Q&A with JDL in the LBK

Q&A with JDL in the LBK
 
Q:        When Jenni Dale Lord listens to music, who does she listen to?
A:        I listen to all sorts of artists and genres. I love country radio, 80s music, classic blues, etc. My current favorite listen is Little Big Town. Love them.
Q:        Who are your favorite artists of all time?
A         Reba McEntire, Ani Difranco, Etta James, and Barbra Streisand are the first to come to mind.
Q:        If you could keep only three albums from your lifespan, which three would they be?
A:        Peaches by Etta James, Rumor Has It by Reba McEntire, and Queen’s Greatest Hits.
Q:        Tell us about your recent trip to Nashville.
A         I was invited by Red Ridge Entertainment Group to sing at one of their Red Ridge Nights at Music City Bar & Grill. It was a great time. I went without my band and sang with a studio band featuring many Nashville greats. John Bolinger was the lead guitarist, and he is awesome. His resume is even more impressive. I love going to Nashville. I’m completely obsessed with Hot Chicken. It is seriously one of the best things I’ve ever eaten.
Q:        Studio time in Nashville.
A:        A couple years ago I had a meeting with a producer in an RCA Studio. He wanted me to record there. Red Ridge Entertainment also wants to record me. But there is something about working with Lubbock’s own Scott Faris from Amusement Park Recording Studio that I love. Unless circumstances change, I really can’t imagine working with anyone else. I am currently making my 4th Jenni Dale Lord Band album – Sometimes a Girl Needs the Blues. It’s a mix of original country music with vintage blues and rock influences, although I am, for the first time ever, including a song I didn’t write. It’s a beautiful piece by Amy Faris titled Who Loves Me. The album is set to release in spring 2020.
Q:        Song writing.
A:        One of my favorite aspects of making music is the songwriting. I always thought of myself as a songwriter first, but have recently fallen in love with singing. While I currently write songs on my own, I am planning to co-write a new record once we get this one finished.
Q:        Connections in Nashville.
A:        I’ve made some new friends and fans in Nashville. If that’s all I take away from my visits there, I am a lucky girl. As for anything else, I suppose only time will tell.
Q:        Are you writing and selling songs in Nashville?
A:        Some of my songs have been licensed to various television programming, but as for selling my songs in Nashville, not yet.
 
Q:        Back in Lubbock at Amusement Park Recording Studio. I got to hear just a little piece of the recording session and it sounded amazing. Was I hearing a little country gospel, and rock in the mix?
A:        Thank you. The song you heard, I believe, was a fun tune called He Loves Me More. I never really thought of it as gospel, but I suppose there could be some influence in there. Definitely rock. Even though I try to write for country radio and venues, I love rock, blues, and so many other genres that it would be impossible for them not to sneak in there.
Q:        Is this part of a coming release by JDL?
A:        Yes, it will be one of 13 tracks.
Q:        Is there a title?
A:        The album is called Sometimes a Girl Needs the Blues.
Q:        Release date?
A;        I don’t have a firm date yet, but expect it sometime next Spring.
Q:        Reading your bio,  you started piano lessons at four and wrote your first song at eight. What was the song?  What was it about and what inspired it?
A:        I was dealing with the aftermath of my parents’ divorce. My mom as begun dating, and I was not happy about it. Of course I was jealous – she was my mom. It was called How Do You Choose, and it was basically about having to choose between your child and the man you love.
Q:        Inspiration changes (matures?) over the years for artists. How would you trace the history of what inspires you?
A:        I wouldn’t say that my inspiration has really changed because my life hasn’t really changed – I have no kids – I have nothing different to look at except for the landscape (which I suppose does inspire in its own way). My reaction to inspiration has changed. There was a time when a heartbreak meant the end of the world, and I could write a song of sheer desperation with the inability to see how life could ever go on. I can’t do that anymore. Life does go on; and feeling like it won’t, or even trying to remember when I felt that way, now feels insincere. Luckily, I don’t have a lot of heartbreak now. That has changed the way I write. Before I could always count on my distress to inspire a plethora of songs. Now I try to utilize “creative writing.” It’s definitely not as easy as the inspiration of raw and real emotion.
Q:        What inspires you today?
A:        Life inspires me today, as it always has – something someone says, a certain situation, personal things which may arise, any and all of it.
Q:        You have a lot of fans from all over the country who follow you and download your music. Are there people or locations around the country, or world that have surprised you?
A:        Spotify tracks all of my listeners. I can see a list of all the different countries where my music is streamed. I’ve been lucky enough to tour the United States, but I’ve never played Estonia, Japan, Australia, or anywhere abroad (except that one time I studied in Spain) so I was surprised to see the International response. Surprised, but grateful. Oh so grateful. I do hope to tour overseas, and having a fan base there will certainly be amazing to see in person.