Jack Johnson (musician)

This article is about the pop rock musician. For other people with the same name, see Jack Johnson.

Jack Johnson
Johnson performing in 2014
Johnson performing in 2014
Background information
Birth nameJack Hody Johnson
Born (1975-05-18) May 18, 1975 (age 49)
North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (BA)
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • professional surfer
  • filmmaker
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • ukulele
  • keyboards
Years active1992–present
Spouse
Kim Baker
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(m. 2000)​
Children3
Websitejackjohnsonmusic.com

Jack Hody Johnson[1] (born May 18, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter, and guitarist primarily in the soft rock and acoustic pop genres.[2][3] Johnson has reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart with his albums Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George in 2006, Sleep Through the Static in 2008, To the Sea in 2010 and From Here to Now to You in 2013. His album In Between Dreams peaked at number two on the chart in 2005 and again in 2013.[4]

Johnson is active in environmentalism and sustainability, often with a focus on the world's oceans. Johnson and his wife Kim created the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation and the Kōkua Hawaii Foundation.[5] In 2008, Johnson adopted the concept of greening (reduce and reuse), and donated 100% of the proceeds of the Sleep Through the Static tour to the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation. Similarly, the proceeds from the 2010 To the Sea album tour went to All at Once, a Johnson-backed collaboration of greening charities promoting fan involvement.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Writer: Johnson, Jack Hody". ASCAP. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (May 27, 2010). "Jack Johnson: To the Sea". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Chinen, Nate (February 3, 2008). "Making It Mellow and Keeping It Green". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Jack Johnson: Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  5. ^ Sekula, Sarah. "Musician Jack Johnson is as green as it gets". usatoday. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  6. ^ Kezon, Lauren. "Musicians Changing 'Charity'". CBS Local Media. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  7. ^ "All at Once". AllAtOnce.org. 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  8. ^ KETTMANN, MATT (February 5, 2008). "Talking with Jack Johnson". Santa Barbara Independent. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2015. Yea, all the buses are on biodiesel. We're doing this new community – I don't know what you'd call it. It's connected to our website and called "All At Once," which is a song on the album. At every show on this tour, we'll have a collection of booths called The Village Green. The idea is really from Zach Gill's wife and my wife, they're really working on it. They're reaching out to nonprofits in every town, and we're having them at our shows