Cris Jacobs is an American singer-songwriter from

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, United States. A local fixture in Maryland music, Jacobs was called "The King of Baltimore rock'n'roll" by ''

'' magazine. In the early 2000s, Jacobs played (alongside

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) in a bluegrass band, Smooth Kentucky, in the Baltimore area. Concomitantly, Jacobs was the guitarist and vocalist for The Bridge from the band's founding in 2001 until its breakup in 2011. Following the end of The Bridge in 2011, Jacobs formed the Cris Jacobs Band. The band’s lineup was fluid for the first few years of existence, before settling on the steady rhythm section of bassist Todd Herrington and drummer Dusty Ray Simmons, and guitarist Johnathan Sloane. Sloane left in 2019 and was replaced by guitarist Corey Wells and keyboardist Ben White. In 2012, Jacobs released his solo debut album with the Cris Jacobs Band, ''Songs for Cats and Dogs'', which led to tours supporting

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Review of ''Color Where You Are''
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in following years. His sophomore full-length, ''Dust to Gold'', arrived in 2016. Jacobs and

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recorded an album together as ''Neville Jacobs'' in 2017. In 2019, he released his third solo album, ''Color Where You Are'', on Blue Rose Records. Jacobs holds an annual Christmas concert in the

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area called ''A Very Jerry Christmas''.Cris Jacobs
''DC Music Review''. Between the releases of ''Dust to Gold'' and ''Color Where You Are'', Jacobs married and became a father.

Discography

;As leader *''Songs for Cats and Dogs'' (Self-released, 2012) *''Dust to Gold'' (American Showplace Music, 2016) *''Color Where You Are'' ( Blue Rose Records, 2019) ;With The Bridge *''The Bridge'' (The Purple Album) (Self-released, 2002) *''Cross Street Market'' (Self-released, 2004) *''The Bridge'' (Hyena, 2006) *''Blind Man's Hill'' (Hyena, 2008) *''National Bohemian'' (Woodberry, 2011) ;With Ivan Neville *''Neville Jacobs'' (Harmonized Records, 2018)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Cris Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male singer-songwriters American folk musicians American rock musicians Singers from Baltimore Singer-songwriters from Maryland