Jonathan Singleton and the Grove began to make waves in country music as a hopeful powerhouse a couple months ago. Their music spans from traditional to soft contemporary. Singleton and the gang have defiantly began to show potential in the country music world and they deserve some respect. So if you haven’t heard this band yet, it’s about time to check them out. It’s nice to spread the word about up and coming great bands. Feel free to share you opinion on the band as well.
Band Biography:
The talented singer/songwriter, Jonathan Singleton, first broke through publishing and producing with Crosstown Songs Nashville 2 years ago. Jonathan has had little time to chill at the airport “Watching Airplanes” - the track he co-wrote with Jim Beavers for Gary Allan that became a big country hit this past year. “Watching Airplanes” spent more than thirty weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at 2.
Singleton is currently in the studio recording his new project with his new band. The record is scheduled for release this fall and is being produced by Nashville’s Dann Huff. This is the first of five recordings Jonathan will make under his agreement with Universal South Records. Singleton’s songwriting deal is with Crosstown Songs and his production deal is with Diver Dann.
Diver Dann has been known for creating mainstream hits, but he is focusing on creating a new vibe with Singleton. They are creating a more rocking, bluegrass sound for the singer and his longtime band’s latest recording. “Being part of Dann’s publishing and production companies is the perfect place for someone who writes the way I do,” says Singleton, whose lyrics focus on the simplicity of everyday life. “Dann’s very in tune with where I’m coming from as a writer and singer, and he’s never felt inclined to do the straight down the middle pop thing with me that he does so well with other artists. The new songs have more of an edgy old school country rock flavor that’s got both of us very excited. My main criterion for a good song is one that makes me want to pick up the guitar and play again and again. It’s never about what’s commercial or how it will reap a certain audience, but all about having that gut instinct that it just feels good.”
After taking nearly a year break from being lead singer and guitarist for his band, Singleton is gearing to do a long period of live gigs in the next few months everywhere from Nashville to Chicago. Singleton, who currently lives in Franklin, Tennessee, has never wavered from its trademark sound of rock/R&B sound with a little country thrown in the mix.
