BIO
Born in the Philippines,
Jack Hadley grew up in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. His mother bought him an acoustic guitar at the age of
twelve because she wanted to keep him busy. The family moved to Denver, Colorado, where he learned to play music by ear, playing
music by everyone from Hendrix to Dylan, unaware that he was learning the foundation of American music – the blues.
Jack played in a number of Denver area bands, all the while sharpening his guitar skills and discovering his vocal
talent along the way. In addition to performing as a solo artist and hired gun, Hadley was a member of reggae band Rude Culture
and r&b/funk outfit Network. A few years ago he struck out on his own and started The Jack Hadley Band, a blues-based
project, to focus on writing and performing his original material. In 2005, Jack was playing at a local club when he was approached
by blues veteran Otis Taylor who happened to be in the audience. For the next 18 months Jack was Taylor’s lead guitarist,
playing at festivals and shows all over the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. In November 2006 he recorded two songs with
keyboard wizard Steve McQuarry at the legendary Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco including his revolutionary track "You
& Me". He appears on Otis Taylor’s 2007 Telarc release “Definition Of A Circle” playing lead guitar
and lap steel guitar. Notable musicians on this recording include ex-Thin Lizzy axeman Gary Moore and blues harmonica legend
Charlie Musselwhite.
The fall of 2007 marked the beginning of a new project with bluesman Dan Treanor. "Brothers
Blood & Bone" is a fresh look at the blues today that includes new songs from Treanor and Hadley along with their
updated versions of classics from Blind Lemon Jefferson, Sonny Boy Williamson and Walter "Billy Boy" Arnold.
Hadley’s 2005 self-produced effort, “Never Too Late”, is available now. Jack's followup release,
“Deeper”, will be out in 2008.
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