Jay Boy Adams

Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jay Boy Adams does more than refute F. Scott Fitzgerald’s maxim that there are no second acts in American lives. He not only proves that a musical artist can enjoy a second musical career that is even more fulfilling than his impressive first time around, but also demonstrates just how rich an American life can be through the many chapters of his fascinating story.

The two most public acts of his life are his years as a pioneering roots-rock recording and touring artist from 1972 to 1982, and his return to music a quarter-century later with his acclaimed Top 5 Americana Chart album of the year, The Shoe Box, in 2007. In between, he founded one of the top tour bus transportation companies in the music business and helped guide country star Pat Green to fame as his manager and executive producer of his top four CDs.

Since returning to musical action, Adams has also joined forces with fellow musical veterans in the Southern rock supergroup Brothers of the Southland, consisting of members of the Allman Brothers, The Outlaws, Wet Willie, Bo Bice, and the Black Crows. His current duo project is with Broadway performer and cast member of Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Godspell, Ms. Zenobia Conkerite. And the best is still yet to come.