JJ Lawhorn | |
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Birth name | Jonathan Wayne Lawhorn |
Born | September 1993 30) Hanover County, Virginia | (age
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, banjo |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Average Joes Entertainment (former) |
Website | jjlawhorn |
Jonathan Wayne "JJ" Lawhorn (born September 1993) in Hanover County, Virginia) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Lawhorn was discovered online by producer Jeremy Stover in 2010. [1] He signed with EMI Music Publishing within a year. [2] He signed a recording contract with Average Joes Entertainment, a record label owned by Colt Ford, in June 2011 when he was 17 years old. [3]
Lawhorn's debut album, Original Good Ol' Boy, was released by Average Joes on July 16, 2013. [1] The album was produced by Stover. [2] Lawhorn wrote or co-wrote all thirteen tracks. [3] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the album four stars out of five, calling Lawhorn "an artist well worth seeking out." [4] The album sold 4,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at number 20 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 91 on the Billboard 200. [5]
The single "Good Ol' Boys Like Us" was released to country radio on February 17, 2014. [6] The song received a favorable review from Taste of Country, which called it "a great lyric and a strong vocal performance." [7]
Lawhorn graduated from Hanover High School in Mechanicsville, Virginia.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US Country [8] | US [9] | US Indie [10] | ||
Original Good Ol' Boy |
| 20 | 91 | 20 |
Year | Single | Album |
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2012 | "Sittin' on a Tailgate" | Original Good Ol' Boy |
"You Can Tell a Man by His Truck" | ||
2013 | "Stomping Grounds" | |
2014 | "Good Ol' Boys Like Us" | |
Year | Single | Artist | Album |
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2012 | "Answer to No One" | Colt Ford | Declaration of Independence |
2013 | "Field Party" | The Lacs | Keep It Redneck |
Year | Video | Director |
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2012 | "Sittin' on a Tailgate" [11] | Travis Nicholson |
"Answer to No One" (with Colt Ford) [12] | Paul Cain | |
2013 | "Stomping Grounds" | |
"Field Party" (with The Lacs) | ||
"You Can Tell a Man by His Truck" | ||
2014 | "Good Ol' Boys Like Us" | |
2017 | "New Kid on the Block" | |
2018 | "Last of a Dying Breed" | |
"Houndsman" |
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