Caroline Jones
American singer-songwriter (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caroline Jones (born June 30, 1990) is an American country music singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and radio host. Jones has released a number of albums, the most successful one being Bare Feet released in 2018. She became an official member of the Zac Brown Band in 2022.[3]
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| Born | June 30, 1990[1] New York City, U.S. |
| Origin | Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.[2] |
| Genres | Country |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Member of | Zac Brown Band |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
Caroline Jones was born in New York City to Sonia and Paul Tudor Jones, and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut.[4][5] She attended the Professional Children's School in New York City and later New York University where she studied creative writing.[5][1] She took singing lessons when she was nine, and wrote her first song when she was ten.[6] She learned to sing opera and jazz under Andy Anselmo, and she also learned how to play various instruments including piano, guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, and Dobro.[7] She was for some time more interested in pop, rock and R&B music until she visited Nashville when she was 16 or 17, and switched her interest to country music.[5][8]
Career
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Perspective
In 2010, Jones launched The Heart is Smart initiative, which included performing in schools and colleges and providing music workshop for students.[4] She also wrote and produced her debut album herself in New York City and Nashville in 2010, playing multiple instruments on the album. In January 2011, Jones self-released the album, Fallen Flower.[9][10] She quickly followed with three albums the following year.[6][11] In 2013, Jones became the host of Art & Soul, a radio show on SiriusXM's Coffee House interviewing musicians on their music and songwriting.[8]
In 2017, she opened for Zac Brown Band and in 2018 Jimmy Buffett.[7] Through Buffett, she became signed to his Mailboat Records, and she also collaborated with Buffett on a song.[12]
Jones was listed as one of the 10 need-to-know new country artists by Rolling Stone in 2017,[13] and one of 15 country artists to watch by Billboard in 2018.[14] Jones released Bare Feet in March 2018. Jones wrote all the songs in the album, which was produced by Ric Wake.[15] In 2019, she was listed among the 40 Under 40 List put out by Connecticut Magazine.[16]
Jones' single, "Chasin' Me", entered the Mediabase country chart at number 50 for the week ending June 1, 2019.[17]
In 2021, she released the album Antipodes.[18] In 2022, she joined Zac Brown Band as a member of the band. She had previously opened for the band on a number of tours since 2017, as well as appearing as a guest performer in other tours.[3] In October 2023, she released her third major solo album, Homesite.
In 2025, Jones signed with Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment and released "No Tellin'" as her first single under the label.[19]
Personal life
In late 2021, Jones married professional sailor Nick Dana. Their son, Declan Tudor Dana, was born on November 29, 2023.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||
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US Heat [21] |
US Indie [22] | |||||
| Fallen Flower[23] |
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| Nice to Know You[24] |
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| Clean Dirt[25] |
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| The Heart Is Smart[26] |
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| Bare Feet[27] |
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11 | 2 | 14 |
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| Antipodes |
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| Homesite |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
Extended plays
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
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| US Country Airplay [29] | ||||
| 2017 | "Tough Guys" | — | Bare Feet | |
| 2018 | "Bare Feet" | — | ||
| 2019 | "Chasin' Me" | 51 | Chasin' Me | |
| 2020 | "All of the Boys" | 55 | ||
| 2021 | "Come In (But Don't Make Yourself Comfortable)" | 43 | Antipodes | |
| 2023 | "Million Little Bandaids"[30] (featuring Zac Brown Band) |
— | Homesite | |
| 2025 | "No Tellin'" | — | TBD | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Video |
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| 2016 | "Tough Guys" |
| 2017 | "Rise" |
| "Bare Feet" | |
| "Country Girl" | |
| 2019 | "Chasin' Me" |
| "The Difference (GoshDamn)" | |
| "Gulf Coast Girl" | |
| 2020 | "All of the Boys" |
| 2021 | "Come In (But Don't Make Yourself Comfortable)" |
Tours
Supporting
- Welcome Home Tour (for Zac Brown Band) (2017)
- Down the Rabbit Hole Live (for Zac Brown Band) (2018)
- The Owl Tour (for Zac Brown Band) (2019)
References
External links
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