album otherwise full of fiddles.

Along with Isaacs, he’s joined on the album by Patty Loveless in the ultimate cheating song, “I Shouldn’t Do This” and by Krauss on the solemn “No Southern Comfort.”

While ballads are his forte, Randall can be compared to the Eagles on the lilting “Long Way Down” and shows his rockabilly side on “Austin” in an album that’s notable not only by his performances but by the range of songs — all but one with his name on it.

The lone exception is “My Life” by R.L. Castleman, who penned “The Lucky One” for Krauss. It’s an uptempo delight on which he’s joined in a “new grass” jam by Sam Bush, Bela Fleck and John Cowan.    —Tom Gardner

NASHVILLE, TN - JANUARY 3RD - Happy New Year!

NASHVILLE, TN DECEMBER 27 - Happy Holidays from JonRandallFans.com! The Tennessean has named Jon Randall's Walking Among the Living as one of the best albums of 2005. See the whole list...

On February 16, 2006, Jon Randall will join Miranda Lambert, Craig Morgan, Bob DiPiero, and Tim Nichols, as they perform acoustically during the "WCRS Live!" session at the Country Radio Seminar. The event is sponsored by BMI and will take place at the Nashville Convention Center.

In other JR news, he just completed a string of dates in Texas with Jessi Alexander, Gary Nicholson, and Brad Davis. As the Dallas Morning News reports, John Corbett showed up at their Poor David's Pub show. John and Jon sang a song Jon and Jessi co-wrote, "Cash", which appears on John's new album. Hear a clip and buy the album....

And, just a note, perhaps you may have missed something from early 2005 - did you know that Jon Randall and Carl Jackson have a cut on James King's album, The Bluegrass Storyteller? The title: "Cold Hard Facts of Lies". More information at Rounder Records...

NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 13 - Jon Randall, Jessi Alexander, Gary Nicholson, and Brad Davis joined Ray Wylie Hubbard to trade songs and stories on Tuesday, December 13th, 2005. The show aired on KNBT in New Braunfels, TX, and was hosted by Ray Wylie Hubbard.

NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 8 - Listen to Jon Randall in an interview with Melissa Block, which aired on All Things Considered on December 7, 2005, on NPR stations.

NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 25 - You may have missed Jon in late October on New England Cable News on the show "Good Morning Live". Jon talks about his first job in Nashville, delivering balloons in a gorilla outfit, and performs "Walking Among the Living", the title track of his new album. Watch it at NECN's website...

NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 21-

Grand Ole Opry viewers on Saturday, November 19th, 2005, got a treat when Vince Gill welcomed tour-mate Jon Randall out to the stage to sing the CMA Song of the Year that Randall co-wrote with Bill Anderson, "Whiskey Lullaby". Gill commented that he has known him for twenty years now. Before Randall's performance, actor-turned-singer John Corbett (of the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", and "Sex and the City) performed a new song, co-written by Jon Randall and Gary Nicholson, called "Whole Other Bottle of Whiskey", which you can hear at his new website. Before performing, he acknowledged Jon standing near the stage. In related news, read a story from The Daily Progress about Gill and Randall. The Charleston Gazette also had a nice article about a Gill-Randall concert.

NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 21- Jon Randall hopped between The Late Show with David Letterman and Madison Square Garden on November 15, 2005, in order to play a show with Trisha Yearwood. Read an article about it by Rusty Marks in The Gazette...

NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 21- Have iTunes? Purchase and download a new song, "Til I Found You", written by Jessi Alexander, Jon Randall, and Gary Nicholson. It didn't make the cut for the album, but you can have it in your collection now.

NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 16th - Jon Randall is now a CMA Award winner! He won last night, Tuesday, November 15th, 2005, presented at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He won Song of the Year, for the song "Whiskey Lullaby", which he co-wrote with Bill Anderson who quipped, "I have probably been writing songs in Nashville longer than just about anybody, my first co-writer was Andrew Jackson."

