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Although he grew up surrounded by country music, singer/songwriter Jason James came to the genre later. A native of Texas City, Texas, James began playing guitar in his teens, playing in punk and alt-rock bands well into his twenties before discovering a passion for classic country and honky tonk. Changing course, he began writing country songs inspired by greats like <a href="spotify:artist:1FClsNYBUoNFtGgzeG74dW">Hank Williams</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:2OpqcUtj10HHvGG6h9VYC5">George Jones</a>, eventually putting a band together and hitting the Texas open-mike scene. He was eventually picked up by alt-country/Americana label <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22New+West%22">New West</a>, who set him up with producer <a href="spotify:artist:3lg8JW13tq2sCAzAF7FjZr">John Evans</a> and a crew of Texas studio vets. The initial sessions were such a success that <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22New+West%22">New West</a> sent him up to Nashville to record with <a href="spotify:artist:3JvvMZuSDpReAGChQX7p7k">Keith Gattis</a> (<a href="spotify:artist:5W5bDNCqJ1jbCgTxDD0Cb3">Willie Nelson</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2sxmKe3CUrWnx7eoXMhOlW">Dwight Yoakam</a>), who helped him complete his self-titled debut. Released in the summer of 2015, Jason James' debut has a classy, decidedly retro feel similar to contemporaries like <a href="spotify:artist:3vDpQbGnzRbRVirXlfQagB">Sturgill Simpson</a> and <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22New+West%22">New West</a> labelmate <a href="spotify:artist:6XtG9W2KkPiQ6n1rlIvTJE">Robert Ellis</a>. ~ Timothy Monger, Rovi
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