Jack Yarber
| Jack Oblivian | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jack Yarber |
| Also known as | Jack O |
| Born | March 15, 1967 |
| Origin | Corinth, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Genres | Garage punk, punk blues, rock and roll, rhythm and blues |
| Occupation(s) |
singer songwriter |
| Instruments |
vocals guitar drums |
| Years active | 1980s — Present |
| Labels |
Crypt Records Goner Records Sympathy for the Record Industry |
| Associated acts |
Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves Knaughty Knights Compulsive Gamblers Oblivians South Filthy The Cool Jerks The Limes Loose Diamonds The Natural Kicks Tav Falco's Panther Burns The Tennessee Tearjerkers |
Jack Yarber (born March 15, 1967), also known by his stage name Jack Oblivian, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist based in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a founding member of the garage-bands The Compulsive Gamblers, and The Oblivans and currently fronts Jack O & the Tennessee Tearjerkers.
Yarber has also been a member, or contributed to: The End, Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves, Andre Williams, The Knaughty Knights, South Filthy, The Cool Jerks, The Limes, '68 Comeback, King Louie & His Loose Diamonds, Greg Oblivian & the Tip Tops, Jack Oblivian & The Cigarillos, The Natural Kicks and Tav Falco's Panther Burns.
Today, Yarber continues to write, record and tour as a solo artist. In January 2016, he released his seventh solo album, The Lone Ranger of Love. The record was released on his own label, Mony Records. It's available through Goner Records mail order. [1]
Jack Yarber began his professional music career in high school, appearing alongside high-school friend and future Squirrel Nut Zippers founder Jimbo Mathus in the Corinth, Mississippi, based Johnny Vomit & the Dry Heaves. Yarber played drums in the outfit, which credited him as Johnny Goopa.[2] Johnny Vomit & the Dry Heaves would go on to be one of Yarber's longest-running side projects, the song "Knick the Knife" on his latest Tennessee Tearjearkers album being a reworked version of a song performed in early Johnny Vomit jam sessions.[3]
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