A brush with fame one Ms. Jessie James

Enter Jessie James

This week Jessie James released her debut album, “Jessie James” . Why does this matter to me? I had the opportunity to meet Jessie on her way to the top. One Friday night down in Newnan I was attending a show at what was Gallery Row at the time. It is now the Expresso Bar. My friend’s, Chris Reece and Matt Graff were playing an acoustic set, and there was a rather attractive girl in the audience(very hot) who asked if she could come up and sing a song. Being that she was so hot, we obliged. She asked me what female pop songs I knew how to play. I should state by this point, I had played a couple songs with Chris. I told her I knew “Pieces of me” by Ashlee Simpson because I think it was my favorite song at the time.

Pieces Of Me - Ashlee Simpson

I’ll be honest, I didn’t expect much considering how much the whole hot girlasking to sing thing happens. By the time she got done belting out the first chorus we knew we were in the presence of something special. After she finished the song came the usual praise that by then, I was sure she was used to getting. The four of us conversed and we found out that she was at the start of what she hoped would be a career in country music. She told us about all the different label interest; I won’t name names, but I will say she‘s not with the label she was talking to at the time. She said she was looking for someone to write with away from Nashville in Newnan, and asked Chris if he‘d be interested. Chris then passed the mic to me and suggested her and I write together. We talked a bit more and exchanged info. She then asked if we would like to join her and her friends to sing karaoke at a pub across the street. I was gung ho as was Chris. However, for reasons I won’t dive into, he wasn’t able to come. That night I heard her sing “Chain of fools” and “Lady Marmalade”. I say this folks; she is the real deal. No studio effects here. As I type this I am listening to “Burn it up”, one of the standout tracks from her debut album that shows her promise as an artist.

Burn It Up - Jessie James