Jay Sparrow

Jay Sparrow
Origin Edmonton, Alberta
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Associated acts Murder City Sparrows

Jay Sparrow is a Canadian singer-songwriter.

Born in Thunder Bay, Ontario and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Sparrow was lead singer for the Edmonton punk rock band Murder City Sparrows;[1] however, he eventually decided to dissolve the band and pursue a different musical direction after realizing that he had no punk rock on his iPod, but instead listened mainly to roots rock songwriters such as Steve Earle and Bruce Springsteen.[2]

He released his first solo EP The Running in 2008, and followed up with two more EPs, Good Days Gone By in 2009 and The Tempest Line in 2010, before releasing his full-length album debut, In Our Time, in fall 2010.[1] He was also the winning Alberta songwriter in the 2009 edition of CBC Radio 2's Great Canadian Song Quest, for which he wrote and recorded the song "The Ballad of Mary White".[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Local musician Jay Sparrow celebrates album release". Edmonton Examiner, November 10, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Jay Sparrow". Breakfast Television Edmonton (CKEM-TV), September 28, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Finalists In Radio 2′s Great Canadian Song Quest". FYI Music, November 24, 2009.

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