Jason Whitton
Folk influences with a Country Twang!
Time & Location
May 29, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Brick Room at Urban Press Winery, 316 N San Fernando Blvd, Burbank, CA 91502, USA
About the event
Having grown up in Houston, TX, Jason Whitton absorbed a lot of Country music influences, like George Strait and Willie Nelson. Later, he would fall in love with folk and singer-songwriters like Tom Waits, James Taylor, and Simon & Garfunkel. On his debut release, Thriftstore Cowboy, a lot of those influences can be heard, as Whitton weaved seamlessly in and out of those styles.
For his second release, Broken Horses, he leaned more towards his folk influences but still put some twang on tracks like, “Last Man Falling,” which ended up on the soundtrack to Grantham & Rose, starring a before-she-was-famous Tessa Thompson, and directed by the Tony-nominated Kristin Hanggi.
In 2016, Whitton released his most ambitious record yet, Honey Butter, which he co-produced with Brian Starley of Bergatron Music. With songs like the title track, “Honey Butter” and the made-for-country-radio cut, “Tearin’ It Up,” he was able…