Jason Isbell

Michael Jason Isbell was born on February 1st in the year 1979, in Alabama located in Tennessee. He was born to Angela Hill Barnett, an interior designer, and Mike Isbell, a house painter. His parents were just teenagers when they gave birth to Michael. After sometime, his parents got divorced. He spent his childhood in the rural parts of North Alabama. His love for music comes from his family because every once in a while, his family would gather and play music. He learned to play various musical instruments at the age of six. He was taught by his grandfather and uncle. Isbell played the French horn and trumpet during his high school.

At the age of fifteen, he started playing in a garage and a country cover band alongside his friend Chris Tompkins who is a songwriter. At the age of sixteen, they both played at Grand Old Opry. Drive-By Truckers co-founder, David Hood was a renowned bassist. At the age of 21, he signed a deal with FAME Studios by submitting his demos. Later on, he joined the band Drive-By Truckers. At the age of 22, he was touring with the band for their album Southern rock opera. He was invited to join the band at a party when their guitarist did not show up. The songs written by him for the rock band are, Decoration Day, The Dirty South in 2004,and A Blessing and A Curse in 2006.

After working with Drive-By Truckers for six years, he parted ways with them on April 5, 2007. In a letter to fans, Hood expressed that fans will still support the band and also urged them to encourage Jason Isbell for his individual effort. He married Shonna Tucker, who joined Drive-By Trucker as a bassist. But their marriage didn't last, and they got divorced. On July 10, 2007, he released his first album (solo), "Sirens of the Ditch." Isbell released an album Southeastern which was produced by Dave Cobb on June 11, 2013, which was his fourth solo album. Based on Southeastern Records he released the album "Something More Than Free" in 2015.

For the promotion of the album, Jason went on a North American tour in the summer of the same year. The album Something More Than Free occupied the number 1 position on Billboard's Magazine. He received two Grammy Awards for the album. The song "The Life You Choose" from his album was one of the astounding songs. He states that, during his time with the Truckers he used to do drugs (cocaine). Isbell was nominated 11 times, out of which he won 6 times for his achievements. He is presently married to Amanda Shires who is a violinist, singer, and also a songwriter. On September 1, 2015, they had a beautiful baby girl and named her Mercy Rose. There is a tattoo on his left arm, a quote from "Boots of Spanish Leather" by Bob Dylan.