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We give full credit to Brandon Wolfe who produces all of our material. We wanted it to fit in today’s production of how songs actually are being produced and not dated in any way. I’m proud to play on this track with Jeff Carlson and his band.”Ĭarlson comments on the end result: “We are so proud of how this came out because we feel as though it remained true to the original while putting our own spin on it. “Juke Box Hero” is the perfect song for him to cover as the story of the song fits his personal story perfectly. Beyond being a nice guy, his personality shines through his music. We also try to cover songs that fit my voice as well.”Ĭarlson sheds light on the team up with Frank Hannon: “The story of why I had Frank Hannon play the lead on it is back in November of last year, I flew up to Sacramento to sing for Frank and his back-up band for a private party and while I was up there I wanted to record with him, so I asked him to do a lead on this single, and the rest is history!”įrank Hannon stated: “ Jeff Carlson is one of the hardest working, talented and undiscovered musical artists I know. When the crowd guesses the song, they roar with approval and sing along to Bob and Sly's version of Foreigner's 'Juke Box Hero'.

My dad passed in the end of January, so I wanted to dedicate it to him. Also, when I was young, my dad used to play it and he said it always reminded him of me. In our interview with Mick Jones, he said: That. Our bass player, Cory, had said to me when his old band would play the first part of it, the crowd loved it, so we thought we’d just do the whole song. This song was written by Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones and lead singer Lou Gramm. It’s every young musician’s dream and it’s no different as Jeff Carlson explains: “The backstory of why we recorded “Juke Box Hero” is basically because we’ve always loved the song. From outside the show, he hears “One Guitar” and his whole life changes he decides to play guitar with the chance to achieve musical stardom. In 1981, Foreigner released “Juke Box Hero,” a song that focuses on a boy unable to purchase a ticket to a sold-out rock concert. “The Jeff Carlson Band pay homage to the great Foreigner, a band that has been influential throughout their careers as musicians, teaming up with Frank Hannon. RFL Records‘ press release indicates (with slight edits): The Jeff Carlson Band consisting of lead vocalist / rhythm guitarist Jeff Carlson, lead guitarist Robbie Wolfe, bassist Cory Kay and drummer Mike Mytling have released a video for their cover of Foreigner‘s classic “Juke Box Hero.” Tesla guitarist Frank Hannon is featured as a special guest on the track. Gramm takes the reader behind the scenes-into the recording studio, back stage, on the bus trips and beyond-to give an insider’s look into the life of the man Rolling Stone magazine referred to as “the Pavarotti of rock.Jeff Carlson Band release video for cover of Foreigner’s “Juke Box Hero” with special guest Frank Hannon Juke Box Hero: The My Five Decades in Rock 'n' Roll chronicles, with remarkable candor, the ups and downs of this popular rocker’s amazing life-a life which saw him achieve worldwide fame and fortune, then succumb to its trappings before summoning the courage and faith to overcome his drug addiction and a life-threatening brain tumor. Songs such as “Cold As Ice,” “I Want to Know What Love Is,” “Waiting for a Girl Like You,” “Double Vision,” “Urgent,” and “Midnight Blue” are among 20 Gramm songs that achieved Top 40 status on the Billboard charts and became rock classics still played often, nearly three decades after they first hit the airwaves and the record store shelves. Mutt Lange produced the 4 album with Mick Jones. Lou Gramm rose from humble, working-class roots in Rochester, New York, to become one of rock’s most popular and distinctive voices in the 1970s and ’80s, singing and cowriting more than a dozen hits with the band Foreigner. Songfacts: This song was written by Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones and lead singer Lou Gramm.