Caroline Jones

{{short description|American singer-songwriter (born 1990)}}

{{Other people|Caroline Jones}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Caroline Jones

| image = Caroline jones 2019 3.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Jones in 2019

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|6|30}}{{cite web |url=https://triblive.com/aande/music/13786327-74/caroline-jones-making-waves-touring-with-the-legendary-jimmy-buffett |title=Caroline Jones making waves, touring with the legendary Jimmy Buffett|first=Candy|last=Williams |date= July 3, 2018 |work=Trib Live }}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| origin = Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.{{cite web |last1=Adaimian |first1=John |title=CT-born country singer Caroline Jones at Mohegan |url=https://www.courant.com/ctnow/music/hc-ctnow-caroline-jones-0117-20190112-ow3jmyh3rnffhjql6xkhwvegfi-story.html |website=Hartford Courant |date=January 12, 2019 |accessdate=September 28, 2019}}

| genre = Country

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}

| instruments = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|piano|banjo|dobro|harmonica|sitar}}

| years_active = 2010–present

| label = * Nashville Harbor

| current_member_of = Zac Brown Band

| website = {{URL|www.carolinejones.com}}

}}

Caroline Jones (born June 30, 1990) is an American country music singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and radio host. Jones has released a number of albums, the most successful one being Bare Feet released in 2018. She became an official member of the Zac Brown Band in 2022.{{cite web |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/zac-brown-band-caroline-jones-official-member/|title= Zac Brown Band Welcomes Caroline Jones as Newest Member|date=November 3, 2022 |work=Taste of Country|first=Sterling |last=Whitaker}}

Early life and education

Caroline Jones was born in New York City to Sonia and Paul Tudor Jones, and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut.{{cite web|url=https://westchesterlook.com/bright-young-things-of-greenwich/ |title =Bright Young Things of Greenwich |work=Westchester Look }} She attended the Professional Children's School in New York City and later New York University where she studied creative writing. She took singing lessons when she was nine, and wrote her first song when she was ten.{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/caroline-jones-mn0003562713/biography |title= Caroline Jones |first=Mark |last=Deming|work=AllMusic}} She learned to sing opera and jazz under Andy Anselmo, and she also learned how to play various instruments including piano, guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, and Dobro. She was for some time more interested in pop, rock and R&B music until she visited Nashville when she was 16 or 17, and switched her interest to country music.{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/caroline-joness-unusual-journey-to-country-music-stardom-1530897266 |title=Caroline Jones's Unusual Journey to Country Music Stardom |work=Wall Street Journal |date=July 6, 2018 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Artist-Caroline-Jones-creates-music-contest-6199609.php|title=Artist Caroline Jones creates music contest |first=Anne W. |last=Semmes|date= April 14, 2015 |work=Greenwich Time }}

Career

In 2010, Jones launched The Heart is Smart initiative, which included performing in schools and colleges and providing music workshop for students. She also wrote and produced her debut album herself in New York City and Nashville in 2010, playing multiple instruments on the album. In January 2011, Jones self-released the album, Fallen Flower.{{cite web |url=https://skopemag.com/2011/04/14/caroline-jones-shines-on-new-release-fallen-flower |title=Caroline Jones Shines on New Release 'Fallen Flower' |work=Skope |date=April 14, 2011 }}{{cite web |url=http://songrevelation.com/2011/05/artists-bands/up-and-coming-artists/artist-interview-caroline-jones/ |title=Artist Interview – Caroline Jones |date=May 10, 2011 |work=Song Revelation |access-date=August 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818052155/http://songrevelation.com/2011/05/artists-bands/up-and-coming-artists/artist-interview-caroline-jones/ |archive-date=August 18, 2018 |url-status=dead }} She quickly followed with three albums the following year.{{cite web |url=https://carolinejones.bandcamp.com/ |title=Caroline Jones |work=Bandcamp }}

In 2013, Jones became the host of Art & Soul, a radio show on SiriusXM's Coffee House interviewing musicians on their music and songwriting.

In 2017, she opened for Zac Brown Band and in 2018 Jimmy Buffett.{{cite web |url=http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2018/03/30/whos-new-caroline-jones/ |title=Who's New: Caroline Jones|first= Jim |last=Casey |date= March 30, 2018 |work=Nash Country Daily }} Through Buffett, she became signed to his Mailboat Records, and she also collaborated with Buffett on a song.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8273435/caroline-jones-bare-feet-interview |title=Caroline Jones Talks Singing With Jimmy Buffett, New Album 'Bare Feet' |date=March 30, 2018 |first= Chuck|last= Dauphin|magazine=Billboard }}

Jones was listed as one of the 10 need-to-know new country artists by Rolling Stone in 2017,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country-lists/10-new-country-artists-you-need-to-know-january-2017-129305/caroline-jones-129653/ |title=10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: January 2017 |first= Elias |last=Leight |magazine=Rolling Stone |date= }} and one of 15 country artists to watch by Billboard in 2018.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8085893/country-artists-to-watch-2018 |title=15 Country Artists to Watch in 2018 |first1= Chuck|last1= Dauphin|first2=Taylor |last2=Weatherby |date=January 5, 2018|magazine=Billboard }}

Jones released Bare Feet in March 2018. Jones wrote all the songs in the album, which was produced by Ric Wake.{{cite news|url=https://www.greenwichsentinel.com/2018/05/04/caroline-jones-enjoying-success-eager-to-play-for-home-crowd/ |title=Caroline Jones Enjoying Success, Eager to Play Back Home|first= Paul |last=Silverfarb|work=Greenwich Sentinel }} In 2019, she was listed among the 40 Under 40 List put out by Connecticut Magazine.{{cite journal|url=http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODN/ConnecticutMag/#|title= 40 Under 40: The Class of 2019|journal=Connecticut Magazine|date=February 2019|accessdate= March 5, 2019|page=52 }}