Photo courtesy AP / Richard Drew

NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 29th - John Corbett is releasing a new album in January 2006. Corbett is the star of 'Sex and the CIty" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". On the album, he features tunes from Rivers Rutherford, Hal Ketchum, and Jon Randall. The Jon Randall/Gary Nicholson collaboration is "Whole Other Bottle of Whiskey". See more from Brad Schmitt in The Tennessean....

NASHVILLE, TN - "WALKING AMONG THE LIVING" - REVIEWS!

NASHVILLE, TN - On Sunday, October 23, at 7:30 p.m., The BellSouth and Fifth Third Bank Concert Series offers "Moody Bluegrass", with Justin Hayward, John Lodge, & Graeme Edge of The Moody Blues, plus Harley Allen, Alison Brown, John Cowan, Larry Cordle, Barry Crabtree, Charlie Cushman, Lionel Cartwright, Daniel Carwile, Fred Carpenter, Stuart Duncan, David Harvey, Jan Harvey, Emma Harvey, Andy Hall, Aubrey Haynie, Keith Little, Patty Mitchell, Tim May, Bob Mummert, Tim O’Brien, Jon Randall, Jill Snider, Russell Smith, Calvin Settles, Odessa Settles, Ira Wayne Settles, Tom Shinness, Todd Suttles and Andy Todd. See the Ryman's site for ticket information. Tickets on sale Friday, September 9 at 5 pm.

Haven't picked up the Moody Bluegrass CD? What's stopping you?

ALL ACROSS AMERICA JULY 18th - Jon will be on the QVC channel on Friday, August 5th, 2005 between 1 and 3 PM central time to perform a song and sell a limited number of the new album as a pre-sale - a chance to get it early before the release in stores on September 20th, 2005. Don't get QVC on your TV? Watch it online here !

NASHVILLE JUL 8TH - Jon's next single, "I Shouldn't Do This", goes for adds at country radio on July 25th. It features guest Patty Loveless. Please request it at your local station.

Check the tour dates to the left to see when Jon will be playing near you. Also, check out his new website, courtesy Sony. It's not as good as this one, though :) .

Courtesy CountryStars.com:

“MOON” SHINES FOR JON RANDALL AFTER 15 YEARS
Jon Randall received a little songwriting help from an unlikely source on “North Carolina Moon,” a track off his upcoming album ‘Walking Among the Living’ (out September 20th on Epic).

“My father was a police officer by profession, but he is also one hell of a songwriter. A few years ago, I found a chorus and part of a verse that he had written tucked away in an old notebook. He’d given it to me when I was in high school. I had forgotten all about it. So I sat down and finished the song 15 years later,” explains Randall.

“I know he’s my dad, and I’m partial, but for a guy that was a police officer, he wrote old-style country and bluegrass songs that were brilliant,” Randall adds. Dad Ronnie Stewart even receives a songwriting credit in the album’s liner notes.

NASHVILLE APR 16TH - Baby Won't You Come Home is in GAC's Top 20 this
week!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

NASHVILLE FEB 16th - Compass Records Announces the Launch of Hands Across the Water with Vince Gill, Altan, Paul Brady, Alison Brown and others!!
* This unprecedented collaboration benefits victims of the natural disasters in Southeast Asia *

NASHVILLE, TN - In this global community, friendships and the exchange of information extend beyond conventional boundaries. The latest statistics regarding the disaster in Southeast Asia are instantaneously conveyed via satellite link ups and web bogs. This combination of tragedy and technology inspired Andrea Zonn and John Cutliffe to establish the Hands Across the Water project. They have gathered a formidable group of musicians from America, Ireland and the UK to record a CD to benefit Save the Children.

