Jon Langston
{{Short description|American musician, singer and songwriter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jon Langston
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| birth_name = Jonathan Thomas Langston
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|4|8|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Loganville, Georgia, U.S.
| origin = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
| instrument = vocals, singer-songwriter
| genre = Country
| occupation = Singer, songwriter, guitarist
| years_active = 2013–present
| label = EMI Nashville / 32 Bridge Entertainment
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| website = {{URL|jonlangston.com}}
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Jonathan Thomas Langston (born April 8, 1991) is an American country musician from Loganville, Georgia. He released an extended play, Showtime, with Treehouse Records, in 2015. This was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts. His extended play, Jon Langston, was released independently in 2015. The release got better placements upon the same Billboard magazine charts.
Early and personal life
Langston was born Jonathan Thomas Langston,{{cite web|title=Songwriter/Composer: LANGSTON JONATHAN THOMAS|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=BMI&cae=705953924&keyID=550289151&keyname=LANGSTON+JONATHAN+THOMAS&querytype=WriterID|publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc.|author=Broadcast Music, Inc.|author-link=Broadcast Music, Inc.|accessdate=December 23, 2015}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} on April 8,{{cite web|title=So it's my birthday and #SHOWTIME at midnight!! Haha lets just say it's turn up Tuesday ! Oh and the Braves won |url=https://twitter.com/JonTLangston/status/585635207010787332|author=Jon Langston (JonTLangston)|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=December 23, 2015|date=April 7, 2015}} 1991,{{cite web|title=Damn 24 feels old but hey this Copenhagen and whiskey keeps me feelin young|url=https://twitter.com/JonTLangston/status/585682379655749632|author=Jon Langston (JonTLangston)|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=December 23, 2015|date=April 7, 2015}} in Loganville, Georgia, to Rob and Kathryn Langston.{{cite web|first=Beth |last=Volpert |title=Jon Langston: Hometown country singer |url=http://www.gwinnettcitizen.com/gc/18-local-news/83-jon-langston-hometown-country-singer |publisher=Gwinnett Citizen|accessdate=December 23, 2015}} He attended Gardner–Webb University to be a player on their football team, where he was sidelined due to the effects of concussions.{{cite web |author=Office of University Communications |title=GWU Student Sings about Love, Life, and Good Times in Country Debut |url=http://www.gardner-webb.edu/newscenter/?p=4753 |publisher=Gardner–Webb University |accessdate=December 23, 2015 |date=February 8, 2013 |archive-date=December 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223144732/http://www.gardner-webb.edu/newscenter/?p=4753 |url-status=dead }}
Music career
His music career began at a show in Kennesaw, Georgia in 2013, where he was the opening act for Chase Rice.{{cite web|first=Jackie |last=Gutknecht |title=Southern Sound: Jon Langston headed for music city |url=http://deepsouthmag.com/2014/06/southern-sound-jon-langston-headed-for-music-city/ |publisher=Deep South Magazine |accessdate=December 23, 2015 |date=June 19, 2014}} He released an independently made extended play in 2013, Runnin{{'}} on Sunshine.{{cite web|title=Runnin' on Sunshine EP by Jon Langston|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/runnin-on-sunshine-ep/683306472|publisher=iTunes|access-date=December 23, 2015}} The extended play, Showtime, was released on May 5, 2015, with Treehouse Records.{{cite web|title=Showtime EP by Jon Langston|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/showtime-ep/986961345|publisher=iTunes|access-date=December 23, 2015}} This extended play was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts, where it peaked at No. 26 on the Top Country Albums chart, No. 22 on the Independent Albums chart, and No. 8 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ts_chart_artistname%3AJon%20Langston&f%5b1%5d=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Jon%20Langston Chart search for Jon Langston] at billboard.com/biz His second extended play, Jon Langston, was independently released on December 11, 2015.{{cite web|title=Jon Langston – EP by Jon Langston|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/jon-langston-ep/1066003418|publisher=iTunes|access-date=December 23, 2015}} It placed on the same Billboard magazine charts, where this time it got No. 25 on the Top Country Albums, No. 13 on Independent Albums, and No. 1 on the Heatseekers Albums.
Langston is featured on the song "Yung and Dum" by American metalcore band Issues, taken from their second full-length album, Headspace, which was released on May 20, 2016. In February 2018 it was announced on his Instagram page that he would be signing a record deal with UMG Nashville.
In February 2018, Langston released the single "When It Comes To Loving You" which received considerable attention,{{cite web |url=http://headlineplanet.com/home/2018/02/10/jon-langstons-comes-loving-reaches-1-us-itunes-sales-chart/ |title=Jon Langston's "When It Comes To Loving You" Reaches #1 On US iTunes Sales Chart|first= Brian|last= Cantor |work=Headline Planet }} and it became the second best-selling country song of the week with 21,000 copies sold.{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2018/02/42804-top-30-country-digital-singles-february-19-2018|title=Top 30 Country Digital Singles: February 19, 2018|work=Roughstock|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date=February 19, 2018|accessdate=March 12, 2018}} It reached No. 29 on Hot Country Songs, his second single to appear on the chart after "Right Girl Wrong Time" in 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8213433/kelsea-ballerini-fourth-country-airplay-no-1-legends |title=Kelsea Ballerini Collects Fourth Country Airplay No. 1 With 'Legends' |date=February 21, 2018 |first= Jim |last=Asker |work=Billboard }} In August 2018 Jon was assigned to UMG Nashville imprint EMI Records Nashville and 32 Bridge Entertainment, an imprint founded by Luke Bryan. Langston made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry on February 22, 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.opry.com/artists/jon-langston-2/ |title=Jon Langston |date= March 1, 2022 }} He released the single "Back Words" in 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.jonlangston.com/listen-now-jon-langston-drops-new-single-back-words/ |title=LISTEN NOW: JON LANGSTON DROPS NEW SINGLE "BACK WORDS" |date=February 25, 2022 }}
Discography
=EPs=
=Singles=
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title ! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Certifications ! rowspan="2" | Album | |
|---|---|
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! style="width:4em;"| US Country ! style="width:4em;"| US Country Airplay | |
| 2013
! scope="row"| "Young & Reckless" | — | —
| | align="center" | |
| 2014
! scope="row"| "Party Boots" | — | —
| | |
| 2015
! scope="row"| "Forever Girl" | — | —
|
| align="center" |Jon Langston |
| 2016
! scope="row"| "All Eyes On Us" | — | —
| | |
| rowspan="2"| 2017
! scope="row"| "Right Girl Wrong Time" | 44 | —
| | |
| scope="row"| "Prob'ly at a Bar"
| — || — | | | |
| 2018
! scope="row"| "When It Comes to Loving You" | 29 | 59
| | |
| 2019
! scope="row"| "Now You Know" | — | 35
| | |
| 2022
! scope="row"| "Back Words" | — | —
| | |
| colspan="11" style="font-size:8pt" |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
=Music videos=
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| Year
! style="width:12em;"| Video |
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| 2013
! scope="row"| "Forever Girl" |
| 2014
! scope="row"| "She's So Georgia" |
| 2015
! scope="row"| "'Rollin In and Rockin Out'" |
| 2017
! scope="row"| "Right Girl Wrong Time" |
| 2018
! scope="row"| "When It Comes To Loving You" |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.jonlangston.com/ Official website]
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Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee
Category:Singer-songwriters from Tennessee
Category:21st-century American male singers
Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters
Category:Country musicians from Tennessee
Category:Country musicians from Georgia (U.S. state)