Biography
Beau Jennings may hang his hat in Brooklyn these days, but the subject matter of his carefully crafted songs on his solo debut, Holy Tulsa Thunder, remain tied to his home state of Oklahoma. After releasing two full length records with his New York twang-rock collaboration, Cheyenne, Jennings called upon longtime friend and producer Chad Copelin (Bishop Allen, The Umbrellas) to record this album. All the songs on Holy Tulsa Thunder were recorded live in Copelin's Oklahoma studio, using pianist Ryan Lindsey (Starlight Mints), and the rhythm section of drummer James McAlister and bassist Jeff Shoop (both of whom backed Sufjan Stevens on his Illionois tour). All the musicians grew up around Tulsa, passing hot summer days at Bell's Amusement Park, the demise of which is a recurring theme throughout the ten song record.
Occasionally channeling the energy of young Bruce Springsteen, other times the delicate vocals of Jeff Tweedy, Jennings has quietly crafted an Americana masterpiece with Holy Tulsa Thunder. It's Nebraska through a Being There kaleidoscope. It's a late night requiem for the lost stomping grounds of youth that forever stand tall in our memories. It's a drinking record. Pour yourself a whiskey and give it a spin!
Beau has made money cleaning pools, driving an ambulance, sweeping floors, building log cabins, laying sod, selling trinkets, guiding tours and repairing sailboats. So far no money has been made selling his body.
Beau is from Oklahoma. He is trained as an architect. His grandfather was a national wrestling champion. His father is a physician. He has been in bands with names like Lasso, Cru Jones, Circle of Birds, Sun Country, Cropduster, Lewis and Cheyenne.
Beau is recording an album that will come out sometime in 2007. It promises to be both big and small, happy and sad, lost and found.
Instrumentation
Beau Jennings - vocals, guitar, piano
Ryan Lindsey - piano, background vocals
Jeff Shoop - bass
James McAlister - drums
Discography
Holy Tulsa Thunder LP - 2008 (A Silence Production)
Links
| http://myspace.com/beauscottjennings |