BIO (short version)

JIMMY JACK WHITAKER

　is an award-winning songwriter, artist, and producer. He was born in Vernon, Texas and went to high school in Snyder, Oklahoma, where he was a two time allstate musician and recieved a music scholarship at Oklahoma State University. He studied classical music under Dr. Wayne Muller. In 1978, he got his first break when he wrote the theme song for 'The National Farm Movement' called 'Ode To The Farmer' which he recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. He toured out of Hollywood, California for the next four years with 'The Renegade Band' before moving permanently to Nashville. Jimmy Jack has worked and studied with his friend and mentor, multi-grammy winner Gary S. Paxton for over 35 years. Though he has opened or performed with major artists such as Charlie Daniels and Willie Nelson, his first love is songwriting. He has been a staff writer twice and co-written songs with many successful songwriters such as Gary S. Paxton, Royce Porter, Roy August, Daniel Johnson, and Jim Lusk. Many of his songs have been recorded by artists such as T Graham Brown, Stella Parton, The Fox Brothers, and T Jae Christian. He plays all genres of music and is known in many music circles for his acoustic guitar work. He travels throughout the U.S. all year and does show dates in virtually every state in the union. He has recorded several cd's over the last several years.