Caroline Jones (born June 30, 1990) is an American country music singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and radio host. Jones has released a number of albums, the most successful one being Bare Feet released in 2018. Her most recent album, Homesite, was released on October 20, 2023. She became an official member of the Zac Brown Band in 2022.[3]
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 Jones in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | June 30, 1990[1] New York City, U.S. |
| Origin | Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.[2] |
| Genres | Country |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Mailboat Records |
| Member of | Zac Brown Band |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
editCaroline Jones was born in New York City to Sonia and Paul Tudor Jones, and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut.[4][5] She attended the Professional Children's School in New York City and later New York University where she studied creative writing.[5][1] She took singing lessons when she was nine, and wrote her first song when she was ten.[6] She learned to sing opera and jazz under Andy Anselmo, and she also learned how to play various instruments including piano, guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, and Dobro.[7] She was for some time more interested in pop, rock and R&B music until she visited Nashville when she was 16 or 17, and switched her interest to country music.[5][8]
Career
editIn 2010, Jones launched The Heart is Smart initiative, which included performing in schools and colleges and providing music workshop for students.[4] She also wrote and produced her debut album herself in New York City and Nashville in 2010, playing multiple instruments on the album. In January 2011, Jones self-released the album, Fallen Flower.[9][10] She quickly followed with three albums the following year.[6][11] In 2013, Jones became the host of Art & Soul, a radio show on SiriusXM's Coffee House interviewing musicians on their music and songwriting.[8]
In 2017, she opened for Zac Brown Band and in 2018 Jimmy Buffett.[7] Through Buffett, she became signed to his Mailboat Records, and she also collaborated with Buffett on a song.[12]
Jones was listed as one of the 10 need-to-know new country artists by Rolling Stone in 2017,[13] and one of 15 country artists to watch by Billboard in 2018.[14] Jones released Bare Feet in March 2018. Jones wrote all the songs in the album, which was produced by Ric Wake.[15] In 2019, she was listed among the 40 Under 40 List put out by Connecticut Magazine.[16]
Jones' single, "Chasin' Me", entered the Mediabase country chart at number 50 for the week ending June 1, 2019.[17]
In 2021, she release the album Antipodes.[18] In 2022, she joined Zac Brown Band as a member of the band. She had previously opened for the band on a number of tours since 2017, as well as appearing as a guest performer in other tours.[3]
Personal life
editIn late 2021, Jones married professional sailor Nick Dana. Their son, Declan Tudor Dana, was born on November 29, 2023.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||
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| US Country Sales [19] |
US Heat [20] |
US Indie [21] | |||||
| Fallen Flower[22] |
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| Nice to Know You[23] |
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— | — | — | |||
| Clean Dirt[24] |
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— | — | — | |||
| The Heart Is Smart[25] |
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— | — | — | |||
| Bare Feet[26] |
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11 | 2 | 14 |
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| Antipodes |
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— | — | — | |||
| Homesite |
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— | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
Extended plays
edit| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat [20] |
US Indie [21] | ||
| Chasin' Me |
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19 | 45 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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| US Country Airplay [28] | ||||
| 2017 | "Tough Guys" | — | Bare Feet | |
| 2018 | "Bare Feet" | — | ||
| 2019 | "Chasin' Me" | 51 | Chasin' Me | |
| 2020 | "All of the Boys" | 55 | ||
| 2020 | "Intimacy" | — | Non-album single | |
| 2021 | "Come In (But Don't Make Yourself Comfortable)" | 43 | Antipodes | |
| 2023 | "Million Little Bandaids"[29] (featuring Zac Brown Band) |
— | Homesite | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
edit| Year | Video |
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| 2016 | "Tough Guys" |
| 2017 | "Rise" |
| "Bare Feet" | |
| "Country Girl" | |
| 2019 | "Chasin' Me" |
| "The Difference (GoshDamn)" | |
| "Gulf Coast Girl" | |
| 2020 | "All of the Boys" |
| 2021 | "Come In (But Don't Make Yourself Comfortable)" |
Tours
editSupporting
- Welcome Home Tour (for Zac Brown Band) (2017)
- Down the Rabbit Hole Live (for Zac Brown Band) (2018)
- The Owl Tour (for Zac Brown Band) (2019)
References
edit- ^ a b Williams, Candy (July 3, 2018). "Caroline Jones making waves, touring with the legendary Jimmy Buffett". Trib Live.
- ^ Adaimian, John (January 12, 2019). "CT-born country singer Caroline Jones at Mohegan". Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ a b Whitaker, Sterling (November 3, 2022). "Zac Brown Band Welcomes Caroline Jones as Newest Member". Taste of Country.
- ^ a b "Bright Young Things of Greenwich". Westchester Look.
- ^ a b c "Caroline Jones's Unusual Journey to Country Music Stardom". Wall Street Journal. July 6, 2018.
- ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Caroline Jones". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Casey, Jim (March 30, 2018). "Who's New: Caroline Jones". Nash Country Daily.
- ^ a b Semmes, Anne W. (April 14, 2015). "Artist Caroline Jones creates music contest". Greenwich Time.
- ^ "Caroline Jones Shines on New Release 'Fallen Flower'". Skope. April 14, 2011.
- ^ "Artist Interview – Caroline Jones". Song Revelation. May 10, 2011. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "Caroline Jones". Bandcamp.
- ^ Dauphin, Chuck (March 30, 2018). "Caroline Jones Talks Singing With Jimmy Buffett, New Album 'Bare Feet'". Billboard.
- ^ Leight, Elias. "10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: January 2017". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Dauphin, Chuck; Weatherby, Taylor (January 5, 2018). "15 Country Artists to Watch in 2018". Billboard.
- ^ Silverfarb, Paul. "Caroline Jones Enjoying Success, Eager to Play Back Home". Greenwich Sentinel.
- ^ "40 Under 40: The Class of 2019". Connecticut Magazine: 52. February 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ "Mediabase Report". AllAccess.
- ^ Low, Tara (January 27, 2022). "Caroline Jones: All Roads Lead to 'Antipodes'". Guitar Girl Magazine.
- ^ "Caroline Jones Chart History (Country Album Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019.
- ^ a b "Caroline Jones Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ a b "Caroline Jones Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Fallen Flower". Bandcamp.
- ^ "Nice to Know You". Bandcamp.
- ^ "Clean Dirt". Bandcamp.
- ^ "The Heart Is Smart". Bandcamp.
- ^ "Bare Feet". iTunes.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (January 15, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: January 14, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ "Caroline Jones Chart History: Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ "Single/Track Releases".