Jack Johnson

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Image Credit: Peter Chiapperino: a concert photographer in Lexington, Kentucky (Own work), CC BY-SA 4.0

Biography

Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, record producer, and a former professional surfer. Johnson is known primarily for his work in the soft rock and acoustic genres. In 2001, he achieved commercial success after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales. Johnson has hit the Billboard 200 #1 chart for the albums: Curious George (Soundtrack) in 2006, Sleep Through The Static in 2008, To the Sea in 2010, and From Here to Now to You in 2013 - 2014. Johnson's In Between Dreams album peaked at #2 in 2005 and again in 2013 on the Billboard 200. Johnson is active in the ecology and sustainability movement, often with an ocean-centric focus. Johnson and wife Kim created the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation and the Kōkua Hawaii Foundation. 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 collaborative of greening charities promoting fan involvement.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 2000
Number of Albums 27
Record Label Brushfire Records
Website jackjohnsonmusic.com
Wikipedia Jack Johnson on Wikipedia
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Trivia

What year was Jack Hody Johnson born?

1975

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What is Jack Johnson's first name?

Jack Hody

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What was the name of Johnson's debut album?

Brushfire Fairytales

...chieved commercial success after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales . Johnson's In Between Dreams album peaked at number 2 on the cha...
What did the proceeds from the 2010 To the Sea album tour go to?

All At Once

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What was Jack Johnson's father's name?

Jeff Johnson

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What was Zach Gill's band called?

Django Reinhardt

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In what year did Django Reinhardt release a CD?

1994

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At what age did Jack take surfing lessons?

five

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How many hours a day did Jack spend surfing?

three to four hours

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What was the name of the tournament that he took part in when he was seventeen?

Pipeline Masters

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How old was he when his surfing career came to a halt?

seventeen

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What university did Jack attend after high school?

University of California

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Where did he begin to write his own songs?

University of California located at Santa Barbara

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What is Jack Johnson's music best described as?

acousticsoft rock

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Who was Jack Johnson's best friend?

Ben Schomer

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When did Jack Johnson first start surfing?

5

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Jack Johnson made the finals at what event?

Pipe trial

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What song did Johnson record for his last album?

Rodeo Clowns

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By what age was Johnson sponsored by Quicksilver?

10

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What was the name of the surf competition Johnson entered?

Pipeline

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Who sponsored Johnson?

Quicksilver

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What instrument did Johnson first pick at the age of 14?

guitar

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What was the age at which Johnson first picked the instrument?

14

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When did Johnson join the Pipeline Masters competition?

17

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How many stitches did Johnson receive?

150

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What was the name of the surfing documentary that he released in 1999?

Thicker Than Water

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Where did Jack Johnson graduate from?

University of California, Santa Barbara

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When did the album reach the one million sales mark?

early 2003

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What was Johnson's father's profession?

surfer

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What did he tell Emma Hope in an interview that appeared in London's Sunday Telegraph?

It was an idyllic childhood

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When was Jack Johnson born?

May 18, 1975

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Where did Jack Johnson grew up?

Hawaii

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At what age did Jack Johnson enroll at the University of California Santa Barbara to study film?

18

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Jack Johnson began writing songs while enrolled at what university?

University of California Santa Barbara

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Along with Emmett Malloy, who was Jack Johnson's friend?

Chris Malloy

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Who were the creators of Thicker Than Water?

Chris Malloy and Emmett Malloy

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What genre of music is Johnson known for?

soft rock and acoustic pop

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When did Johnson release Brushfire Fairytales?

2001

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In what year did In Between Dreams peak at number two on the chart?

2005

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Who created the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation and the K<unk>kua Hawaii Foundation?

Johnson and his wife Kim

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When did Johnson adopt the concept of greening?

2008

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How many of the proceeds from the Sleep Through the Static tour went to the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation?

100

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What is Jack Johnson's father's name?

Jeffery Johnson

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Jack Johnson was a champion surfer on what?

professional circuit

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How old was Johnson when he began to chase waves?

toddler

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What was the name of the pipeline that Johnson climbed on?

Banzai Pipeline

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What was the name of the band's 1999 album?

Philadelphonic

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Who made a cameo appearance on the album Philadelphonic?

Ben Harper

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