JJ Lawhorn | |
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Jonathan Wayne Lawhorn | |
Born |
September 1993 (Age: 24) Hanover County, Virginia |
Genres | Country |
Singer-songwriter | |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, banjo |
2010-present | |
Labels | Average Joes Entertainment (former) |
Justin Moore Jeremy Stover Ryan Upchurch | |
Website |
jjlawhorn |
Jonathan Wayne "JJ" Lawhorn (born 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]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US Country [8] |
US [9] |
US Indie [10] | ||
Original Good Ol' Boy |
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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 |