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| "Fiddlin' With the Frogs" |
bluegrass festival
| hosted by: Frog Hollow Campground |
The Jason Boone Band
Made up of five musicians with over 100 years of combined musical experience, The Jason Boone Band is
quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with in the Southeast bluegrass music scene. Formed in the fall of
2004, this group has evolved from the imaginations of two of the members, Jason Boone and Don Robinson
to a well-oiled machine of strong vocals, hard-driving picking, super-charged stage performances, quality
recordings, and creative songwriting!
Jason Boone, the namesake of the band sings the high vocals and does the guitar work. His experience
includes stints with Steel Blue, a group he helped form as a teenager, and most recently the Larry Wallace
Band. Jason does the majority of the lead vocals with his soaring tenor voice and also handles the bookings
for the group.
Don Robinson plays the banjo, finger-picks guitar, sings a great deal of the lead vocals, and does the
emcee for the JBB. His down-home style puts audiences at ease quickly while on stage. Don’s musical roots
run deep. He’s played piano and sang for gospel quartets, played in country bands, and church music work.
He’s played with such groups as Sweet Dixie, The Crain Brothers, Harold, Ovaline & Up the Creek, Lickety
Split, and Common Ground. Don has also written a lot of the group’s recorded material.
Johnny Rawls, a multi-talented musician and songwriter, plays the acoustic upright bass for the band.
Johnny’s dry wit is always a hit with the fans. He always has some words of “wisdom” for the crowd and
his timing on bass is impeccable. Johnny is also an accomplished clawhammer banjoist and is featured on
every show. “Cap’n Clawhammer” has worked with many outstanding bluegrass, old-time and country
musicians including the Grammy-winning Carl Jackson, who he collaborates with a couple times yearly.
Lee Ely joined the group on mandolin in the fall of 2005. Haling from the Mississippi Delta, Lee’s first
training was on the Blues and is an accomplished Blues guitarist. He has certainly worked hard on the
mandolin and provides the backbeat and tasteful solos for the group. Lee also sings the third harmony part
for the JBB. A gentleman in every sense of the word as well as a fine singer, watch for Lee to step forward
and sing a lead vocal in the future!
Jeff Boone, the newest member of the JBB, hales from Angie, Louisiana. Jeff’s fiddling has definitely
added a new dimension to the band’s overall sound. He knows that great bluegrass fiddlers know when and
what to play and more importantly when not to! Jeff comes to the group after a stint in Nashville,
Tennessee where he played with many great pickers and singers including Bradley Walker, Jimmy Bowen,
and Goldwing Express.
The Jason Boone Band, although named after just one of the members is truly a group of five guys who
function as a group. Their repertoire moves seamlessly from traditional bluegrass with a contemporary slant
to country ballads to old-time material and then to heart-lifting gospel songs. They are truly a group on the
rise! So watch out for ‘em!
http://www.jasonbooneband.com
http://www.myspace.com/jasonbooneband
Made up of five musicians with over 100 years of combined musical experience, The Jason Boone Band is
quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with in the Southeast bluegrass music scene. Formed in the fall of
2004, this group has evolved from the imaginations of two of the members, Jason Boone and Don Robinson
to a well-oiled machine of strong vocals, hard-driving picking, super-charged stage performances, quality
recordings, and creative songwriting!
Jason Boone, the namesake of the band sings the high vocals and does the guitar work. His experience
includes stints with Steel Blue, a group he helped form as a teenager, and most recently the Larry Wallace
Band. Jason does the majority of the lead vocals with his soaring tenor voice and also handles the bookings
for the group.
Don Robinson plays the banjo, finger-picks guitar, sings a great deal of the lead vocals, and does the
emcee for the JBB. His down-home style puts audiences at ease quickly while on stage. Don’s musical roots
run deep. He’s played piano and sang for gospel quartets, played in country bands, and church music work.
He’s played with such groups as Sweet Dixie, The Crain Brothers, Harold, Ovaline & Up the Creek, Lickety
Split, and Common Ground. Don has also written a lot of the group’s recorded material.
Johnny Rawls, a multi-talented musician and songwriter, plays the acoustic upright bass for the band.
Johnny’s dry wit is always a hit with the fans. He always has some words of “wisdom” for the crowd and
his timing on bass is impeccable. Johnny is also an accomplished clawhammer banjoist and is featured on
every show. “Cap’n Clawhammer” has worked with many outstanding bluegrass, old-time and country
musicians including the Grammy-winning Carl Jackson, who he collaborates with a couple times yearly.
Lee Ely joined the group on mandolin in the fall of 2005. Haling from the Mississippi Delta, Lee’s first
training was on the Blues and is an accomplished Blues guitarist. He has certainly worked hard on the
mandolin and provides the backbeat and tasteful solos for the group. Lee also sings the third harmony part
for the JBB. A gentleman in every sense of the word as well as a fine singer, watch for Lee to step forward
and sing a lead vocal in the future!
Jeff Boone, the newest member of the JBB, hales from Angie, Louisiana. Jeff’s fiddling has definitely
added a new dimension to the band’s overall sound. He knows that great bluegrass fiddlers know when and
what to play and more importantly when not to! Jeff comes to the group after a stint in Nashville,
Tennessee where he played with many great pickers and singers including Bradley Walker, Jimmy Bowen,
and Goldwing Express.
The Jason Boone Band, although named after just one of the members is truly a group of five guys who
function as a group. Their repertoire moves seamlessly from traditional bluegrass with a contemporary slant
to country ballads to old-time material and then to heart-lifting gospel songs. They are truly a group on the
rise! So watch out for ‘em!
http://www.jasonbooneband.com
http://www.myspace.com/jasonbooneband
