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JK Coltrain

Traditional country artist J. K. Coltrain has been entertaining for over 30 years. The Traditional Country Hall of Fame in 2006 - 2009 Texas CMA Entertainer of

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J.K. Coltrain - Fox On The Run

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You're Not There

From the new Outlaws, Heroes & Friends CD. A real old school country written by Marietta Wilt.
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If Thats What It Takes

This is a J. K. Coltrain song that tells a tale of a man willing to do whatever it takes to keep his girl happy. You will notice the Waylon Jennings feel to the song as J. K. was touring with Waylon when it was written:)
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The Bottle

A great song from Rebecca Peaden & Keith Marchetti, Peggy Lea Publishing. I just had to cut it:) It will be on my new CD which I am planning to release in July.
I have been entertaining folks around The World for over 25 years now. My roots are in the more traditional country style although I appreciate most kinds of music.
Band/artist history
J. K. Coltrain was born in Columbus, Ohio. He spent his early childhood days between there and West Virginia where his parents operated a small Mom & Pop grocery store. His Dad also was an excellent auto mechanic and in fact owned a number of repair shops over the years and was a weekend stock car racer. One reason why J. K. is a Nascar fanatic to this day:) J.K. grew up surrounded by music & musicians. His cousin, Buddy Starcher was a professional recording artist on Columbia Records and was one of the founders of the Starday recording label and performed on the then popular Midwestern & Louisiana Hayrides. He also introduced the late Keith Whitley who first appeared on Buddys weekly radio show in Charleston, West Virginia when he was 8 years old. J. K. made his own first appearance on radio at age 12 and first TV appearance at age 14. His Uncle & Grandpa performed together at churches throughout the South. That's where J. K. made his first appearance singing in church at the ripe old age of 11. His first professional job was at age 14 when he began singing with The Pleasant Hill Quartet. A well-known gospel group at the time. Of course in his teens he had to try his hand in high school dance bands like Fire n' Ice and The Four Aces but by age 20 he had returned to his first love country music. At that time J. K. helped form a 7 piece country rock group called 'The Southern Express'. They garnered a great deal of regional success and opened for many popular groups at that time such as The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Poco & The Marshall Tucker Band. In 1983 he left The Southern Express to pursue a solo career as his heart was with more traditional country music. He appeared to be taking the music business by storm as he was often the featured artist on Ernest Tubbs Midnite Jamboree and many popular Nashville nightclubs. He signed a recording contract with Monument Records and had label mates such as Dolly Parton, Larry Gatlin, Ray Stevens & Willie Nelson and was dubbed The Star of Tomorrow. Much to his dismay Monument filed for bankrupcy in 1984 without ever releasing a single song and JK again found himself without a label. He first cracked the country music charts in 1987 with a self-penned song, West Virginia You're Still My Home on the Studio 7 label. Since then he has made many appearances on numerous radio & TV shows including The Nashville Showcase, The Midnight Jamboree, Nashville On Stage, The Jerry Lewis Telethon & Stars of Tomorrow. J. K. has toured worldwide and worked with some of the greatest names in country music. Jerry Reed, Loretta Lynn, The Bellamy Brothers, Conway Twitty, Buck Owens, George Jones, Tammy Wynette & Jerry Lee Lewis to name just a few. J. K's future plans include to continue touring with his group 'The Nashvillains' in support of his new CD and makin' new friends. Watch for them in your area to catch a superb country show. J. K. Coltrain is a member in good standing of; The Country Music Association The Academy of Country Music Americana Music Association Traditional Country Hall of Fame International Songwriters Association TexAmericana Music Association Roots Music Association Country Legends Association BMI
Have you performed in front of an audience?
Have Band Will Travel:) We have toured both nationally & internationally.
Your musical influences
I would say mainly folks like Don Williams, Vern Gosdin, Ray Price & Merle Haggard. On the more personal side Ernest Tubb was my idol and good personal friend along with Ricky Lee Phelps.
What equipment do you use?
Equipment list & etc. is listed on our website. My primary sponsor is Peavey.
Anything else?
We have been working real hard on signing new artists and building the Colt Records label. We have a new compilation CD called Indie Country Gold coming out at the end of May 2008. In addition to my own show I now host a traditional country show group originally called The Country Caravan which became The Traditional Country Opry in 2009. You can find out more about them here; www.traditionalcountryopry.com
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