Artist Information
Biography
When Kenny and Ammon started playing together in 2002, they envisioned a mostly acoustic band combining elements of alt-county, americana, bluegrass, and folk. Taking Sprinsteen's Nebraska as a starting point and building out from there. When Kevin and Joe came along the following year, adding drums and bass, the chemistry was undeniable and the quartet decided to not place any limitations on the style of music they were to play; whatever felt natural to them, is what they would play. Culling from their influences of blues, funk, and good old rock music, Johnny 99 found themselves falling musically between the groove of the Black Crowes and The Faces and the ecletic pop of The Replacements and Matthew Sweet.
After playing Hollywood's Key Club and Whisky-A-Go-Go a few times, they discovered to their happy amazement that their music really connected with lot of people. Though the band never thought of themselves as a "hair metal" band (and still doesn't), they found that a suprising number of Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Van Halen fans were really attracted to Johnny 99's brand of Rock n Roll. The band members came to the conclusion that what these new fans were saying was "we really miss when rock was fun music".
Currently, Johnny 99 is working on their debut album "Rock n Roll Could Save Your Life". Due out the beginning of 2006, the album contains an eclectic mix of songs ranging from folk to blues, from pop to straight-ahead rockers.
Instrumentation
Kenny Jacobson - vocals, guitar, mandolin
Ammon Madsen - guitar
Joe Rassmussen - bass
Kevin Merrel - drums
Discography
Picture This (Kenny's college band Picture This), 1994
Take Everthing I Ever Wanted (Kenny's solo album), 2004
Rock N Roll Could Save Your Life (to be release Winter of 2006)
Official Website
Audio
Lyrics
Video
Press
Setlist
Originals
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Best I Never Had
Crazy For Your Love (Part 1)
Crazy For Your Love (Part 2)
Crows
D.C. Roxy
Emma
ESP
Falling For You
Finding Out
Good Converstation
Hallelujah
How Could I Say No
I Can't Read Your Mind
I Don't Want You To Go
I'm Alive
Into Another
It Happens Every Year
Least Of All Me
Licking My Wounds
Love You More
Lullaby
Nashville
Never To Die
Not What I Need
Only Words
Over You (Won't Lose Anymore Sleep)
Part Animal
Poor Rita's Daughter
Pull The Trigger
Rock n Rock Could Save Your Life
Send Me Home
Seven Wonders
Springtime Again
The Others
There's A Light
These Days Of Ours
Waiting For Someone
Weakness
What I Want, What I Need, and What I Get
When We Were Young
You Go Your Way
Your Heaven
Covers
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All I Want Is You - U2
All Just To Get To You - Joe Ely
Atlantic City - Bruce Springsteen
Black Sheep - Martin Sexton
Born On The Bayou - CCR
Can't Always Get Want You Want - Rolling Stones
Casino Queen - Wilco
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Dear Prudence - Beatles
Decoration Day - The Drive-By Truckers
Desire - U2
Evangeline - Matthew Sweet
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Forever Young - Bob Dylan
Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
Growing Up - Bruce Springsteen
Have A Cigar - Pink Floyd
Heart Of Gold - Neil Young
In The Journey - Martin Sexton
Isis - Bob Dylan
Jack and Diane - John Cougar
Johnny 99 - Bruce Sprinsteen
Keep Your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Sattelites
Little Pink Houses - John Cougar
Man of Constant Sorrow - Soggy Bottom Boys
Me and Billy The Kid - Joe Ely
Mercedes Benz/I'm Gonna Let It Shine - Martin Sexton style
Mercury Blues - Original Version
No Surrender - Bruce Springsteen
Out On The Weekend - Neil Young
Outfit - Drive-By Truckers
Please Come Home For Christmas - The Eagles
Poncho and Lefty - Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings
Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
Running To Standstill - U2
She Talks to Angels - Black Crowes
shy - push stars
Sloop John B - Beach Boys
Squeeze Box - The Who
Subsitute - The Who
Take It Easy - The Eagles
Take Me with U - Prince
Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan
The One I Love - REM
The Waiting - Tom Petty
To Be Young - Ryan Adams
Twice As Hard - Black Crowes
Unknown Legend - Neil Young
When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
Whip It - DEVO (a la Willy Porter)
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
With a Little Help from my Friends - Joe Cocker (Martin Sexton) style
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - Beatles