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09.11.2023 - 00:05 / justjared.com
Jelly Roll is one of the most popular rising stars in country music at the moment and he’s about to have a big night at the 2023 CMA Awards.
The 38-year-old singer is nominated for New Artist of the Year and he’s already arrived on the red carpet alongside his wife Bunnie XO.
If you want to know more about Jelly Roll, his real name, and his past, we have you covered.
Keep reading to find out more…
NAME
Jelly Roll was born Jason Bradley DeFord in the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee.
In a Facebook post back in 2014, he explained the meaning behind his stage name.
“My name is something that has always held me back in my career to a degree. To people who have no clue who I am the name seems like a joke or some sort of a gimmick. My mother started calling me JellyRoll at an early age. Then later in my early teen years my buddy One Arm Clay started calling me JellyRoll– it stuck,” he said.
He continued, “I’m from a place where nick names are given to you, not what you decided to call yourself because it sounded cool. Some of the greatest street legends from Nashville had some of the weirdest nick names. One of the reasons I never changed my name is because I felt like it represented Nashville and the culture of the real Nashville (not music row, lower broadway, or the tv show) but the REAL NASHVILLE- I was born and raised in this place. Just like my mother and just like my father. So for the ones who have no f–king clue who I am, listen to the music and research me—- you’ll find out my name represents my size and demeanor in life at times but not my music and what I stand for.”
FELONY PAST
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Country Music Association Awards — one of five awards he’s up for Wednesday night at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena — but he’s hardly fresh off the farm.In fact, the Antioch, Tennessee native, behind hits such as “Need a Favor” and current single “Save Me,” started his recording career as a rapper with the hip-hop group SNO, back in 2011 — long before making his country debut with the chart-topping “Son of a Sinner” in 2022.So really, the only thing “new” about the artist born Jason DeFord is his genre of choice.“There’s something poetic about a 39-year old man with a 300-song release catalog being nominated for the CMA New Artist award,” Jelly Roll told The Post on a break from award show rehearsals. “It encapsulates my feelings this week, whether I win it or not.”The music biz vet is the second most-nominated artist on Music City’s biggest night, trailing only Lainey Wilson — “My dance partner at country radio right now,” Jelly Roll points out — with whom he’s up for Musical Event of the Year, for “Save Me.” What’s more, the dude with the country music tradition-bucking tattooed face is also opening the festivities — singing Single of the Year nominee “Need a Favor.”“It’s the honor of all honors.
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