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〕 | origin = Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA | instrument = Vocals, harmonica, bass guitar | genre = Country | occupation = Singer | years_active = 1994–2009 | label = Curb | associated_acts = Kippi Brannon, Bob Carlisle, Merle Haggard, Chuck Howard | website = (JeffCarson.net ) }} Jeffrey Lee Herndon (born December 16, 1963 in Tulsa, Oklahoma), known professionally as Jeff Carson, is a retired American country music artist. Originally a session musician in Branson, Missouri and later a demo singer, he was signed to Curb Records in 1995, releasing his self-titled debut album that year, followed by ''Butterfly Kisses'' in 1998 and ''Real Life'' in 2002. He has charted fourteen singles on the ''Billboard'' country charts, including the Number One hit "Not on Your Love", the Top Ten hits "The Car" and "Holdin' Onto Somethin'", and the Top 20 "Real Life (I Never Was the Same Again)". He retired from music in 2009 and became a police officer. ==Biography== Jeff Carson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and raised in Gravette, Arkansas.〔 In his childhood, he played harmonica and guitar and sang in church. In high school, he and some friends formed a band. They won second place at a local talent show for performing the song "Seven Bridges Road".〔 After graduating, he moved on to another talent competition held at a park in Rogers, Arkansas. The winner of that competition then asked Carson to play in his band, which he did for four years until the band split up.〔 Carson later moved on to Branson, Missouri, where he found work playing bass guitar in local bands, in addition to writing songs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jeff Carson Biography )〕 While in Branson, he met his then-future wife, who persuaded him to move to Nashville, Tennessee, which he did in 1989.〔 In Nashville, he found work with a band that played at the Opryland Hotel, before convincing the hotel to book him as a solo act.〔 He eventually recorded demos for other artists, before he was discovered by record producer Chuck Howard in 1994 and signed to Curb Records.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jeff Carson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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