Caroline Jones (singer)
Caroline Jones is an American country music singer and songwriter and a radio host. Her most recent album, Bare Feet, was released in March 2018.
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Born | [1] New York City, New York, U.S. | June 30, 1990
Origin | Greenwich, Connecticut[2] |
Genres | Country pop |
Occupation(s) |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Mailboat Records |
Associated acts | Zac Brown Band, Jimmy Buffett , Mac McAnally |
Website | www |
Early life
Caroline Jones was born in New York City to Sonia and Paul Tudor Jones, and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut.[3][4] She attended the Professional Children's School in New York City and later New York University where she studied creative writing.[4][1] She took singing lessons when she was nine, and wrote her first song when she was ten.[5] She learned to sing opera and jazz under Andy Anselmo, and she also learned how to play various instruments including piano, guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, and Dobro.[6] She was for some time more interested in pop, rock and R&B music until she visited Nashville when she was 16 or 17, and switched her interest to country music.[4][7]
Career
In 2010, Jones launched The Heart is Smart initiative, which included performing in schools and colleges and providing music workshop for students.[3] She also wrote and produced her debut album herself in New York City and Nashville in 2010, playing multiple instruments on the album. In January 2011, Jones self-released the album, Fallen Flower.[8][9] She quickly followed by another three albums the following year.[5][10] In 2013, Jones became the host of Art & Soul, a radio show on SiriusXM's Coffee House interviewing musicians on their music and songwriting.[7]
In 2017, she opened for Zac Brown Band and in 2018 Jimmy Buffett.[6] Through Buffett, she became signed to his Mailboat Records, and she also collaborated with Buffett on a song.[11]
Jones was listed as one of the 10 need-to-know new country artists by Rolling Stone in 2017,[12] and one of 15 country artists to watch by Billboard in 2018.[13] Jones released Bare Feet in March 2018. Jones wrote all the songs in the album, which was produced by Ric Wake.[14] In 2019, she was listed among the 40 Under 40 List put out by Connecticut Magazine.[15]
Jones' single, "Chasin' Me", entered the Mediabase country chart at number 50 for the week ending June 1, 2019.[16]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||
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US Country Sales [17] |
US Heat [18] |
US Indie [19] | |||||
Fallen Flower |
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Nice to Know You |
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Clean Dirt |
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The Heart Is Smart |
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Bare Feet |
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11 | 3 | 14 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Extended plays
Title | EP details |
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Chasin' Me |
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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US Country [21] |
US Country Airplay [22] | |||
2017 | "Tough Guys" | — | — | Bare Feet |
2018 | "Bare Feet" | — | — | |
2019 | "Chasin' Me" | — | 51 | Chasin' Me |
2020 | "All of the Boys" | — | 58 | N/A |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Music videos
Year | Video |
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2016 | "Tough Guys" |
2017 | "Rise" |
"Bare Feet" | |
"Country Girl" | |
2019 | "Chasin' Me" |
2020 | "All of the Boys" |
Tours
Supporting
- Welcome Home Tour (for Zac Brown Band) (2017)
- Down the Rabbit Hole Live (for Zac Brown Band) (2018)
- The Owl Tour (for Zac Brown Band) (2019)
References
- Williams, Candy (July 3, 2018). "Caroline Jones making waves, touring with the legendary Jimmy Buffett". Trib Live.
- Adaimian, John. "CT-born country singer Caroline Jones at Mohegan". Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- "Bright Young Things of Greenwich". Westchester Look.
- "Caroline Jones's Unusual Journey to Country Music Stardom". Wall Street Journal. July 6, 2018.
- Deming, Mark. "Caroline Jones". AllMusic.
- Casey, Jim (March 30, 2018). "Who's New: Caroline Jones". Nash Country Daily.
- Semmes, Anne W. (April 14, 2015). "Artist Caroline Jones creates music contest". Greenwich Time.
- "Caroline Jones Shines on New Release 'Fallen Flower'". Skope. April 14, 2011.
- "Artist Interview – Caroline Jones". Song Revelation. May 10, 2011. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- "Caroline Jones". Bandcamp.
- Dauphin, Chuck (March 30, 2018). "Caroline Jones Talks Singing With Jimmy Buffett, New Album 'Bare Feet'". Billboard.
- Leight, Elias. "10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: January 2017". Rolling Stone.
- Dauphin, Chuck; Weatherby, Taylor (January 5, 2018). "15 Country Artists to Watch in 2018". Billboard.
- Silverfarb, Paul. "Caroline Jones Enjoying Success, Eager to Play Back Home". Greenwich Sentinel.
- "40 Under 40: The Class of 2019". Connecticut Magazine: 52. February 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- "Mediabase Report". AllAccess.
- "Caroline Jones Chart History (Country Album Sales)". Billboard.
- "Caroline Jones Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
- "Caroline Jones Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- Bjorke, Matt (January 15, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: January 14, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- "Caroline Jones Chart History: Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- "Caroline Jones Chart History: Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2019.