About

JACK HIGGINBOTHAM

Growing up with a last name like “Higginbotham”, the name seemed to have stuck in peoples head.  No not the easiest to spell or say but the point of it sticking means a lot in the Music Biz. However, Country Music was not always Jack’s one and only passion. For the first 22 years of his life he was competitively involved in Track & Field. At La Vernia High School, Jack (known in the track world as “Adam”) was the 2004 State 3A 200-meter champion and entered Texas State University on a track scholarship. He lettered four years, was a four time all conference athlete, NCAA D1-1A Regional Qualifier, and was the Texas State Track & Field Team Captain 2006, 2007, and 2008. When Jack graduated from Texas State in December of 2008, he left Track & Field behind to pursue a career in music.Jack’s passion for music started at the age of 13, singing in youth group at the La Vernia United Methodist Church and picking up his first guitar at 16. Growing up his biggest influences were Neo-Traditional Country Music Artists such as Garth Brooks, Dan Seals, Doug Stone, Rhett Akins, Doug Supernaw, George Strait, and many more. As Jack got older, artists such as Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, Johnny Cash, and others also influenced Jack’s songwriting. Songwriting became something that Jack would never seem to have enough notebooks for. Now, at the age of 25 Jack is on his third year of a music career and is playing six to ten dates a month.In his short career he has already shared the stage with various Texas Music Artists such as Charlie Robison and Granger Smith and was the Featured Keynote Speaker and Performer at the Texas State University 2010 Freshman Convocation with over 5,000 people in attendance. In early 2010, Jack put out an album that began as a demo project with his present producer, Glenn Shankle. The so called “demo” album has sold over 500 copies at performances alone since its release. Presently, Jack and Glenn have put the final touches on their debut album, "Roots" with an anticipated radio release.  For updates, schedule, merchandise and more please visit www.jackhiggmusic.com (and don't forget to join our mailing list!).  Thank you for supporting the music and we hope to see you a Jack Higginbotham show soon.