Announcing the launch of StreamJackieGreene.com:

I’ve been exhuastingly busy of the last few weeks working on a new website and business project, otherwise know as Stream Jackie Greene. It’s a new breed of internet artistic expression where musicians will be able to give away for free tracks that were previously socked away for box sets and live albums. Instead of holding out on the fans, Greene through us, has embraced them by posting his rare material like demos, covers, b-sides, live-cuts and interview footage. If you’re a new fan, this is your opportunity to preview songs from his studio albums, and if you’ve been with him from the beginning, the music you’ve been dying to hear. We add new songs to the player on a weekly basis, so check back often.

Being ad-revenue supported allows all this to presented at no cost to the listener. You can either hear it directly from the site, or migrate the player to a seperate window as you search the web. Now you can listen at work, on a friends computer or at home, without dragging around Cds or an iPod.

Around Sacramento there has been some talk of his political affiliation but in the end, that doesn’t change the fact that he’s an amazing musician. His mix of blues, soul, a rock have made him a local and national star. I’d hope you all could give the site a chance, listen to the music and spread the word. Our intent is to create a network of these sites and thus encourage the trend of artists sharing their work for free. We’d all benefit from this, so give it a shot.

If you need some background information on the artist, I’ve written a biography that I think truely captures him:

As a teenager, he got his start in Sacramento, selling burnt CDs at open-mic nights. After local indie label Dig Music took a chance; he quickly rose to become one of the town’s most beloved celebrities and its leading export. They re-released his self-produced album “Rusty Nails,” and followed it in 2003 with “Gone Wanderin.” His infectious modern blues resonated well with a city itself caught between country and urban life. Parlaying this local success into the respect of some of the world’s finest musicians, Greene toured non-stop with the likes of B.B King, Susan Tedeschi, George Thorogood and Taj Mahal. In 2005, he signed to a major, Verve Forecast, fulfilling a near half-decade of ‘destined for stardom’ predictions. If there is one coherent theme in this artist’s enigmatic work, it’s that of human contradiction. As at home in an empty bar as a filled arena and with an acoustic as an electric, Jackie Greene comes to symbolize a rare versatility. It’s what makes him so relatable, for a sinner, a saint, an optimist or the broken-hearted. Regardless of musical tastes, age or language, the emotional honesty and musical skill transcend all. For this Jackie Greene, at just 25 years old, becomes an artist fans will enjoy for decades to come

Thank You,
Ryan Clark Holiday