Zonn is one of Nashville’s most beloved musicians, both as a solo artist and contributor to albums and tours by such artists as James Taylor, Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett, Alison Brown, and many others. Her collaborator and close friend John Cutliffe is similarly well-known behind the scenes as a musician, tour manager, and webmaster of Jigtime.com, a site that chronicles both Irish and American roots music.

Hands Across The Water has secured the support of Vince Gill, Altan, John Prine, Maura O’Connell, Eddi Reader, Paul Brady, Beth Nielson Chapman, Sharon Shannon, Alison Brown, Lúnasa, Jim Lauderdale, Pauline Scanlon, Jerry Douglas, John Cowan, Jon Randall, Darrell Scott, Ciaran Tourish, Sam Bush, Tim O’Brien, and more.

“I think the connections that exist in our musical and social circles are powerfully symbolic of a greater global unity,” says Zonn. “We are fortunate to count some of the finest musicians in Ireland, Scotland and America among our friends,” Cutliffe, from Buncrana, adds. “And our friends have friends. The bond of music ripples outward into the world, and we’re calling on our friends to contribute their gifts to help those so desperately in need right now.”

CMA ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF ARTISTS APPEARING AT 2005
CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL - "COUNTRY MUSIC'S BIGGEST PARTY(tm)"

FROM THE UK - 22 Jan 2005

From Karen Miller of BBC Radio Scotland, "We interviewed Jon and Jessi Alexander yesterday and they performed 4 songs live. It is available via the BBC Listen Again service for 1 week (until next Friday). Well worth listening to, it was quite possibly the best thing we've done in a long time. I'm a huge Jon Randall fan and it was great to finally meet him."

The playlist will be available via the BBC site next week, but will be up
on the BNO website, www.bnoonline.co.uk, shortly.


Hear Jon sing 'Whiskey Lullaby' on Michael Johnathans's - Woodsongs 'Old-Time Radio Hour' - Show number 331 with Shawn Camp and Jessi Alexander. - [go to 52:24]

2004

NASHVILLE, NOV 19 - Friday (11/19) Jon Randall cut an amazing version of Whiskey Lullaby at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. David Campbell arranged and conducted an incredible group of musicians (cellos, violas, dbl. bass), George Massenburg and Jon Randall handled production. You will be impressed. It will be included on the record.


NASHVILLE, NOV 18 - The CMA Presents - 'NEW FROM NASHVILLE'
JON RANDALL - JESSI ALEXANDER - JAMIE O'NEAL - with their American bands

The Country Music Association are bringing three up-and-coming new artists to the UK in January for high-profile showcases in London and Glasgow (the latter as part of Celtic Connections 2005, Scotland's premier winter music festival). These shows will be open to the public.

Wed Jan 19 - London Borderline
Box office 020 7734 5547

Thurs Jan 20 - Glasgow Tron Theatre (part of Celtic Connections)
Box office 0141 353 8000

JAMIE O'NEAL

Australian singer Jamie O'Neal made her UK debut 10 years ago as one of Kylie Minogue's backing singers! Based in Nashville for the last few years, she initially enjoyed success as a writer but is now established as a popular singer, was featured on the first Bridget Jones soundtrack and won 3 Grammy nominations for her debut CD 'Shiver'. Newly signed to Capitol Nashville, Jamie's latest album, 'Brave', is released in February by Capitol Nashville and includes her current US hit, 'Trying To Find Atlantis'.

www.jamieoneal.com


JON RANDALL

Jon Randall is a multi-talented singer-writer-guitarist was born in Dallas, Texas but relocated to Nashville as a teenager and by the age of 20 was supporting Emmylou Harris as a member of her Nash Ramblers. His rootsy, bluegrass-flavoured solo album 'Willin'' won great reviews but was the unlucky victim of a record company closure. He returns with a new CD on Epic Records early next year. Jon also co-wrote the song 'Whiskey Lullaby' which was recorded by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss and won two 2004 CMA Awards

www.sonynashville.com


JESSI ALEXANDER

Jessi Alexander is a talented young singer-songwriter from Jackson,
Tennessee who is named after Waylon Jennings' wife Jessi. Her debut CD
'Honeysuckle Sweet' is released by Columbia in January. She's been hailed
as 'a first-rate singer and writer, singularly direct, skillful, honest and
profound'. Jessi has already made her UK debut, opening for Rodney Crowell
at London's Lock 17 earlier this year.

