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An epic, destructive hurricane... Two parents diagnosed with cancer within a week of one another... A car totaled by a drunk driver...
Artists are always looking for musical inspiration, for the grand ideas or dramatic life events that will lead to that one, perfect, career-defining song. But when new Rocketown Records' artist Jake Smith asked God for inspiration, he hadn't banked on a delivery of Job-like proportions.
Hailing from the jazz and blues-influenced swamplands of southern Louisiana, New Orleans native Jake Smith delivers both spirit and soul on Real, his Summer 2007 major label debut.
Musically, Real offers a fusion of soulful, groove-based pop that blends seamlessly together to create a sound reflective of the richness and eclecticism of New Orleans...