Clap Your Hands If You Love Country Music

<p>Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Jay Calvert grew up with an appreciation of a variety of musical genres . . . rap, pop, R &amp; B; but country music was not being played in his neighborhood circles.&nbsp;&nbsp; While Jay was still young, his parents decided to move closer to their birthplace of Brighton, Alabama, and they chose Atlanta, Georgia.</p><p>This move to the South strengthened Jay&rsquo;s love of R &amp;B as he became immersed in the Motown and R &amp; B music flooding the Atlanta music scene at the time.&nbsp; Jay was not exposed to country music as a youth or teen in Atlanta, although he enjoyed more and more rock, pop and even metal sounds.</p><p>Calvert excelled in sports, especially as running back in football, even into his college years.&nbsp; It was through Jay&rsquo;s football teammates at a college in South Georgia that he became enamored with country tunes and lyrics, specifically Alan Jackson&rsquo;s &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Rock the Jukebox&rdquo;.&nbsp; This led to repeated trips to the record store for more albums of top country artists like Tim McGraw.&nbsp;</p><p>Transferring to Troy State University, Calvert began to experiment with songwriting and composing, remaining distinctly in the country music genre.&nbsp; Although it took almost twelve (12) years to build up the support, expertise and confidence to take his &ldquo;show on the road&rdquo; and perform in larger public venues, Calvert&rsquo;s fans were all encouraging his work.&nbsp; He had found country music to be the most rewarding and heartfelt music he&rsquo;d ever sung.&nbsp; Calvert summarized, &ldquo;I like to tell simple stories in my music that ordinary-everyday people like me can understand, and hopefully everyone can relate to what I'm feeling or trying to express in my songs.&rdquo;</p><p>Calvert&rsquo;s first CD is available, as well as downloadable tracks or ringtones, on CDBaby.com, BestBuy.com, Wal-mart Music, Sony Connect, NAPSTER, MP3tunes, MSN Music, and Verizon Music.&nbsp; With well-known Producer David Leonard at Reveal Audio, Calvert will be working on a second CD immediately.&nbsp;</p><p>Calvert is a BMI writer/affiliate, Georgia Music Industry Association member, and member of the Atlanta Society of Entertainers.&nbsp; For further information, booking availability and schedules, see <a href="http://www.jaycalvert.com/">www.jaycalvert.com</a> or contact <a href="mailto:onegreatshow@jaycalvert.com">onegreatshow@jaycalvert.com</a>&nbsp; (404) 964-4207</p>