Jason Coley Making His Way Into Country Music's Spotlight
I went to see Fairburn's own Jason Coley about 6 months or so ago when he was appearing with Rachel Little, and was really impressed with both his music and his attitude. You could really tell he just wanted to play music. That's a quality that many of the greats start with. Let's hope he keeps that good head on his shoulders. He's in for a wild ride, and soon
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Jason Coley to Open for Corey Smith @ Legion's Field in Athens
The Corey Smith crowd is really going to like Jason Coley, and this should be one of the bigger events in this young artists career.....For now.
I'm putting "Shot Gun", my Favorite Jason Coley song back into rotation on the station. Here's to other radio stations doing the same.
Photos courtesy of TSJMultimedia.com
More Info On Jason Coley
From the bio on His Website
Jason Coley Byrd was born April 17, 1987. He was raised in the sleepy little community of Cedar Grove, outside the bustling city of Atlanta, Georgia. Jason’s passion for singing came at an early age, performing his first solo in the fifth grade and many times at his church. He was encouraged by many to perform at special events and various venues in the Atlanta area. Starting out at the karaoke joints, Jason charmed the ladies with his looks and the critics with his voice. This set the pace to Jason’s recognized talent. His high school voice coach, Don Johnson also encouraged Jason to set new goals for his musical talents, In February, 2005 Jason received final round positioning and encouraging support from the judges and producers in the Nashville Music Network singing competition held in Tampa, Florida. With great support from his family and close friends, Jason cut his first demo "First Flight". Jason graduated from Landmark Christian High School in 2005. Following his first year at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural Collage in Tifton, Georgia, where he studied Wildlife Management, Jason returned home to perform at Six Flags Over Georgia’s Crystal Pistol Theatre. He tirelessly performed in over 225 shows in the “Honky Tonk Saturday Night Show” where his audience regarded him as a real crowd pleaser. Loving the crowds and performing country songs, Jason then made a tough decision to move his focus totally to his music. He turned down a music scholarship at LaGrange College, packed up his belongings in Tifton and chose not to return to college. Since then, Jason’s days have been filled with a different sort of college; receiving vocal instructions from renowned vocal coach Jan Smith and honing his guitar skills with Peter Vogl in Atlanta, Georgia. As part of ‘paying his dues’ Jason has performed at several venues—Cowboy’s; Kennesaw, GA, The Tyrone Depot; Tyrone, GA, Down The Hatch, Covington; GA, Hitchin’ Post; LaGrange, GA, Jeffrey’s Sports Bar & Grill; Braselton, GA, Kerrigan’s; Lyons, Ga, Hog’s Breath Saloon; Destin, FL, Mia’s; Hiram, GA, Gipson’s; Douglasville, GA, One Star Ranch; Alpharetta, GA, Wild West Saloon; Holly Springs, GA, Twilight Bar & Grill; Newnan, GA, City Limits and The Corner Café; Newnan, GA, Stryker’s; Carrolton, GA, Off Campus Bar & Grill; Carrolton, GA, Castaways; Austell, GA, Three Bears Café in Marietta, GA (The Atlanta Opry) and worked with The Johnny Carlton Band , The Dave Gosdin Band, Haywire, and Travis Tritt’s lead guitar player, Wendell Cox. He has performed acoustical sets at various colleges—Valdosta State, ABAC, Georgia Tech, West Georgia, and Kennesaw State to name a few. During CRS 2007 week in Nashville, Jason completed a three day performance at Tootsie’s, The Legends Café and The Nashville Palace.
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