Jones' single, "Chasin' Me", entered the Mediabase country chart at number 50 for the week ending June 1, 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.allaccess.com/mediabase/q/report/sevenDay/format/C1/panel/R/detail/C/reportType/P |title=Mediabase Report |work=AllAccess}}

In 2021, she released the album Antipodes.{{cite magazine |url=https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/caroline-jones-all-roads-lead-to-antipodes/ |title=Caroline Jones: All Roads Lead to 'Antipodes'|first= Tara |last=Low |date=January 27, 2022 |magazine=Guitar Girl Magazine}}

In 2022, she joined Zac Brown Band as a member of the band. She had previously opened for the band on a number of tours since 2017, as well as appearing as a guest performer in other tours. In October 2023, she released her third major solo album, Homesite.

In 2025, Jones signed with Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment and released "No Tellin'" as her first single under the label.{{cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2025/03/caroline-jones-signs-with-nashville-harbor-records-entertainment/|title=Caroline Jones Signs With Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment|author=LB Cantrell|date=March 28, 2025|website=Music Row|access-date=March 29, 2025}}

Personal life

In late 2021, Jones married professional sailor Nick Dana. Their son, Declan Tudor Dana, was born on November 29, 2023.

Discography

=Studio albums=

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rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title

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! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

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! style="width:4em;"| US
Country
Sales

{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/caroline-jones/chart-history/CLS|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810084207/https://www.billboard.com/music/caroline-jones/chart-history/CLS|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 10, 2019|title=Caroline Jones Chart History (Country Album Sales)|magazine=Billboard}}

! style="width:4em;"| US
Heat

{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/caroline-jones/chart-history/tln/|title=Caroline Jones Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)|magazine=Billboard}}

! style="width:4em;"| US
Indie

{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/caroline-jones/chart-history/ind/|title=Caroline Jones Chart History (Independent Albums)|magazine=Billboard}}

scope="row"|Fallen Flower{{cite web |url=https://carolinejones.bandcamp.com/album/fallen-flower |title=Fallen Flower|work=Bandcamp }}

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scope="row"| Nice to Know You{{cite web |url=https://carolinejones.bandcamp.com/album/nice-to-know-you |title=Nice to Know You |work=Bandcamp }}

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  • Release date: January 31, 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, digital download

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scope="row"|Clean Dirt{{cite web |url=https://carolinejones.bandcamp.com/album/clean-dirt |title=Clean Dirt |work=Bandcamp }}

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  • Release date: March 25, 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, digital download

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scope="row"|The Heart Is Smart{{cite web |url=https://carolinejones.bandcamp.com/album/the-heart-is-smart |title=The Heart Is Smart |work=Bandcamp }}

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  • Release date: September 28, 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, digital download

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scope="row"|Bare Feet{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/mu/album/bare-feet/1354505858 |title=Bare Feet |work=iTunes }}

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  • Release date: March 30, 2018
  • Label: True to the Song, Mailboat
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

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  • US: 39,400{{cite news|url=http://www.roughstock.com/news/2019/01/43577-top-10-country-albums-chart-january-14-2019|title=Top 10 Country Albums Chart: January 14, 2019|first=Matt|last=Bjorke|date= January 15, 2019 |work=Roughstock|accessdate= March 5, 2019}}
scope="row"| Antipodes

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  • Release date: November 12, 2021
  • Label: True to the Song
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming

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scope="row"| Homesite

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  • Release date: October 20, 2023
  • Label: True to the Song
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

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colspan="8" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

=Extended plays=

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rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| EP details

! colspan="2"|Peak chart positions

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! style="width:4em;"| US
Heat

! style="width:4em;"| US
Indie

scope="row"|Chasin' Me

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  • Release date: October 18, 2019
  • Label: True to the Song, Mailboat
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

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|45

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:23em;"| Single

! colspan="1"| Peak chart
positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| US Country Airplay
{{cite magazine|title=Caroline Jones Chart History: Country Airplay|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/caroline-jones/chart-history/csa/|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 2, 2021}}

2017

! scope="row"| "Tough Guys"

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| align="left" rowspan="2"| Bare Feet

2018

! scope="row"| "Bare Feet"

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2019

! scope="row"| "Chasin' Me"

| 51

| align="left" rowspan="2"| Chasin' Me

2020

! scope="row"| "All of the Boys"

| 55

2021

! scope="row"| "Come In (But Don't Make Yourself Comfortable)"

| 43

| align="left"| Antipodes

2023

! scope="row"| "Million Little Bandaids"{{cite web | url=https://musicrow.com/single-track-releases/ | title=Single/Track Releases }}
{{small|(featuring Zac Brown Band)}}

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| align="left"| Homesite

2025

! scope="row"| "No Tellin'"

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| align="left"|TBD

colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

=Music videos=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Video

2016

! scope="row"| "Tough Guys"

rowspan="3"| 2017

! scope="row"| "Rise"

scope="row"| "Bare Feet"
scope="row"| "Country Girl"
rowspan="3"| 2019

! scope="row"| "Chasin' Me"

scope="row"| "The Difference (GoshDamn)"
scope="row"| "Gulf Coast Girl"
2020

! scope="row"| "All of the Boys"

2021

! scope="row"| "Come In (But Don't Make Yourself Comfortable)"

Tours

Supporting

References

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