Jami Grooms

Bio:

Jami Grooms
Lead Vocals / Acoustic Guitar

Birth Date: January 26, 1976
Birth Place: Blytheville, AR

BIOGRAPHY

Jami's musical influences are songwriters like Jim Croce, Hank
Jr., Waylon Jennings, Bobby Pinson and James LeBlanc. He has
spent his whole life studying performers like Elvis and Garth
Brooks.

Jami has come a long way as an artist and songwriter since being
in Nashville. He received several single song contracts from Charlie
Craig of Song Machine Music. Charlie was very influential in helping him hone his craft he spent
time working with him till Jami got to a place where he was ready for a publishing deal. Jami
began writing every day determined to give every bit of himself to his music. He has believed that
honesty and integrity would be the key to success as a songwriter.

Jody Williams arranged a writer’s appointment for Jami with one of his hit songwriters Mark
Narmore. Mark and Jami pinned the song “Paid For It” which is the song Rick Hall heard and
offered him a publishing deal on the spot. Rick claimed it was one of the best-written songs he
had ever heard and was taken by Jami’s performance. Buddy Jewel on Lyric Street Records
recently recorded this song. “Paid For It” is Jami’s first cut and is giving him the momentum in
Nashville he has worked hard to receive.

Jami signed a publishing deal with legendary Muscle Shoals Alabama producer Rick Hall at Big
Muscle Music a division of FAME and began working under Rick’s guidance writing songs that to
date are on hold by various artist. The American Legion and The Alliance Defense Fund have
picked up a song he wrote while working with Charlie Craig called “What About Arlington”, for a
national campaign they embarked on this spring.

Jami Grooms and The Catfish Johnston Band have been performing in venues of every kind
every Friday and Saturday night for the past six years, learning how to entertain an audience and
draw a crowd. He has a very strong following in southern Tennessee and Alabama and has been
able to find a fan base for his original music, which is what he loves to play the most. Jami has
just put out his third CD of his music that he sales at his shows nightly.

Jami has been featured on radio shows like the "Billy Block Western Beat" and the KIX 96
"Muscle Shoals To Music Row".

By: Mac Brown Photographers