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National Artists to Pay Tribute to J-Bird Records' Jed Davis
Well-Established Artists Daniel Johnston, King Missile III and members of
Agnostic Front Among Artists Rallying Around Up-And-Comer on Tribute CD
WILTON, Conn., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- J-Bird Music Group LTD
(OTC Bulletin Board: JBRD) announced today that J-Bird Records' recording
artist Jed Davis will be the subject of a tribute album, Everybody Wants To Be
Like Jed. It will feature Daniel Johnston, King Missile III, members of
Agnostic Front, Wesley Willis and Brian Dewan, among others covering their
favorite Jed Davis songs. Indie comic legends Pete Bagge and Abby Denson will
contribute artwork.
"This release has tremendous significance for J-Bird Records' philosophy,"
said Darren Nowicki, Director, A&R. "The fact that the caliber of artists
involved are rallying around and supporting a young talent demonstrates an
artist community that supports the J-Bird mission for developing new talent."
"What can I say? These are some of the artists that I listened to in
college, and it's amazing just to hear them singing words that I wrote, about
things that they kind of got me through in the first place," says Jed Davis.
"This makes me feel like the eight years I spent writing these songs were
actually worth something after all."
Legendary singer/songwriter Daniel Johnston has had his works championed
by such groups as Nirvana, Sonic Youth, and Yo La Tengo, and covered by The
Dead Milkmen, and Mo Tucker of the Velvet Underground... Agnostic Front was
featured on 1999's Warped Tour and are one of the most respected mainstays of
the original NYC hardcore movement. AF's Jimmy Collette contributes on this
release. Chronic schizophrenic Wesley Willis has over thirty albums to his
credit and has been featured on MTV and the Howard Stern Show... King Missile
III gained acclaim with their Billboard Top 10 hit "Detachable Penis"... Brian
Dewan has collaborated and toured with They Might Be Giants and designed album
covers for them and David Byrne.
Everybody Wants To Be Like Jed will be available for sale online in
December as part of J-Bird's Fans First program at
j-birdrecords.com. J-Bird will also release Jed Davis
Wastes 8 Years of His Life For Your Listening Pleasure with original versions
of many of the songs covered on the tribute album. Currently available at
j-birdrecords.com is Davis' J-Bird debut We're All Going To Jail.
SOURCE J-Bird Music Group LTD
Web Site: j-birdrecords.com
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