John Barlow Jarvis
John Barlow Jarvis (born January 2, 1954, in
Early career (1968–1982)
As a child, Jarvis was trained in classical music under Evelyn Hood in
and many more.Studio work, composing and recording artist (1982–present)
Jarvis relocated from Los Angeles to Nashville in 1982 and continued with his studio career culminating in several nominations for both CMA and ACM musician of the year. The list of artists Jarvis has recorded with includes
While continuing his career as a recording pianist Jarvis also composed numerous songs resulting in country hits for
Beginning in 1984, Jarvis recorded four albums for MCA Records. In 1993, he recorded his fifth album ("Balancing Act") for Liberty Records, and, in 2003, recorded his sixth album ("View From a Southern Porch") for Barlotone Productions.[4] Time Magazine named "Whatever Works" as one of the ten best pop records of 1988.[2][5] and music from "So Fa So Good" was picked as theme music for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
As of 2016, Jarvis continues to tour with the Vince Gill band, which also features Willie Weeks, Paul Franklin and Tom Bukovac. Jarvis continues to record, performing on works by Lynda Carter, Chris Botti and others.
Discography
Solo recordings
- So Fa So Good (MCA Master Series, 1985)
- Something Constructive (MCA Master Series, 1986)
- Whatever Works (CD) (MCA Master Series, 1988)
- Pure Contours (MCA Master Series, 1990)
- Balancing Act (Liberty Records, 1993)
- View From a Southern Porch (Barlotone Productions, 2003
References
- ^ Paul Kingsbury, editor, "The Encyclopedia of Country Music: The Ultimate Guide to the Music", 2004
- ^ a b c Bill Morrison, "Songwriter's Spotlight" Archived 2018-12-17 at the Wayback Machine, Rockabilly Country News and Views, Vol. 9, 3/27/2004
- ^ "RealTracks Artist Bio: John Jarvis", Band-in-a-Box
- ^ "John Barlow Jarvis: Exclusive interview"[usurped], NashvilleHype!, 9/21/2006
- ^ In 2015 he wrote the music for the video game "Fallout Four"."John Barlow Jarvis", Voices and Vision, 2004
External links
- John Barlow Jarvis on Twitter
- John Jarvis Discography at Discogs
- John Barlow Jarvis at AllMusic
- John Barlow Jarvis at CMT
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