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Jason Meadows had two huge loves as a kid, and both still
have as much pull on him today as they did back then growing
up in Oklahoma. He spent his time working the land on the family
ranches, riding rodeo, or making music, and the former "Nashville
Star" contestant still loves the stage and the open range
with equal fervor.
The title of his last album, 100 PERCENT COWBOY is a perfect
description of Jason: a straight-shooting, no-nonsense, what-you-see-is-what-you-get
kind of guy who was raised up on hard work, fresh air, sunshine,
and plenty of dust on his boots and (occasionally in his mouth
when the bull he was trying to ride got the better of him.)
Jason's latest project, YOU AIN’T EVEN BEEN TO TEXAS,
represents a rebirth of sorts for the artist, returning him
to his roots and the core values and traditions that have
brought him so far from where he first started yet kept him
firmly grounded all these years. It's been quite a ride for
the talented, handsome singer whose looks are reminiscent
of old-time, silver-screen, cowboy heroes like Gene Autry
and Roy Rogers.
Jason officially launched his musical journey over 15 years
ago when he moved to Nashville to pursue a full-time career
as a singer, but the story actually starts much earlier than
that. Growing up splitting time between both his paternal
and maternal grandfathers' ranches, he had lots of time to
hone his skills as a guitar player and singer. "I started
playing guitar at six," recalls Jason. "I believe
it was in my blood from my mama's side handed down from my
grandpa. Before that even I would play tapes and sing, and
just loved traditional music. We had eight-track tapes and
I would sit on top of the tape player and put tapes in and
out of it ... Conway, Merle Haggard, Ray Stevens, Hank Sr.
Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, all that great, old music. |
