Having grown up in Houston, TX, Jason Whitton absorbed a lot of Country music influences, like George Strait and Willie Nelson. Later, he would fall in love with folk and singer-songwriters like Tom Waits, James Taylor, and Simon and Garfunkel. On his debut release, Thriftstore Cowboy, a lot of those influences can be heard, as Whitton weaved seamlessly in and out of those styles. For his second release, Broken Horses, he leaned more towards his folk influences, but still put some twang on tracks like, Last Man Falling, which ended up on the soundtrack to Grantham & Rose, starring a before-she-was-famous Tessa Thompson, and directed by the Tony nominated Kristin Hanggi. In 2016, Whitton released his most ambitious record yet, Honey Butter, which he co-produced with Brian Starley of Bergatron Music. With songs like the title track, Honey Butter and the made-for-country-radio cut, Tearin’ It Up, he was able to open up for Jennifer Nettles on her solo tour. His latest single, Time Runs, was written about his wife, and deals with the concept of love in the afterlife.
His latest album.
Honey Butter,
is available now.
New Single Out Now!
This track was a serious group effort. We went to Jon Mattox's Bright Orange studios to do guitar and drums. Bob Boulding did his guitar magic at his home studio. Bass was done by the incredible Erica Shafer at her home studio. I recorded the VOX and harmonies at my home studio, where I also recorded the insanely beautiful violin tracks performed by Ginny Luke. I then sent everything off to Garion Wells, where he mixed and mastered the whole thing. Oh, and the awesome artwork was done by my buddy, Brad Cooper. I've been lucky to call these people friends over the years, and there is NO WAY this song could have come to life without them!
Credits
Released October 14, 2022
VOX, Harmonies, Acoustic Guitar - Jason Whitton
Drums - Jon Mattox
Bass - Erica Shafer
Electric Guitar - Bob Boulding
Violin - Ginny Luke
Mixing and Mastering - Garion Wells
Artwork - Brad Cooper
Discography
Albums from Jason Whitton.