BIO
The son of a Filipino mother and an African-American father,
Jack was born in the Philippines. He 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, 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. In 2005 he struck out on his own with The Jack Hadley Band, a blues-based project,
to focus on writing and performing his original material. That same year Jack was playing at a local Denver 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. 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. 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."
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. In 2011 Hadley contributed lead vocals to Neil Haverstick’s “Hide & Seek” CD on Stickman
Records.
Hadley’s 2005 release, “Never Too Late”, and his 2008 CD, “Deeper”, are
available now.
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