Shawn Jones

The Shawn Jones Band is an American Roots/Rock group with an international appeal. Shawn Jones grew up influenced by his favorite rock guitarists, Clapton and Hendrix though his father raised him on Hank Sr. and Waylon Jennings, whom Shawn later had the privilege of meeting and working with. Waylon instantly became of fan of Shawn’s after seeing him play one night in Los Angeles and invited him to play on his 1996 release “Right For The Time” and at Willie Nelson’s 1996 Fourth Of July Picnic. Waylon also asked Shawn to play lead guitar in his band for the record breaking 1996 Lollapalooza Tour. Shawn shared “main stage” with headliners: Metallica, Soundgarden, and the Ramones, appearing in front of in excess of 30,000 fans. 

Shawn's songs have been featured on TV (Dawson's Creek) and in the film, Tumbleweeds (Fine Line Pictures), in which he and the band also made a cameo appearance. Two songs, “Long Way Down” and “Lightening Strike Me Down” are heard in the movie, and the barn burning single “Long Way Down” was included on the RCA/Victor soundtrack album. Other artists on the album include: Johnny Cash, Lyle Lovett, Buck Owens, Emmylou Harris and Lucinda Williams. Shawn’s song “Lightening Strike Me Down” was also selected for the Hollywood Pictures film, “Mystery Alaska”.