www.jessialexander.com (includes down-loadable pictures, biograophy and music samples)

For more information please contact Richard Wootton or Marie Moloney at
Richard Wootton Publicity on 020 8542 8101 or richard@rwpublicity.com or
marie@rwpublicity.com


SONY MUSIC NASHVILLE SIGNS JON RANDALL!!

Monday November 1, 4:12 pm ET NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- John Grady, President of Sony Music Nashville has announced the signing of singer/songwriter Jon Randall to an exclusive recording contract with the company's Epic Records label. Randall is currently in the studio with famed producer George Massenburg (Bonnie Raitt, Little Feat, Linda Ronstadt, Earth, Wind & Fire) working on an album that will hit stores in early 2005. He was recently nominated in the "Song of the Year" category at the upcoming CMA Awards for co-writing the Brad Paisley/Alison Kraus #1 duet "Whiskey Lullaby. "Born and raised in Dallas, Randall gained early fame as part of Emmylou Harris' Nash Ramblers. He won a Grammy Award at age 21 for his work with the band on At The Ryman. Through the ups and downs of the music business, he continued to write, sing and play, eventually catching the eye of Sony Nashville chief Grady. "Jon Randall is the entire package," said Grady. "He is an extremely talented vocalist, musician and songwriter. George Massenburg is one of most talented producers of our era. The two of them together have created a masterpiece that takes you on an incredible musical journey through all of their talent. People talk about artists having a gift. In my humble opinion, their talent and this record is a gift, to all of us. "Fans can catch Jon playing guitar for one of his heroes Earl Scruggs as part of the Banjo Man's Family and Friends Band at the Country Music Hall of Fame's Ford Theater every Tuesday in September. Randall is managed by Monty Hitchcock at M. Hitchcock Management and booked by the William Morris Agency. www.sonynashville.com

JESSI ALEXANDER:
On Wednesday, November 10, Columbia Records artist Jessi Alexander will participate in a special in-the-round acoustic performance for an audience of international music representatives, CMA board members and key industry executives. The CMA has asked Jessi, Epic recording artist Jon Randall and three others to perform following the annual Global Markets Forum.

Jessi Alexander is accompanying Jon Randall down the CMA Awards red carpet on November 9 to promote not only Jon's nominated hit song, "Whiskey Lullaby," but also a special event honoring friend and designer Manuel. Jessi and Jon will be wearing similar Manuel outfits celebrating the designers contribution to country music. Nashville's Frist Center for the Visual Arts will display a magnificent exhibition titled Manuel: Star-Spangled Couture from December 17, 2004 - March 13, 2005, and Jessi and Jon's outfits will be included in the special video that accompanies the exhibit.

NASHVILLE 8.22.04 - Whiskey Lullaby, written by Jon Randall and Bill Anderson, and recorded by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss, is at #4 on Billboard. The video, directed by and starring Rick Schroeder, is at #1 on Great American Country, and also airs on Country Music Television. Request it!

LOS ANGELES 2.8.04 - And the winner is...
Tonight on the Grammy Awards, Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers was awarded Country Album of the Year! JR sings the duet, 'Are You Teasing Me' with Patty Loveless. The album also netted the Best Country Vocal Collaboration for 'How's the World Treating You' by James Taylor and Alison Krauss.

JR won a Grammy in 1992 performing on Emmylou Harris', 'At the Ryman' with the Nash Ramblers. The album won for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

JR also sings on a single from the SHARE CD. SHARE: Songs of Hope, Awareness and Recovery for Everyone .