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The House Jacks

The House Jacks of San Francisco are the original "rock band without instruments." Using nothing more than their five voices (and mouths), they deliver everything from blistering funk to screaming rock to heart-melting ballads for their ever-growing legions of fans. These pioneering musicians have performed over 1,000 shows and have shared the stage with some of the biggest names in music, having performed for live crowds of 100,000 , with appearances on at least 3 continents each year. They can be heard on movie soundtracks and their jingles for everything from radio stations to theme parks have been heard (and seen) by millions around the world.

Group Information
Year Founded:
1991
Location:San Francisco, CA United States
Group Type:
Non-Scholastic Group
Voicing:
Male
Group Website:


Group History
1991: Formed in September, and by December win Grand Prize in the SF International Caroling Competition

1992: Best Group & Best Arrangement in NorCal Harmony Sweepstakes

1993: Life in a Bounder: Over 250 shows in one year!

1994: NAKED NOISE released, the world's first all-vocal rock album.

1995: Signed to Warner Brothers' Tommy Boy records

1996: Performed for President Bill Clinton

1997: FUNKWICH released, garnering international radio play and performances at Carnegie Hall

1998: Jingles galore (Mancow, Rick Dees' top 40, etc.)

1999: NAKED FUNK released in Europe, launching the band's international touring

2000: The band starts taking unrehearsed audience requests!

2001: DRIVE released, a complete concert of unreleased songs

2002: Many national TV appearances (Next Big Star, 30 Seconds to Fame, etc)

2003: UNBROKEN released, the band's through-composed concept album

2004: Unbroken wins Pop/Rock Album of the Year and Song of the Year in the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards

2005: The year of the circus: FITCHY & GRIKKO released!

2006: GET DOWN MR. PRESIDENT released!

2007: The Jacks embark on their 25th European tour!

Discography
The House Jacks have 6 albums, all available at iTunes, acatunes, and a-cappella.com: Naked Noise (1994) Funkwich (1997) Drive (2001) Unbroken (2003) Fitchy & Grikko) (2005) Get Down Mr. President (2006)
Awards
CARA (2004): Best Pop/Rock Album
CARA (2004): Best Pop/Rock Original Song

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CARA, ACA, BOCA, BOHSA, ICCA, ICHSA, acaTunes Awards, Sing, Voices Only, and Harmony Sweepstakes.
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CASA Members who have edit this profile: Freddie Feldman, Deke Sharon, Dave Brown, Fernando Antonio Medrano
Last edited on: Apr 21st, 2008
 

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