Besides being the front man for The Cadillac Three, Jaren Johnston is also a very successful songwriter, with songs he’s written showing up on fellow artists’ albums. While Jaren loves to hear other people record his songs, there was one particular artist who completely butchered a song he wrote. Without naming any names he says when he heard the artist’s recording of the song he’d written, “It pissed me off in a way so bad that I called all the A&R guys and I texted the artist and I said, ‘You left out this, you left out this, what are you guys doin’?’”
While Jaren is all for creative license, he says, “When you give that song up it’s like a child of yours. You wanna see it do well, you want nothing but the best for that thing because you put the work in to raise it. And so it’s like when they send you back the final thing and it’s, ‘This is what we’re goin’ with.’ You’re like…” Jaren trails with a look of disgust on his face.
The Cadillac Three just released their brand new single, “Drunk Like You.” It’s available now on Spotify.
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The Cadillac Three – songs you wrote changing :35
“You might know what it is but I can’t name it, but it pissed me off in a way so bad that I called all the A&R guys and I texted the artist and I said, ‘You left out this, you left out this, what are you guys doin’?’ Basically, when you give that song up it’s like a child of yours. You wanna see it do well, you want nothing but the best for that thing because you put the work in to raise it. And so it’s like when they send you back the final thing and it’s, ‘This is what we’re goin’ with.’ You’re like… And you know at that point it’s not gonna be a single because they took out the hook, they took out… Anyways, long story short, yes, that’s happened to me.”
WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – APRIL 4, 2016 – MONDAY
- The Cadillac Three play shows in Arizona this weekend.
THE CADILLAC THREE – THE FACTS
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.thecadillacthree.com
FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/TheCadillacThree/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thecadillac3
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“Sip sip sip ya baby till you’re gone and then hangover all over me”#DrunkLikeYou #Spotify
MEMBERS: Jaren Johnston b.10/4 (lead vocals, guitar), Kelby Ray (bass guitar, Dobro, acoustic guitar, vocals), and Neil Mason (drums, vocals).
HOMETOWN / ORIGIN: Nashville, Tennessee
DEBUT SINGLE: “The South”
DEBUT ALBUM: The Cadillac Three – RELEASED: May 7, 2014
CURRENT SINGLE: “Drunk Like You”
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: July 22, 2014
LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2015 – “White Lightning” See it here.