Jon Pousette-Dart “Who I Am”

Jon Pousette-Dart entered the world of music success in his teens as part of the teenage sensation Tony and the Tigers. Jon later went on to form The Pousette-Dart Band, mining the same musical territory as the Eagles, James Taylor and Little Feat, and released several successful records on Capitol, recorded in Nashville with award-winning producer Norbert Putnam, making appearances on the Billboard 200 in the late 1970’s and 1980’s. During this time the band became one of the busiest touring groups in the US working with such acts as The Byrds, Bonnie Raitt, Little Feat, James Taylor, The J. Geils Band, Eddie Money, Manfred Mann, Jonathan Edwards, Orleans, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Emmylou Harris, Father Guido Sarducci, Randy Newman, Journey, Billy Joel, and many more including the now famous Frampton Comes Alive tour, and the progressive Yes Fragile tour – playing arenas from Coast to Coast. When The Pousette-Dart Band took a break, Jon established himself as a respected songwriter in collaborations with NRBQ’s Al Anderson, Gary Burr, Jennifer Kimball, John Bohlinger, Tom Kimmel, Fred Knobloch, Kostas and many others.. Jon continues to work as a session singer and musician, and in film & TV, working on jingles, producing 5 episodes of the History Channel’s series Gunfighters of the West, acting in a national Diet Coke ad, as well as getting a his song “Fall On Me” placed in ABC’s wildly successful American serial drama television series Lost. Jon has also released well received solo work in 1990’s and 2000’s, including Put Down Your Gun to support the Anti-Handgun Coalition.

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