Jon Dee Graham
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Jon Dee Graham is a musician, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas. A former member of the True Believers with Alejandro Escovedo, Graham was named the Austin Musician of the Year during the SXSW music conference in 2006. He had previously been named to the Hall of Fame in SXSW 2000.
Jon Dee Graham has played with Eliza Gilkyson, Kelly Willis, John Hiatt, Michelle Shocked, Patty Griffin, Calvin Russell, and Lone Justice. His music has been featured in soundtracks such as Ladder 49 and Veronica Mars. His recording, FULL, was released in 2006 on Freedom Records, which also released his first record, Escape from Monster Island. His other records, The Great Battle, Summerland, and Hooray for the Moon were released on New West Records, from which he departed in 2005.
In early 2006, production began on a feature documentary on Graham and his music. Working titled "Jon Dee Graham: Swept Away," it is expected to be complete by the end of 2007.
Discography
- FULL - 2006 (Freedom)
- Big Sweet Life: The Songs of Jon Dee Graham - 2005 (Freedom)
- First Bear On The Moon - 2005 (Freedom)
- The Great Battle - 2004 (New West)
- Hooray For The Moon - 2002 (New West)
- Summerland - 1999 (New West)
- Escape From Monster Island - 1997 (Freedom)
More Discography Guitar, Producer, Vocals
- 1986 "Blue City", Ry Cooder, Guitar
- 1986 "True Believers", True Believers, Guitar, Guitar (Steel), Vocals
- 1990 "Meet John Doe", John Doe, Guitar
- 1990 "Running Sacred", Exene Cervenka, Guitar (Electric)
- 1992 Edge of the Valley Terry Garland Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Guitar, Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), Tambourine, Lap Steel Guitar
- 1992 Forever Simon Bonney Dobro, Lap Steel Guitar, Bottleneck Guitar
- 1993 13 Ribs Susan Voelz Bass, Guitar, Vocals (bckgr)
- 1993 Hasta La Victoria! The Silos
- 1994 Adequate Desire Michael Hall Lap Steel Guitar
- 1994 "Hard Road", The True Believers, Guitar, Guitar (Steel), Vocals
- 1994 Susan Across the Ocean The Silos Lap Steel Guitar
- 1995 Can O' Worms Dan Stuart Guitar, Vocals, Lap Steel Guitar
- 1997 Anchorless Kacy Crowley Guitar (Electric)
- 1997 Dream of the Dog Calvin Russell Guitar, Arranger, Producer, Lap Steel Guitar
- 1997 "Escape from Monster Island", Jon Dee Graham Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Producer
- 1997 Glad I'm a Girl Various Artists Bass, Guitar, Vocals (bckgr)
- 1997 Too Much Is Not Enough Too Much TV Slide Guitar
- 1997 Way Things Are Polk, Barton and Towhead Lap Steel Guitar
- 1998 Anchorless [Bonus Track] Kacy Crowley Guitar (Electric)
- 1998 Crooked Mile Trish Murphy Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Multi Instruments, Lap Steel Guitar, Guitar (Baritone)
- 1998 Gogitchyershinebox The Gourds, Guitar
- 1998 Plebeians The Plebeians Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar
- 1998 Stadium Blitzer The Gourds Lap Steel Guitar
- 1998 This Is My Life Calvin Russell Guitar
- 1998 Uprooted: The Best of Roots Country Singer/Songwriter Various Artists Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Lap Steel Guitar
- 1998 We All Fall Down Gerald Bair Guitar (Electric)
- 1999 "Summerland", Jon Dee Graham, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Organ (Hammond), Vocals, Producer
- 1999 What I Deserve Kelly Willis, Guitar (Electric), Lap Steel Guitar
- 2000 And All The Colors... Ian Moore Lap Steel Guitar
- 2000 Bolsa de Agua The Gourds, Lap Steel Guitar
- 2000 Lunette Jim Roll Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar
- 2000 Young Guitar Slingers: Texas Blues Evolution Various Artists Lap Steel Guitar
- 2001 Earthquake Shake Skunks Guitar
- 2001 Midnight Pumpkin Toni Price Lap Steel Guitar
- 2001 Slinky Presents Superclub DJ's Guy Ornadel Producer
- 2002 Buttermilk & Rifles Kevin Russell's Junker Lap Steel Guitar
- 2002 Electric Jack Ingram Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
- 2002 Everybody Loves a Winner Jeff Klein Guitar (Electric), Choir, Chorus
- 2002 From Hell to Breakfast: A Taste of Sugar Hill's Te Various Artists Lap Steel Guitar
- 2002 "Hooray for the Moon", Jon Dee Graham, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Lap Steel Guitar
- 2003 Growl Ray Wylie Hubbard Vocals, Lap Steel Guitar
- 2003 Patricia Vonne [Bandolera] Patricia Vonne Lap Steel Guitar
- 2004 Boogie Man Omar & The Howlers Guitar
- 2004 "The Great Battle", Jon Dee Graham, Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Vocals
- 2004 Land of Milk and Honey Eliza Gilkyson Guitar (Electric), Harmony Vocals
- 2004 Moodswing Kacy Crowley Guitar, Producer, Mixing, Mando-Guitar
- 2004 "Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo", Various Artists, Guitar, Vocals
- 2004 "Resentments", The Resentments Guitar (Acoustic), Dobro, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Organ (Pump), Lap Steel Guitar, Group Member
- 2005 Guitars & Castanets Patricia Vonne Lap Steel Guitar
- 2006 Big Star Small World Various Artists Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar
- 2006 "Boxing Mirror", Alejandro Escovedo, Guitar
- 2006 "Full", Jon Dee Graham Musician
- 2006 Tales from the Tavern, Vol. 1