Kacey Jones' Fact Sheet

Kacey Jones - Honors - Awards - Credits:

1986- co-wrote Billboard Top-5 hit, "I'm the One Mama Warned You About" recorded by Mickey Gilley on Epic Records.

1986- wrote "Cold Turkey" recorded by David Allan Coe on Columbia Records.

1987 - Platinum Album for Ray Stevens "He Thinks He's Ray Stevens" (MCA) for the song "Fred" published by Kacey's BMI company, Zamalama Music Publishing, Inc.

1988 - Kacey's group, Ethel and The Shameless Hussies, (MCA Records) nominated for Comedy Act of the Year by Music City News Awards. The trio also appears on Entertainment Tonight, and in People Magazine and USA Today.

1993 - Female Vocalist of the Year - California Country Music Association

1997 - Kacey signs with Curb Records and records the CD, "Men Are Some of My Favorite People" co-produced by Kacey and Buddy Killen.

1999 - Kacey produces the #1 Americana album, "Pearls in the Snow, The Songs of Kinky Friedman" featuring Willie Nelson, Tom Waits, Lyle Lovett, Dwight Yoakam, Asleep at the Wheel, Guy Clark, Delbert McClinton, Lee Roy Parnell, Marty Stuart, The Geezinslaws, Tompall Glaser, Chuck E. Weiss, Billy Swan, and Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys.

2000 - "Home to You" published by Kacey's ASCAP company, Mamalama Music, Inc. reaches # 1 on Billboard and is the title cut of John Michael Montgomery's Atlantic album. Mamalama Music receives an ASCAP Award.

2000 - Kacey's CD, "Every Man I Love is Either Married, Gay, or Dead" (the original studio album) receives excellent reviews, including People Magazine. Kacey's duet with Delbert McClinton "You're the Reason Our Kids are Ugly" is the highlight of the album.

2001 - Kacey releases the CD, "Never Wear Panties to a Party"
to the delight of thousands of Sweet Potato Queens.

2001 - Kacey signs with the ABC Radio Network as an on-air personality and Nashville ‘correspondent’ for nationally syndicated “Charlie & Darcy” morning show (ABC’s Real Country) broadcasting to twenty million listeners.

2003 - "The Sweet Potato Queens' Big-Ass Box of Music" is the third release on Kacey's indie label, IGO Records.

2005 - Kacey releases, "Every Man I Love is Either Married, Gay, or Dead...LIVE" recorded LIVE at the Bluebird Cafe' in Nashville. Duet with Jesse Goldberg, "The Vasectomy Song" is a highlight on this one.

2006 - "Kacey Jones Sings Mickey Newbury" is released on IGO Records, receiving rave reviews in the U.S. as well as internationally. The first single, "San Francisco Mabel Joy" is accompanied by a video featuring Kacey, Kris Kristofferson, and Waylon Payne and airs nationally on CMT and GAC.

2006 - Mickey Newbury awarded The President's Award (posthumously) by the Americana Music Association.

2007 - Kacey writes and records songs for the stage play, "Nipples to the Wind" and tours nationally with the theatrical company. The soundtrack CD is released on IGO Records.

2008 - Kacey and Becky Hobbs tour Australia, performing concerts in Sydney and Melbourne.

2008 - Kacey attends Texas Country Music Hall of Fame Awards ceremony to induct Mickey Newbury.

Videos:
1) "1-900-Bubba"
2) "But, I'm Not Bitter"
3) "You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly" (with Delbert McClinton)
4) "San Francisco Mabel Joy" (with Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Payne)
5) "Lie to Me Darlin' " (with Waylon Payne and Sarah Parrish)

Birthdate:
April 27th

Physical: Yes!
Height - 5'8"
Eyes - Usually blue...occasionally red.
Hair color- Red and gold

Favorites: "A martini before, and a cigarette after."
Place: Big Sur, CA
Musical Style: Blues, Swing, Torch, Twang, Country and Folk
Quote:
"To Grow: practice the art or precipitating yourself into just manageable difficulties, or your own choosing, in the direction you want to become." --Nicholas Hobbs, Ph.D (1915 -1983)
Food: Thai and Mexican
Color: Purple, teal, blue-green, gold.
Hobbies: Reading, writing, golf, live theatre, good movies and
great red wine.
Relaxation: Working out/exercising, walking my dog, Peanut, gardening.
Recorded with: Delbert McClinton, Kinky Friedman, Jonell Mosser, David Allan Coe, Ethel and The Shameless Hussies,
Asleep at the Wheel, Lyle Lovett, Billy Swan, Tompall Glaser.

Career Highlights:
Kacey has three original songs in the soundtrack of the hit cult film,"Sordid Lives" starring Beau Bridges, Olivia Newton-John, Delta Burke, Bonnie Bedalia, and Leslie Jordan. The film has spawned a new TV series on the LOGO Network, "Sordid Lives, The Series" and includes most of the original cast. Kacey has several original songs in the TV series, one of which is on the new soundtrack CD (available at i-Tunes). Additional highlights include singing a duet with Garrison Keillor on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium and a 2008 concert tour with Becky Hobbs in Australia.