A Musician's Life: Jace Everett

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You may not know his name but if you're a fan of HBO's "True Blood" you know Jace Everett's baritone. Each week Jace's song "Bad Things" accompanies the program's opening montage. What's a former Evangelical Christian doing on a show about vampires? Give a listen to this edition of "A Musician's Life" with Tracey Tanenbaum. Read the full description.

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Jace_everett_small Jace Everett released his self-titled debut album in 2005. The Nashville based artist says that the album contained some songs he was proud of--like "Bad Things --along with some content designed for commercial country radio. He admits his name was on those. He played "Bad Things" on the "Tonight Show" and I-Tunes made it the download of the week in January of 2006. Unfortunately, it scared commercial country radio. His label promptly dropped him. But Alan Ball, the producer and creative force behind the movie "American Beauty" and TV program "Six Feet Under" took notice. Two years later he used the tune in his new HBO series about Vampires called "True Blood". Thanks to "True Blood", Jace is doing pretty well. He has a new album called "Red Revelations".

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Jace Everett released his self-titled debut album in 2005. The Nashville based artist says that the album contained some songs he was proud of--like "Bad Things --along with some content designed for commercial country radio. He admits his name was on those. He played "Bad Things" on the "Tonight Show" and I-Tunes made it the download of the week in January of 2006. Unfortunately, it scared commercial country radio. His label promptly dropped him. But Alan Ball, the producer and creative force behind the movie "American Beauty" and TV program "Six Feet Under" took notice. Two years later he used the tune in his new HBO series about Vampires called "True Blood". Thanks to "True Blood", Jace is doing pretty well. He has a new album called "Red Revelations".