Jace Everett Artist Page: Bio, Photo Gallery, Downloads, News, Tours and More

Like so many other country artists, Jace learned his chops in church. "We went from being Catholic — Episcopalian, anyway — to going to an evangelical Methodist church," he recalls. "They basically had a rock band up on stage, and I thought that was cool. So I'd do the school and church musicals. That's when I started playing bass. I bought a bass on a Wednesday afternoon and that night I played it at the youth service. I had no idea what the hell I was doing, but that's how I started."

While Jace immersed himself in gospel music, the young musician was also absorbing the sounds of some of his adopted home state's greatest artists, including Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. The music of those Texas legends and others was in heavy rotation at the Everett house. "Country is the first music I ever listened to," says Jace. "It's just the stuff I grew up on. Seventies and early '80s country - that's all I heard at my house. That and Elvis. My parents never even owned a Beatles album.

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Riverfront Concerts Photo Gallery

Browse through photos from the Riverfront Stages at Riverfront Park in Downtown Nashville during the 2007 CMA Music Festival.