Jack Johnson (musician)
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Jack Johnson performing at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Hawaii, August 1, 2014
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Jack Hody Johnson May 18, 1975 North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Johnson (m. 2000) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Website | jackjohnsonmusic |
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Martin Acoustic Guitars Taylor Acoustic Guitars Cole Clark Acoustic Guitars Gibson ES-335 Fender Telecaster |
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Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter,musician, actor, record producer, documentary filmmaker 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 reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart with his albums Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George in 2006, Sleep Through the Static in 2008, To the Sea in 2010, and From Here to Now to You in 2013. Johnson's In Between Dreams album peaked at number 2 on the chart in 2005 and again in 2013.
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.
The son of well-known surfer Jeff Johnson, Jack was born and raised on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. He began to learn how to surf at the age of five. At seventeen he became the youngest invitee to make the finals of the Pipeline Masters, one of surfings most prestigious surfing events, on Oahu's North Shore. One week later, however, his stint as a professional surfer ended when he suffered a surfing accident at the Pipeline that put more than 150 stitches in his forehead and removed a few of his teeth; this later became the inspiration for the song "Drink the Water".)
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