John Jennings

Born
1953 
Active Decades
19001020304050607080902000 
 
by Craig Harris
John Jennings' greatest asset is his knack for making other musicians sound good. A longtime member of Mary-chapin Carpenter's band, with whom he's recorded 11 Top Ten singles, Jennings has played guitars (acoustic, electric, slide, lap, steel, and baritone), synthesizers, organ, piano, and percussion, and sung background vocals and/or produced albums for Carpenter, The Indigo Girls, John Gorka, The Rankin Family, Cheryl Wheeler, Janis Ian, Iris Dement, George Jones, Beausoleil, Robin & Linda Williams, Bill Morrissey, and Auldridge, Reid & Coleman. With the release of his debut solo album, Buddy, Jennings successfully stepped into the limelight.



Raised in Virginia, New Mexico, and Washington, D.C., Jennings grew up listening to everything from classical music and big-band swing to country music and rock & roll. Although he took piano and trumpet lessons as a youngster, he steered toward the guitar after hearing The Beatles. His performing debut came with a rock band in the sixth grade, and he continued to perform in the 1970s with Bill Holland & Rent's Due and Big Yankee Dollar, a group that mostly played his original songs.

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